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Dispersa Says Expansion is Under Way
Dispersa, a Laval, Que.-based cleantech company with a development team in Sydney, has posted that it is proceeding with expansion plans after closing a $5.8 million funding round earlier in the year.
Dispersa is developing “biosurfactants” derived
Aruna Revolution Wins Big at StartupFest
Dartmouth-based Aruna Revolution, a women-led company that makes compostable sanitary products from plants, has won the $100,000 Impact Investment Prize at Startupfest 2025.
In Montreal last week, the well-known event that brings together
Evolve Seeks Tech Founders
St. John’s-based innovation hub Genesis is seeking founders to participate in Evolve, a six-week program for early-stage tech founders. Entrepreneurs can join virtually or in person and will be helped to:
* Clearly define the problem the startup
7 Startups Join Scale-up Cambridge Phase Two
Bounce Health Innovation, the Newfoundland and Labrador life sciences and medtech organization, has named seven companies that have graduated to Phase Two of the Scale-Up Cambridge program.
The program is designed to help leading Atlantic Canadian
ASETS-CA Closes Funding Round
Fredericton-based ASETS-CA Inc. has closed a funding round from strategic investors, and plans to use the money to enhance its engineering design software and increase sales.
The company, whose technology improves workflow for people involved in 3D
MULLI Wins MTME Event at UNB
Last week’s MTME pitching event at University of New Brunswick was won by golf swing solutions company MULLI. DeepREM, a company developing a sleep solution, placed second. The new ventures won $1,500 and $1,000 respectively.
The winners were among
New Fund in Pond’s Name To Foster Sales Skills
Led by the McKenna Institute and Mariner Partners, an effort is under way to raise $250,000 to $500,000 to endow the Gerry Pond Professional Sales and Business Development Experiential Learning Fund.
It’s intended the endowment will uphold the
Frontier Inks Deal with Halifax’s pHathom
Halifax-based carbon capture venture pHathom Technologies has struck a deal with Frontier to remove 510 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere using the startup’s technology.
Frontier works with some of the world’s largest companies to encourage the
Shoelace Learning Named a Top 30 EdTech Startup
Halifax-based edtech venture Shoelace Learning has been named one of the Top 30 Startups globally in the inaugural Global EdTech Prize and will now enter the finals.
In a post on LinkedIn, CEO Julia Rivard Dexter said Shoelace is the only Canadian
SMU Sustainable Business Advances in Global Contest
Halifax-based Alaagi, a sustainable packaging startup created by Saint Mary’s University graduate Sheheryar Khan, has advanced in the global Hult Prize competition.
Launched in July 2024, Alaagi produces a fully compostable bioplastic made from
Ocean Sector Continued Growth in 2024
In examining Atlantic Canada’s oceantech sector, one fact that is often overlooked is how tantalizingly close it is to boasting its first unicorn – a company valued at $1 billion.
While this article is largely a summary of the oceantech sector in
SnapTrade Partners With US Futures App
A month after drawing investment from TLT East Ventures, Fredericton-based fintech company SnapTrade has partnered with Tickblaze Partners to help the Houston-based futures-trading app to expand into equities and cryptocurrencies.
SnapTrade – the