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A Look at 2022 Funding So Far
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
Mariner, NSBI Reach $1M Payroll Rebate Deal
Nova Scotia Business Inc., the provincial business development agency, has signed off on a payroll rebate program for Gerry Pond’s Mariner Partners worth nearly $1 million over five years.
Mariner is the 270-person firm founded by former NBTel CEO
Unprecedented Change in East Coast Ecosystem
Here’s something to ponder as we enter the busiest part of the year: we’ve never seen so much uncertainty in the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem as we’re seeing right now.
The ecosystem as we know it today has only been around for a little more
L2M Oceans Unveils Cohort
Lab2Market’s third oceans cohort commenced Monday, boasting the program’s highest ever level of gender diversity.
Forty percent of the students attending the seven-week accelerator for research commercialization identify as female, compared to 23
Introducing Entrevestor Live Headliners
We’re delighted to announce that our Entrevestor Live conference next month will be headlined by three of the hottest companies in Atlantic Canada – Milk Moovement, Shoelace Learning, and Sonrai Security.
We launched Entrevestor Live last year to
Halifax’s Bright Raises $1.45M
Halifax’s Bright has raised a $1.45 million round of funding led by Halifax’s Tidal Venture Partners, building on traction from the spring and summer, CEO David Howe said in an interview.
Along with Tidal, Halifax’s Concrete Ventures and provincial
AVF To Feature 22 Showcase Companies
The Atlantic Venture Forum, or AVF, has announced 22 showcase companies that will be highlighted at the event.
The AVF will be held Sept. 13 and 14 at the Halifax Marriot Harbourfront Hotel, marking the first in-person iteration of the event since
Ready2Launch Demo Day Sept. 22
Dalhousie University will hold a demo day for the third cohort of its Ready2Launch accelerator September 22.
The three-month program for technology-based ventures was held virtually this year and wrapped up Aug. 26. It was open to undergraduate,
B4Checkin and Maestro PMS to Integrate Products
Halifax payment processing specialist B4Checkin's TransForm technology will be incorporated into Ontario-based Maestro PMS’s property management software for hotels.
B4Checkin, which does business as b4, sells browser-based software to process
Rally Integrates OpenAI
Rally, the St. John’s maker of process automation software for law firms, is incorporating technology from San Francisco artificial intelligence non-profit OpenAI into its software platform to help lawyers draft contracts.
Spellbook is Rally’s new
Entrevestor Live Set for Oct. 20
We’re delighted to announce that our second annual Entrevestor Live event will be held on the afternoon of Oct. 20, and it will be hybrid so you can attend live or online.
Showcasing some of the most successful startups in the region, we launched
Ocean Tracking Network Receives $38.5M
A Halifax-based network that tracks ocean health has received almost $39 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The money will help with tracking important aquatic species impacted by climate change.