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3DBioFibR closes $3M Funding Round
Halifax-based natural materials company 3DBioFibR has closed a $3 million funding round to help it to scale up its manufacturing capacity to meet soaring demand for next-generation biomaterials.
The company issued a statement Tuesday saying the
How Long Before Atlantic Canada has a Cluster of Unicorns?
For years, the ambition of the Atlantic Canadian startup community has been to produce a unicorn. Now, it’s worth asking whether it’s too soon to talk about developing a cluster of unicorns on the East Coast within a few years.
The fact is we’re a
Region’s Leading Startups Drove Growth in 2024
One of the main stories we highlighted in our recent 2024 Atlantic Canada Startup Data report was the strong performance shown by the region’s leading startups.
While sounding alarm bells about the dearth of early-stage funding, our 11th startup
Niven Steps Down as CarbonCure CEO
Founder Robert Niven has stepped down as CEO of CarbonCure Technologies. The company has named Chief Financial Officer Kristal Kaye as Interim CEO.
The Dartmouth-based company issued a statement Monday saying Niven – who founded the company
MedReddie Partners with HealthPRO Canada
Saint John-based healthcare procurement company MedReddie has signed a partnership with HealthPRO Canada, which connects healthcare teams to the supplies and solutions they need to care for Canadians.
The collaboration combines MedReddie’s AI
Veristart Chosen for VivaTech 2025
St. John's -based Veristart, which is improving the security around using construction equipment, has been selected as one of five global winners of the EDF Startup Challenge and will present at Viva Technology 2025.
EDF (Électricité de France) is
East Coast Startups Pitch at Global Tech Event
Atlantic Canadian founders were among the hundreds of international entrepreneurs chosen to pitch to investors at the recent Web Summit Vancouver.
Web Summit started in Ireland in 2009, and last month’s conference was the first time the Web Summit
Meet our Rookie All-Stars
Each year in our Atlantic Canada Startup Data report, we present a roster of Rookie All-Stars, highlighting the more promising first-year startups in the region.
We admit it’s always the most subjective part of the report. We never have the metrics
Fueling Female Founders Finalists Announced
Fredericton-based New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) has revealed the five female-led companies selected as finalists for the Fueling Female Founders Pitch Competition:
NBIF is hosting the second annual Fueling Female Founders Pitch
TechConnect Southeast Launching
An initiative designed to support newcomers and individuals facing barriers to employment in the tech sector is being launched by Moncton-based Venn Innovation and the McKenna Institute at University of New Brunswick.
TechConnect Southeast is
Profitual Closes $1M Round
Profitual, the Fredericton startup whose AI models help other startups master their financial projections, has closed a $1 million round of funding led by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.
Two-and-a-half years after its initial $1 million
Spark Nova Scotia Finalists Named
Spark Nova Scotia has announced this year’s finalists. The contest for rural and coastal high-potential, knowledge-based businesses is run in three regions — Cape Breton, North, and Southwest — and offers winners up to $50,000. Each geographical