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Hermetik Acquired by Qapture Investments
Bermuda-based investment manager Qapture Investments has acquired the on-chain yield strategies and operational infrastructure of Halifax-based Hermetik Trading Technologies Inc. and named Hermetik founder Brendan MacNeil the Head of Decentralized
SmallBizRIOT Coming to Moncton
A one-day business conference will bring real-world stories, practical ideas and structured networking to business people gathering in Moncton.
On Thursday, October 22, entrepreneurs, business owners, managers and advisors from across the region
Versos Launches Agentic Video-Search System
Versos AI announced Wednesday it has developed an agentic system using NVIDIA technology to help artificial intelligence companies search for and assemble video datasets for model training.
The Saint John company is demonstrating the new capability
Falling Walls Atlantic Set for Sept. 14
Falling Walls Lab Atlantic Canada will hold its annual three-minute pitch competition at the Halifax Central Library on Sept. 14, sending one Atlantic Canadian researcher to the international finals in Berlin.
The event, hosted by Research Nova
Invest Nova Scotia’s RevUp! Program Seeks Applicants
Invest Nova Scotia has opened its RevUp! Program, which offers up to $150,000 to help Nova Scotia businesses enter new geographic markets or national/international supply chains.
RevUp! is designed for established, high-growth Nova Scotia small and
Halifax Founder Launches Social Golf App
David Sears, a Halifax-based geologist, has created PartnR, an app that helps golfers connect with playing partners, organize rounds, track scores, explore Canadian courses, and build a digital golf passport.
Surprisingly, perhaps, Sears, who
Boundless Discovery Closes US$2M Seed Round
Halifax-based Boundless Discovery has raised a US$2 million (C$2.8 million) seed round to develop an artificial intelligence-powered platform that maps and analyzes critical markets.
The company, founded in late 2024, issued a recent press release
Cape Breton Capital Launches Second Fund
Cape Breton Capital Group has launched a new $1.2 million angel investment fund focused on early-stage companies with connections to Cape Breton.
The Cape Breton Future Fund, or CBFF, will invest in qualifying small businesses that are registered
The Rounds Acquired by Native Touch
The Rounds, the Halifax-based company that developed a social network for medical professionals, has exited after being acquired by Native Touch, a Toronto digital advertising firm.
In an interview, CEO Tim Rice said that The Rounds – whose
We’re on Holiday Until Labour Day
As we do every summer, we're taking a break in August -- only it's a bit longer than usual this year.
We find there's little news to write about it in the period before Labour Day. And if something newsworthy does happen, there are few readers
A Call for New Attitudes in NS
In his splendid book Nova Scotia’s Lost Century: Can We Change Course?, Ian Thompson zeroes in on an all-important but immeasurable factor in the province’s underperformance since Confederation: our loss of confidence.
Our historical
CVCA Data Shows Feast or Famine on the East Coast
It was feast or famine in the Atlantic Canadian venture capital arena in the first half of 2026, with New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador accounting for 96 percent of the funds raised.
