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Frenter Acquires Rentbridge

  • Aug 22, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

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

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LeBlanc To Chair Entrevestor Live

  • Aug 22, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Founders Entering Political Fray

  • Aug 19, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

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

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Skerry Joins SMU

  • Aug 18, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

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

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Bluetech Funding Lags

  • Aug 17, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

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

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Presenting Entrevestor Live

  • Aug 16, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Design2BUILD Applications Open

  • Aug 15, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

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

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CILAR Offers Grants to Black Founders

  • Aug 15, 2021
  • Carol Moreira

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

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Celebrating our 10th Anniversary

  • Aug 12, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

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

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NPC Bags $20M From Feds

  • Aug 12, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

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

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Green Shield Buys Tranquility Online

  • Aug 12, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax’s Tranquility Online, whose digital solution helps people deal with anxiety, has been acquired by Toronto-based health insurer Green Shield Canada for an undisclosed sum.

The companies issued a statement on Wednesday saying Tranquility

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Volta Mural Celebrates Innovation

  • Aug 11, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax’s Maritime Centre, the Barrington-street home of startup hub Volta, now sports a new mural celebrating Nova Scotia’s innovation community.

Painted by local artist John McPartland, who does business under the name ABSEN, the mural was paid

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