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Davison Becomes Stash CEO
Fredericton-based Stash Energy, which builds energy storage technology for heat pumps, has announced its new CEO: Jamie Davison.
Founded in 2015, Stash uses heating registers -- systems that use opening and closing slats to control the movement of
Angels Defy Pandemic As Funding Tops $100M
Canadian angel investors defied economic headwinds and fears from industry leaders to book $102.9 million worth of deals in 2020, a report by the National Angel Capital Organization with input from Entrevestor has found.
The Changing Landscape,
Frenter Acquires Rentbridge
Halifax-based equipment rental marketplace Frenter has acquired Alberta’s Rentbridge and now its 15-year-old Founder and CEO Zach Laberge is working on a $450,000 pre-seed funding round.
Labege said in an interview his company paid for Rentbridge
LeBlanc To Chair Entrevestor Live
We’ve got great news: Nicole LeBlanc has kindly agreed to be the chair and host of Entrevestor Live, our virtual event taking place on Oct. 6.
Entrevestor Live will be a celebration of success in the Atlantic Canadian startup community, with some
Founders Entering Political Fray
When Nova Scotia Premier-Elect Tim Houston’s campaign made news for his past in the business world, it was his time as a corporate consultant in The Bahamas that drew headlines. But it is the nearly two years he spent running software startup Znanja
Skerry Joins SMU
Leah Skerry, whose career has ranged from co-founding the edtech startup Eyeread to training as a performance artist, will become the latest of three entrepreneurs-in-residence at Saint Mary's University.
Skerry will work under the banner of SMU’s
Bluetech Funding Lags
Atlantic Canada’s ocean technology sector is growing faster than ever, but Entrevestor’s 2020 Startup Data Survey shows possible trouble ahead on the funding front.
Although just a few years old, the segment has already achieved a degree of
Presenting Entrevestor Live
We’re thrilled to announce that on Oct. 6 we’ll host Entrevestor Live, a virtual conference that showcases some of the greatest success stories in the Atlantic Canadian startup community.
Presented in collaboration with our Founding Partner BDC
Design2BUILD Applications Open
Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB incubator has opened applications for this year’s Design2BUILD accelerator -- an eight-month program meant to help deep tech startups develop and manufacture their products.
Companies in the program will have
CILAR Offers Grants to Black Founders
The Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR) has developed a national grant program for Black-led businesses to help them through the remainder of the pandemic.
Funded by Facebook Canada, in partnership with Pitch Better Canada and
Celebrating our 10th Anniversary
Ten years ago today, an unnoticed article was posted on an unknown website with a simple message: Welcome to Entrevestor.
Yes, today is the 10th Anniversary of the launch of Entrevestor, and we’ve spent a nostalgic week thinking back to the early
NPC Bags $20M From Feds
The federal government will pay for $20 million worth of a $41.8 million initiative spearheaded by industry group Natural Products Canada to fund innovation-based companies, in a deal announced Thursday in Charlottetown, PEI.
The government spend
