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Tribe Network Announces START Online

  • Sep 23, 2022
  • Carol Moreira

Tribe Network, a support organization for Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour, has revealed that recordings of its START program for entrepreneurs can be found on its online learning platform.

Users

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Mysa Partners With AutoGrid

  • Sep 22, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

In what it describes as a “massive step forward,” St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostats has inked a collaboration deal with Redwood City, California’s AutoGrid Systems.  

Founded in 2016, Mysa sells its smart thermostat systems across North

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BDC Launches $500M Fund for Women

  • Sep 22, 2022
  • Carol Moreira

The Business Bank of Canada, or BDC, has established its Thrive Venture Fund and Lab for Women to act as a catalyst for disruptive companies led by females.  

The $500 million fund will make direct investments in women-led technology ventures at

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Innovacorp Names Greenshoots Cohort

  • Sep 22, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s government-owned venture capital agency, has announced the five companies in its latest GreenShoots cohort, which are receiving a combined $170,000 in grants.

The funding and mentorship program offers agtech, biotech

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Novagevity Closing $2.5M Seed Round

  • Sep 22, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Novagevity, which makes plant-based meal replacements, is on the verge of closing a $2.5 million seed round, with which it plans to broaden its distribution in Canada and prepare for a U.S. launch.

The company makes the Sperri brand

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Black Arcs Wins Defence Deal

  • Sep 21, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

The Black Arcs, a Fredericton company that provides artificial intelligence for city planners, has scored a $1 million research and development deal with the Department of National Defence to adapt its technology to model disease outbreaks.

Founded

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Volta Ecosystem Awards This Thursday

  • Sep 19, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax startup hub Volta’s fourth annual Ecosystem Impact Awards are coming on Thursday, honouring changemakers from the region's innovation ecosystem.

Scheduled to be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Volta’s Barrington Street workspace, the

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Enterprise Accelerator Graduates 8 Companies

  • Sep 15, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Genesis startup hub has graduated eight companies from its flagship Enterprise accelerator.

Enterprise targets companies looking to reach $1 million in annual revenue, and which already have a minimum viable product and

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ABK Wins FDA Approval

  • Sep 14, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax medical device maker ABK Biomedical has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its Easi-Vue embolic microspheres, which are used to treat deformed blood vessels and cancer tumours with abnormally large

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Evolution Accelerator Deadline is Oct. 3

  • Sep 14, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Genesis startup hub has put out a call for applications for the fall cohort of its eight-week Evolution startup accelerator, with an Oct. 3 deadline.

Genesis bills Evolution as a “pre-incubator” course meant to prepare

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The Rounds Raises $5.1M

  • Sep 13, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

The Rounds, a Halifax-based social network for medical professionals, has raised a $5.1 million seed round, bringing the company's total capital raised since its founding in 2012 to $7.8 million.

The money will go towards continued development of

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A Look at 2022 Funding So Far

  • Sep 13, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

With almost nine months in the books, 2022 is proving to be a pretty good year for funding by innovation companies in Atlantic Canada, on track for a quarter-billion dollars in equity capital.

With the announcement of a $5.1 million funding round

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