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Mulli Swing Wins UNB Pitch Competition
Mulli Swing Solutions, which helps golfers improve their swings, captured the top prize in the Growth Category last week at the University of New Brunswick’s RBC Student Pitch Competition.
The Fredericton-based company has developed sensors that
New Bio Facility To Open in Dartmouth
Backed by a $5 million federal grant, a new 51,000-square-foot bioinnovation hub is opening in Dartmouth to offer badly needed lab and bio-manufacturing facilities to a range of customers.
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency last week issued a
AgroGene wins $50K Investment from NBIF
Breakthru is returning to New Brunswick.
As it awarded a $50,000 investment at the Breakthru Accelerating Cleantech pitching event on Tuesday, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation unveiled its plans to resurrect the Breakthru brand, whose name
CoLab Secures $5.6M for AI Project
St. John’s-based CoLab Software has received $5.6 million in funding from two offshore oil projects to help develop its new artificial intelligence and machine learning tool.
The company, whose software supports collaborative 3D design and review,
Six Startups, Sandpiper Land ACOA Funding
Seven groups in the innovation community have received about $1.3 million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to hire staff, streamline operations, increase production and reach new markets, ACOA said in a press release.
Among the
Emergence Lands $2.6M in ACOA Funding
Charlottetown’s Emergence Bioscience Business Incubator has received a $2.6 million grant from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to support the delivery of Emergence 4.0 by BioAlliance.
The PEI BioAlliance is the private sector-led
With New Capital, Remsoft Buys Lim Geomatics
Fredericton-based Remsoft has secured a strategic investment from an American private equity fund, which is funding its acquisition of Ottawa-based Lim Geomatics, a forestry software innovator.
The New Brunswick company, which uses data analytics
Dragons’ Den Coming to Planet Hatch
Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Planet Hatch is hosting Dragons’ Den and inviting founders to apply to pitch.
Dragons’ Den is a running popular show on CBC where founders pitch their businesses to seasoned entrepreneurs and investors in the hope
Energia Ventures Marks 12th Cohort
Fredericton-based Energia Ventures has announced the latest five ventures to participate in its program for innovative companies working in fields that include biotechnology, construction, recruitment, and AI.
Based at the University of New
Picketa Adds Canola to its LENS Platform
Fredericton agtech company Picketa Systems has announced the addition of canola to its LENS (Leaf Evaluated Nutrient System) platform. Building on past success with potatoes and corn, Picketa is expanding its support of staple broadacre crops to
Tenera Care Closes $7.4M Round
Halifax-based Tenara Care on Tuesday announced the closing of a $7.4 million funding round led by Build Ventures and Export Development Canada.
The company, whose system uses wearable devices to track the movements of seniors in residential care
Tribe Offers Tariff Supports
Halifax-based Tribe Network, the region’s support hub for BIPOC founders, is offering advice for founders to help them navigate U.S. President Trump’s new tariffs.
“With the latest developments surrounding U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports, we