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OSC Backs OceanDNA System
Canada's Ocean Supercluster said last week it is helping to fund the OceanDNA System, a project designed to change the way scientists monitor the ocean.
With a total project value of $4.9 million, the Supercluster has provided $2.2 million in
Four Startups in Health Challenge
The Health Challenge Pitch Event has named four companies to participate in its second pitching competition, which will be held Friday and award $100,000 to the winner.
Several Nova Scotian organizations this summer launched the program, which aims
Scale-Up Hub Seeks Applicants
The Scale-Up Hub: Cambridge project has extended the deadline for applications for its next cohort – which will be a virtual program – until Friday.
The program, which helps scaling companies find clients in the New England market, is looking for
UNB TME Launches I-STEM Cohort
The UNB TME group on Monday is launching its second cohort of I-STEM, a program that helps post-secondary researchers develop companies by using lean startup methodology.
Developed in partnership with George Washington University and based on the
Summer Institute Demo Day
Eight teams presented at the UNB Summer Institute's Demo Day on Wednesday, wrapping up a cohort that was conducted virtually because of the pandemic.
The University of New Brunswick’s TME group – whose formal name is the J Herbert Smith Centre for
Hatch’s Startup Management Accelerator
Fredericton-based entrepreneurship centre Planet Hatch has announced the launch of its new Startup Management Accelerator.
The accelerator will help entrepreneurs as they transition from the startup phase to fully established and growing
Total Mom Pitch Seeks Entrepreneurs
Toronto-based Total Mom Pitch is offering entrepreneurs who are mothers a chance to win prize money and support from established female mentors.
This is the second time the Total Mom Pitch has been held, and this year it is expanding from Toronto
Introhive Wins Martech Breakthrough Award
Introhive, a leading maker of B2B sales intelligence software, has won the CRM Software Innovation Award at the third annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards program.
The MarTech Breakthrough Awards are a global competition that recognizes the top
Data Report Reveals Funding Concerns Despite Strong Growth
The Atlantic Canadian startup community set records for new companies, employment, and funding in 2019, but also experienced a worrying downturn in smaller financing deals.
Those are the highlights of our 2019 Atlantic Canada Startup Data report,
Clean Catch Wins AquaHacking
Halifax-based Clean Catch Baits, which plans to have its environmentally friendly fishing lures on the market next spring, has won $23,000 in the first AquaHacking Challenge held in Atlantic Canada.
The company, which formed at Saint Mary’s
Prospre Wins Summer Showdown
St. John’s-based Prospre, whose app helps people plan nutritious meals, has won Propel’s Startup Summer Showdown, claiming the grand prize of $10,000 and in-kind services.
The company, which received the $15,000 second prize in Memorial
Kinduct Acquired by mCube
Halifax-based sportstech company Kinduct has exited.
The company announced today it has been sold to mCube, a Silicon Valley company that produces the world’s smallest sensors, for an undisclosed price. Kinduct, whose platform provides customized
