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Infusd Finds Early Traction
Infusd Nutrition has raised a round of angel funding and is working with 10 international beverage ingredient-makers to implement its technology in their businesses under licensing deals, just months after the Halifax startup launched.
Infusd was
Volta Opens Demo Camp Applications
Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for applicants to its annual Democamp, which gives young companies the chance to showcase their technology for investors and other innovation community members.
Slated to be held at Volta’s new, Argyle Street
Here’s Who Pitched at the Genesis Evolution Showcase
Genesis, the Newfoundland and Labrador startup hub, held a demo day for graduates of its Evolution accelerator last week, with seven companies participating.
Evolution is a “pre-incubator” course meant to prepare young companies for longer
For City Planning, Black Arcs Takes the Road Less Travelled
While large language models and neural networks have been the forms of artificial intelligence dominating headlines this year, a Fredericton company has been busy deploying a system for modelling human behaviour using a very different type of AI.
Invest NS Seeks Applicants to Digital Marketing Program
Economic development agency Invest Nova Scotia is looking for applicants to its Digital Marketing Asset Development Program, which is a training program for product-based companies looking to attend national or international sales events within the
Begin.AI Personalizes Gaming
The type of user personalization usually found on social media websites could soon become common in video games thanks to the efforts of a Halifax-based artificial intelligence founder.
Rima Al Shikh is the entrepreneur behind Begin.AI, which has
Propel Receives $2.9M From ACOA
Virtual startup incubator Propel has received a $2.9 million grant from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, funding the organization through 2026.
The money builds on $1.05 million Propel received from the Nova Scotia government in May, some
ELi Fights School Shootings
ELi Technology, the Halifax maker of internet protocol-enabled location-tracking systems for 911 services, has partnered with Minnesota-based GeoComm and Amazon Web Services on a new school safety platform to help police and emergency crews respond
GIT Floats its Boat with Halifax Transit
Graphite Innovation & Technologies, which does business as GIT Coatings, has been hired by Halifax Transit to apply its graphene-based coatings to the hull and propeller of the Rita Joe ferry that plies Halifax Harbour.
Coatings have been applied
Invest NS Seeks Bluetech Companies for Oceanology International
Invest Nova Scotia, the provincial economic development agency, is looking for bluetech companies to participate in the Canadian delegation to the globally noted Oceanology International conference in London, U.K., in March.
Companies can apply to
Introhive Appoints Jason Bass COO
Within a year of announcing a new chief executive and chief financial officer, Fredericton- and Miami-based Introhive also has a new chief operating officer: Jason Bass.
An experienced tech executive, Bass has a track record of improving companies'
Six Pitch at Springboard IP Showcase
Six Atlantic Canadian startups pitched Tuesday at a showcase event hosted by Springboard Atlantic, an industry network that aims to foster the commercialization of research and to highlight companies receiving funding under its Atlantic IP Advantage