A group of bluetech industry support organizations will host an innovation competition called the Ocean of Data Challenge on Nov. 20.

The challenge will be held virtually and is spearheaded by the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System, or CIOOS, which is an industry group backed by government, academic and non-profit entities. Also behind the event are Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the

Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the national group that co-funds research and development projects with the private sector, is looking for climatetech-related proposals.

The Supercluster, which splits the cost of projects with companies and universities, is looking to back work related to ocean-based carbon capture and storage, sustainable food production, and ocean-going robots with sensors for

A pair of Halifax startups familiar to Entrevestor readers were among the companies honoured at this year’s Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards from the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia: Sparrow BioAcoustics and MOC Biotechnologies.

Sparrow has developed a stethoscope app for smartphones, called Stethophone. The app uses a phone’s internal microphones, along with software processing, to

Six life sciences startups are receiving almost a combined $3 million worth of loans from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to expand their product offerings, scale production and tap new markets.

“This funding has been instrumental in advancing our commercial go-to-market strategy in the US, which represents almost half of our target market,” said Alex Dunphy, CEO of Halifax-based

Halifax-based EmployNXT, whose AI-driven technology aims to encourage equity in hiring, has been accepted into the esteemed Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub – three months before its product is launched.

Growing out of Saint Mary’s University’s Masters of Technology, Entrepreneurship and Innovation program, EmployNXT has a mission of helping women and members of the LGBTQ+ community find

Tribe Network, the Halifax-based startup support organization for BIPOC entrepreneurs, grew to include 930 members during its first year of public-facing activity, as well as distributing more than $500,000 of grants and program funding to other organizations.

Chief Executive Alfred Burgesson told the Tribe Leaders Summit on Wednesday that his team is finding traction within both the innovation

Halifax-based edtech company Shoelace Learning later this month will host a summit of leaders in education, artificial intelligence and diversity to delve into education in the age of AI.

Called Windows and Mirrors: Meeting of the Minds, the summit will take place in Wentworth, NS on Oct. 24 and 25. The proceedings will be filmed by Dave Culligan of Halifax video company threesixfive.

The

Glas Ocean Electric’s US$2 million, or C$2.75 million, seed round will offer the Halifax startup a new level of flexibility compared to the project-based funding it has tapped in the past, according to CEO Sue Molloy.

Founded by Molloy in 2016, Glas Ocean has developed an electric propulsion system for boats. So far, the company has installed its technology on three vessels, and Molloy said the

Genesis has announced six graduate companies from its flagship Enterprise accelerator, including four women-led companies, which represents a new record for the St. John’s-based startup hub.

Enterprise targets companies looking to reach $1 million in annual revenue, and which have a minimum viable product and traction in the marketplace. They also must have completed Genesis’s intermediate-level

Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB has announced the 10 companies accepted into the latest cohort of its ideaBUILD accelerator, with startups ranging from a maker of tracking devices for marine safety to a sustainable manufacturing business.

Previously called simply BUILD, the program lasts 10 months and offers participating companies up to $10,000 of funding, as well as access to training