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Dal Names Second R2L Cohort
Dalhousie University has announced the second cohort of its Ready2Launch summer accelerator, which comprises 12 teams from universities across Atlantic Canada.
Known as R2L, the three-month program is designed for teams that are committed to
Green Power Readies Joint Project
Dartmouth’s Green Power Labs, which makes predictive analytics software for electrical grids and solar power plants, is launching a joint project with Calgary- and Houston-based MR Control Systems International.
Founded in 2004, Green Power’s
We Remain Committed to Entrevestor
We would like to take the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to Entrevestor, and to providing the Atlantic Canadian startup community with news and data.
On Tuesday, we marked World Oceans Day with our first post in our new oceans-themed page
Launching Global Oceans Coverage
Today, on World Oceans Day, we’re launching our first global coverage of the oceantech space.
On our new Oceantech page, we’ve published an article on the explosion in bluetech accelerators around the world, which marks the first time Entrevestor
Blue Accelerators Around the World
One of the biggest changes in the ocean innovation space in the last five years is the explosion of bluetech accelerators around the world.
Five years ago, an entrepreneur with an ocean-focused venture would have had only a few accelerators to work
Talkatoo Bags VMX Win
Halifax’s Talkatoo, which sells transcription software for veterinarians, has won a major pitch competition hosted by the North American Veterinary Community, or NAVC, industry group.
Talkatoo beat out 19 competitors at the fourth annual VMX Pet
Aurea Launching Shine on Kickstarter
Halifax’s Aurea Technologies is launching a Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday to fund its first consumer product, a portable wind turbine called Shine.
The turbine is a portable power generator designed for campers and hikers who need to charge their
Ililli: A Social Network for ‘Talk’
A team in Halifax has completed the soft launch of a new social media network focused on "talk", and hopes it will become the next big thing in online interactions.
Watzan, a Halifax-based content curation platform for the pharmaceutical industry,
RIDDL Unveils $1.3M Raise
Software startup RIDDL has closed a $1.3 million funding round with investors that include Gerry Pond’s East Valley Ventures, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, and at least one angel.
The Nova Scotia and New Brunswick company is aiming to
Anessa Closes Funding Round
Fredericton-based Anessa Biogas Software has finished a capital raise from a roster of investors that includes Halifax’s Concrete Ventures, Toronto’s GreenSky Capital, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and Saint John’s East Valley Ventures.
Smart Skin Closes $10.7M Round
Fredericton-based Smart Skin Technologies has closed a $10.7 million round of funding led by BDC Capital, and intends to double its staff with the new financing.
BDC Capital’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund led the round, which was joined by
Remote Staff Essential for Renderator
Though remote work has become commonplace in the innovation economy in the past year, a distributed team had already become essential for the business model of one Halifax startup before the pandemic.
Founded in 2016 by Mario Comando and Alessia
