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If you raised equity capital in 2023, please – PLEASE – take a few minutes and complete our confidential survey. It will help the whole startup community.
This is a critical time for startup funding, especially for early-stage startups. With rising
SudDrop Offers Laundry Delivery
A Halifax student athlete hopes to make his laundry subscription service a slam dunk with busy consumers.
Saint Mary’s University basketball player Jayrell Diggs is the founder of SudDrop, which offers to collect dirty laundry from users' homes and
BIOVECTRA Signs Supply Chain Partnership
Charlottetown drug-maker BIOVECTRA has signed a supply chain partnership deal with a quartet of other life sciences companies as part of a project from NGEN, the federal manufacturing Supercluster.
The project will see BIOVECTRA share supply chain
SiftMed Wins Security Certification
SiftMed, the St. John’s maker of software that helps law offices and insurance companies organize and search jumbled medical records, has won a key cybersecurity certification for its technology.
The company’s software is now officially recognized
Precision BioLogic Acquired by Swedish PE Fund
Halifax-based Precision BioLogic, one of the oldest life sciences companies in Atlantic Canada, has been acquired by the Swedish private equity firm Procuritas Capital Investors for an undisclosed sum.
The companies issued a statement late last
ReelData Launches Latest Product
ReelData, the Halifax maker of AI for land-based aquaculture, has launched its latest product, ReelWeight, which is a smart camera system for estimating the weight of fish.
The new offering will complement four other products from ReelData that
Invest Nova Scotia Reallocates $60M
Invest Nova Scotia has earmarked $60 million to join private sector investment funds as a limited partner, reallocating money that was previously set aside for loans.
In an interview, CEO Peter MacAskill said a maturing startup ecosystem with
Emera Backs Tribe with $500K
Tribe Network, the organization dedicated to supporting Atlantic Canadian founders who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour, is receiving a $500,000 donation from the Halifax-based energy company Emera.
Emera had previously contributed
Dependbuild Launches Beta
Dependbuild, the St. John's maker of cloud software to help municipalities and infrastructure developers assess risks to construction projects, is launching its beta test.
Founded in spring of 2021, dependbuild has already been piloting its
Investment Challenge Demo Days March 6 and 20
The Atlantic Canada Cleantech Scale-up and Investment Challenge will hold a pair of demo days for its 21-company cohort in Halifax March 6 and March 20.
The challenge is notable because it aims to develop not just innovative new businesses, but
Inspurious Launches Beta Test
A Halifax news outlet with a twist has entered beta testing.
Inspurious.com is the creation of political scientist Bobbie Macdonald, who started work on it while he was finishing a PhD at Stanford, going on to formally launch the company last fall.
Atlantic Startups Raised $208M in 2023: CVCA
Atlantic Canadian startups raised just $18 million in the fourth quarter, mirroring a loss of momentum nationally in the closing months of 2023, though that figure rises to about $45 million with the inclusion of an eight-figure round finalized by