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Atlantic VC Is Defying Market Trends
In the wake of Halifax clean concrete startup CarbonCure closing the largest venture capital round in Nova Scotia history, Atlantic Canada’s VC numbers have surpassed the first half totals for 2022 and are near striking distance of the sum for all
CarbonCure Closes US$80M Round
Dartmouth-based green construction technology company CarbonCure Technologies has closed a US$80 million (C$105.7 million) venture capital round – the largest VC round ever in Nova Scotia.
The global leader in carbon dioxide removal technologies
Summer Institute Celebrates 10th Cohort
Five companies on Tuesday graduated from The Summer Institute program at University of New Brunswick during the program's annual Demo Day.
The Summer Institute teaches sales, marketing, and customer validation skills to companies with positive
Five Teams Graduate from Energia
Energia Ventures, the accelerator affiliated with the University of New Brunswick, held its most recent demo day on Tuesday, with five founders presenting their businesses.
It was the ninth demo day for Energia, which is an accelerator for energy,
MUN’s School of Ocean Technology Seeks New Head
Memorial University’s Fisheries and Marine Institute is searching for a new head of its School of Ocean Technology.
The incoming boss will replace Interim Head Joe Singleton and oversee the development of undergraduate and graduate degree
Ocean Allies Launches Diversity Award
Ocean Allies, a Halifax-based bluetech organization that partners with industry players to advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the sector, has announced the creation of a new Ocean Impact Award under a partnership with Invest Nova Scotia.
MLS Launches First Satellite
Nova Scotia is now home to Canada’s first operational commercial spaceport.
Maritime Launch Services, or MLS, completed its first suborbital rocket launch from its new Canso facility on Friday under a collaboration with York University students.
Volta Seeks Ecosystem Award Nominees
Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for nominees for its fifth annual Ecosystem Impact Awards, honouring changemakers from the innovation ecosystem across Atlantic Canada.
The nominations will be open until Aug. 9, with the judging committee's top
Entrevestor Data Coming to Fredericton July 12
Entrevestor will present highlights of its 2022 Atlantic Canadian Startup Data Report next Wednesday, July 12, in Fredericton.
The event will be held at startup hub Planet Hatch from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and will include a presentation from
Dal Seeks ideaBUILD Applicants
Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB incubator has opened applications for this year’s ideaBUILD accelerator — a 10-month program meant to help deeptech startups develop and manufacture their products.
Previously called simply BUILD, the program
UNB to Host 3 Startup Events Next Week
The University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, or TME, will host three demo day events in Fredericton next week.
The J. Herbert Smith Centre oversees a host of entrepreneurship programs at
TechNL Starts Construction on Remote Operations Hub
Construction has started on Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL’s new, $9.6 million Innovation Centre for Remote Operations.
TechNL is creating the centre in response to a pair of reports issued by the provincial government and