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Thanks for Sending in Surveys
Thank you to all the founders and CEOs – all 120 of ‘em -- who took the time to fill in our survey in the past two weeks.
Because of your assistance, we’re announcing today that we’ll donate $1200 to the Canadian Mental Health Association -- $10
Innovasea Rolls Out Sensor Suite in Newfoundland
Innovasea, the Halifax- and Boston-based company that monitors conditions in aquaculture pens, is rolling out a full suite of monitoring equipment at an aquaculture site in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, as part of a $27 million Ocean
Ocean Startup Project Calls for Sustainable Ideas
The Ocean Startup Project, a national organization focused on boosting bluetech, is looking for participants for its Ocean Idea Challenge, a competition that connects aspiring entrepreneurs with potential co-founders and encourages them to identify
Pond-Deshpande Becomes Revenue-Driven
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As it celebrates its 10th anniversary, the Pond-Deshpande Centre (PDC) at the University of New Brunswick is completing its transition to a new business model, which allows it to maintain its focus on pressing social issues.
Kognitiv Spark Raises $4.7M
Kognitiv Spark, the Fredericton maker of augmented reality software, has raised $4.7 million from London-based Foresight Group and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation as it aims to expand its push into the British and American markets.
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18 Join Innovacorp Accelerate
Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s venture capital Crown corporation, has announced 18 companies joining its five Innovacorp Accelerate streams: bluetech, healthtech, agtech, cleantech and software.
The participating companies, which have sales of less than
Novonix Borrows $1M For Burnside Facility
Novonix Battery Testing Solutions, which emerged from research conducted at Dalhousie University by Jeff Dahn, is receiving a $1 million loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to buy specialized equipment for its production facility in
Innovacorp Invested $9.7M in 20-21
Innovacorp made a total of $9.7 million in venture capital investments in its 2021 fiscal year, as the Nova Scotia government’s early-stage venture capital agency ramped up investment.
The provincial Crown corporation, whose fiscal year ends March
Outcast Eyes U.S. Expansion
With production at its new Burlington, Ontario, facility underway and a newly hired Chief Financial Officer, a United States expansion is next on the horizon for Halifax’s Outcast Foods.
Founded by Darren Burke and TJ Galiardi in 2017, Outcast
Let’s Donate $1500 to Mental Health?
Congrats to Atlantic Canadian startup founders! You've helped to ensure our fundraising for the Canadian Mental Health Association will surpass $1,000 this year.
But it's not enough.
As of Tuesday night, we had received 100 responses to our
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Atlantic Canada's innovation community is home to a host of impressive women, some founders and some working in support organizations.
In honour of International Women's Day, we're showcasing five dynamic women who are helping to advance
The Boom Box for Tired-A$$ Women
Carolyn Crewe, Halifax-based founder of Duckish Natural Skin Care, has teamed up with other female business owners to create a Boom Box, aka “a wellness box for Tired A$$ Women in hopes of inspiring women to take a break”.
The box, available as a