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Tribe Marks First Accelerate Tech Cohort
Halifax-based Tribe Network, a support organization for Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour, is celebrating the first cohort to complete its Accelerate Tech program.
Twelve ventures completed the
Blue Charm Closes $4M Seed Round
Halifax-based medical data provider Blue Charm Adherence has raised $4 million in a seed funding round to enhance its patient engagement tools and attract more customers.
The financing was co-led by Crédit Mutuel Equity of France and Invest Nova
CropMind, QuickFacts Accepted into US Programs
Two Atlantic Canadian startups have been accepted into international programs for startups.
CropMind of Fredericton was named this week to the latest cohort of Techstars, joining the Build in Tulsa Techstars program. And Halifax’s QuickFacts has
Atlantic Canadian AI Ventures Heading to ALL IN
At least 30 Atlantic Canadian companies specializing in artificial intelligence will participate in a trade mission to Montréal later this month, led by Digital Nova Scotia.
The companies will take part in ALL IN 2025, billed as Canada’s largest AI
RFINE Closes $1.7M Equity Round
In a challenging funding environment, Halifax-based RFINE Biomass Solutions has closed an over-subscribed equity funding round worth $1.7 million.
Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic posted on social media that RFINE – which upcycles spent coffee
Crowell, Roisman Imach Finalists in National Competition
Two Atlantic Canadian women are finalists for the 2025 edition of the Top Women in Tech, a national competition presented by Toast and Betakit.
Jane Crowell, who is the CEO of Particle, and Alicia Roisman Ismach, the head of Atlantic FinTech, are
Planetary Inks C$43M Deal with Frontier
Dartmouth-based Planetary Technologies has signed a US$31.3 million (C$43.2 million) agreement with Frontier to remove 115,211 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere between 2026 and 2030.
Blue-chip companies that back Frontier will pay
Genesis Seeks Founders for Evolve
St. John’s-based innovation hub Genesis is seeking founders to participate in Evolve, a seven-week program for early-stage tech founders.
Evolve is for founders who have an idea but no clear path forward, organizers said on LinkedIn.
The program
Beauceron Releases Tool for Financial Companies
Fredericton-based Beauceron Security has launched its Cyber Wellness Score to help financial companies work with their customers to be more pro-active in preventing cybercrime.
The company in 2017 launched a cyber-risk scoring platform that allowed
Ocean Startup Project Names Cohort
The Ocean Startup Project has awarded $350,000 in funding to 15 Canadian startups in its fifth Ocean Startup Challenge, a national competition that supports early-stage oceantech ventures.
The winning companies, drawn from across the country, will
On Vacation Until September
As we do every summer, we're taking off the final week of August.
We find there's little news to write about it in the week before Labour Day. And if something newsworthy does happen, there are few readers around to read about it.
We're heading
Falling Walls Applications Due Sunday
Atlantic Canadian students and researchers still have a few days left to apply for the 2025 Falling Walls Lab Atlantic Canada pitch competition, with the deadline set for Sunday, Aug. 24, at 11:59 p.m ADT.
The event will take place Sept. 15 from 6