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Ocean Startup Challenge Seeks Applicants
The Ocean Startup Project is seeking applicants to its Ocean Startup Challenge, a competition that offers young bluetech companies up to $25,000, as well as mentorship and business development support.
Hosted by national industry group the Ocean
Invest NS Made $3.2M of VC Deals in FY24
Invest Nova Scotia made $3.2 million of venture capital deals during the fiscal year that ended March 31, funding disclosures from the provincial economic development agency show.
The money was spread across seven deals, all but two of which
Dalhousie Receives Additional $10M for National Battery Hub
Dalhousie University will receive $10.15 million to establish a national research hub for battery technologies.
Dubbed the Canadian Battery Innovation Centre, or CBIC, the project is receiving about $8 million from Natural Resources Canada’s Energy
Propel Announces Traction and Growth Grads
Virtual startup accelerator Propel has announced the seven companies graduating from the latest cohort of its Traction and Growth program for scaling companies.
Traction and Growth is meant for startups with more developed operations than those in
Farrell to Host Entrevestor Live
We’re delighted to announce that Dr. Ellen Farrell, professor of venture capital and entrepreneurship at Saint Mary’s University, has agreed to be the Chair and Host of Entrevestor Live at Volta on the afternoon of Sept. 17.
Entrevestor Live is our
Sustane Ships First Naphtha to Europe
Circular economy startup Sustane Technologies’ first shipment of naphtha fuel derived from waste plastics is on its way to a client in Europe.
In an interview, CEO Peter Vinall said the company tested a variety of possible plastic sources for its
InvestorQ&A Deploys Persuasion Research
Ellen Farrell, the Saint Mary’s University professor who has been one of the key architects behind the Sobey School of Business’s entrepreneurship programming, is commercializing a new software product aimed at helping women founders perform better
Sustane Receives $950K from ACOA
Sustane Technologies has received a $950,000 funding package from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and used it to develop a system for converting plastic waste into naphtha — one of the constituents of gasoline and jet fuel, though the
Hack Will Not impact Startups: Invest NS
A phishing scam that led to Invest Nova Scotia sending $573,000 to an imposter posing as a venture capital executive will not impact startups, the provincial economic development corporation said Monday.
First reported by The Halifax Examiner and
Innovation Den Seeks Competitors
The Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub and QEII Health Sciences Centre Foundation are looking for applicants to their Innovation Den pitch competition, which offers companies up to $100,000 to bring new medical technologies to market.
The event,
GIT Approaches 300 Vessels Coated
When Marcel Gaier commutes to work these days, he often travels via a ferry treated with his own company’s environmentally friendly hull coating.
Gaier is the chief technology officer for GIT Coatings, previously Graphite Innovation and
Bluedrop Receives $449K from ACOA
Bluedrop Training and Simulation, a longtime player in the East Coast innovation economy, is receiving a $448,950 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to incorporate AI into its product offerings.
One half of an organization that also