Sandpiper, Tribe Make Progress on New Funds

Two Atlantic Canadian investment groups that back under-represented founders are working on new funds that could bring millions of dollars to high-growth companies.

Tribe Network, the Halifax-based support organization for BIPOC entrepreneurs, hosted a panel on investment Tuesday as a kickoff for its Leaders Summit, which is taking place today (Wednesday, Nov. 20). During the discussion, Tribe

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Dan Oshodin joins Tribe as COO

Halifax-based Tribe Network, the support organization for BIPOC founders, has named Dan Oshodin Chief Operations Officer.

Oshodin, formerly Growth Funding and Investment Strategy Manager at startup hub Volta, has experience helping entrepreneurs secure resources and funding to scale their ventures.

His understanding of innovation ecosystems and his commitment to entrepreneurs make him an

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Atlantic Technology Summit Coming Up

The Atlantic Technology Summit will take place Nov. 20 in Halifax with the theme of Innovate, Integrate, Empower: Human-Centric Solutions for a Connected World.

The Keynote – Possibility Executed, Determining the Future of Your Organization in an Age of Uncertainty -- will be delivered by fifth-generation entrepreneur and venture capitalist Cherry-Rose Tan.

The event will take place at the

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InnovateNB Names Top Innovators

Last night, the third InnovateNB celebration honoured innovators from New Brunswick’s economy and heard a keynote address by new premier Susan Holt.

The awards ceremoney in Moncton was preceded by an afternoon of wide-ranging discussions with an emphasis on AI. 

"This year, we are especially proud to highlight our trailblazers in AI, whose achievements exemplify resilience, creativity, and the

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$50 million BioAccelerator Coming to PEI

Work has begun on a new BioAccelerator in Charlottetown. Financed by the federal and provincial governments, the facility is designed to support Canada's expanding bioscience industry.

Spearheaded by the PEI BioAlliance, a private sector-led non-profit, the location will offer 60,000 square feet of biomanufacturing space for researchers, entrepreneurs, and bioscience-based companies, the group

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Tech Forward Award Winners Named

Digital Nova Scotia last week honoured members of the province’s tech community with its Tech Forward Awards, recognizing diverse contributors and contributions to the province's ecosystem.

The winners are:

Diversity and Inclusion Award: MOC BioTechnologies

“MOC BioTechnologies has made significant strides in fostering diversity and inclusion in Nova Scotia’s tech sector. Their inclusive

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Heart App Wins Health Canada Approval

St. John’s-based Sparrow BioAcoustics is celebrating Health Canada’s approval of Stethophone, an AI-powered app that allows users to capture and analyze heart sounds using a smartphone.

Designed for both healthcare professionals and personal use, Stethophone helps detect structural and rhythmic heart anomalies. The company is aiming to build the world’s biggest databank of cardiological

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Bell’s Entrepreneurial Struggles Inform New Role

With her own business on ice after seven years of operations, entrepreneur Tracy Bell is able to bring a lot of empathy to her new role as executive director of the Wallace McCain Institute, which aims to help business owners and entrepreneurial leaders throughout Atlantic Canada grow bigger, faster. 

Bell, a co-founder of Saint John-based Millennia TEA, a startup that imported frozen tea from

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