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CDL Opens Applications for Prime, Oceans
Dalhousie University’s CDL Atlantic, part of the internationally noted Creative Destruction Lab network of startup accelerators, has opened applications for its 2023 cohort, including a general stream, dubbed Prime, and a bluetech stream, Oceans.
Dispersa Raises $3M of Equity and Debt
Laval, Que.-based Dispersa, which has its research and development operations in Sydney, has raised $3 million of funding split evenly between equity and debt, with the round led by economic development agency Invest Nova Scotia.
Dispersa makes
Sumarah Retires from Digital NS
Wayne Sumarah, CEO of industry group Digital Nova Scotia, will retire at the end of May after three years on the job.
Sumarah, a marking executive who previously worked in the telecommunications sector, presided over a 50 percent increase in the
Earth Day: Mysa Donates to Habitat for Humanity
St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostats is donating about $40,000 worth of inventory to non-profit Habitat pour l'humanité Québec, Habitat for Humanity’s Francophone arm, in celebration of Earth Day.
Mysa said in a statement the 300 smart
Ignite, UNB and Thales Launch Cybersecurity Hub
French digital technology and defence giant Thales Group is spearing the creation of a new cybersecurity hub at Fredericton’s Knowledge Park under a partnership with economic development agency Ignite and the University of New Brunswick’s digital
Supercluster Unveils $52M of Refreshed Projects
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the federal organization that organizes joint funding partnerships with the private sector, has announced a raft of 16 ongoing projects that are worth a total of $52 million.
The combined funding package represents one
Volta Pitch Competition for Women April 26
Halifax startup hub Volta will host a Women Taking over the World with Tech, or WTWT, pitch competition next Wednesday, April 26 at 4:00 pm AST.
The competition, which is a virtual event, will see women founders deliver three-minute pitches and
Invest NS Announces Greenshoots Cohort
Provincial economic development agency Invest Nova Scotia has announced the five companies in its winter 2023 GreenShoots cohort, which are receiving a combined $170,000 in grants.
The funding and mentorship program offers agtech, biotech
SeasonedPros Sees Rising Demand
As high-growth companies grapple with a highly competitive and expensive talent market for senior leadership, Kevin MacIntyre, CEO of Halifax-based SeasonedPros, is seeing demand for his business swell.
SeasonedPros, which was founded in 2011 and
The Changing Market for Talent
When Halifax-based QuickFacts posted a job ad promising software developers a four-day work week, the insurance software startup received more than twice as many applicants as it typically had from previous ads — more than 350 people.
The company’s
Ocean Supercluster to Host Conference
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster will host a one-day conference in Ottawa May 15, dubbed Ambition 2035, with the aim of workshopping strategies to grow the national blue economy to $220 billion over the next 12 years.
The conference will include a
QuickFacts Wins $25K Pond Award
Halifax-based QuickFacts Inc., which has developed a customizable software platform for insurance brokers, has captured the 2023 Gerry Pond Award for sales and traction.
Propel, Atlantic Canada’s virtual accelerator, presented the award and its