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Eyeread Focuses on Edtech Platform
Having sold its Squiggle Park online reading game, Halifax-based edtech company Eyeread is planning to focus on developing a platform that can be used to deliver educational content, including games, to students.
Bellevue, Wash.-based DreamBox
Propel Unveils Vision and Validation
Online startup accelerator Propel has announced the 16 companies participating in its Vision and Validation program, which is its new training program for the founders of very early stage companies.
Six of the companies are from New Brunswick, five
Kraken Robotics Buys PanGeo
St. John's-based Kraken Robotics said Wednesday it has inked a deal to raise $10 million by selling shares to a consortium of underwriters led by investment bank Canaccord Genuity Corp. It will also buy another Newfoundland and Labrador company,
NovaResp Readies QEII Trial
Halifax-based respiratory therapy startup NovaResp has received Health Canada approval to conduct an “interventional study” at the city’s Queen Elizabeth II hospital, testing its sleep apnea treatment on 25 patients with the condition.
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Coloursmith Labs Raises $2M
Halifax’s Coloursmith Labs, which is developing advanced optical filters for contact lenses and eyeglasses, has closed a $2 million equity round, led by the female-focused investment fund, Sandpiper Ventures.
Sandpiper on Tuesday issued a press
Genesis Launches Intermediate Accelerator
St. John’s-based startup hub Genesis has launched a new, intermediate-level accelerator to fill a gap between its Evolution program for early-stage companies and its Enterprise program for more advanced startups.
Dubbed Evolution+, the new
3D BioFibR Preps Collagen Product
You really get an idea of how cool 3D BioFibR is when CEO Kevin Sullivan starts talking about bulletproof T-shirts.
Halifax-based 3D BioFibR aims to produce commercial quantities of nature’s “strongest, lightest and toughest” materials. The company
GSTS Expands Testing Consortium
Dartmouth-based Global Spatial Technology Systems, which is developing cloud software for analyzing and predicting the movements of ships, has added three new members to its OCIANA Port Optimization Consortium -- a group of ports and marine industry
Three Pitch Competitions Coming Soon
Three Atlantic Canadian startup support organizations will hold pitch competitions in the coming weeks: Halifax’s Volta, Moncton’s Venn Innovation and St. John's-based Genesis.
Startup incubator Volta will hold its quarterly pitch competition on
Five Companies Pitch at Summer Institute
The University of New Brunswick held the virtual demo day Thursday for its Summer Institute accelerator, with five companies pitching.
Most startup accelerators teach lean methodology to innovation-driven businesses. The Summer Institute takes a
Survey Reveals Struggles of Black Female Founders
Black female entrepreneurs have particular difficulty accessing funding, although many are highly educated and their ventures are growing, a national survey has found.
The FoundHERs survey, conducted by market research firm Pitch Better Canada,
Energia Stages Demo Day
Fredericton startup accelerator Energia Ventures held a demo day for its spring cohort Tuesday, showcasing a roster of six companies that focused heavily on sustainable technology.
Energia is overseen by the University of New Brunswick’s
