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Further Acclaim for Infusd Nutrition
Halifax-based supplement startup Infusd Nutrition has capped off a busy stretch with a series of national and international recognitions highlighting its role in the food technology sector.
Over the past 10 days, the company has participated in the
Axis Accelerator Seeks Applicants
The Axis Accelerator at University of New Brunswick Saint John is seeking applicants for its six-month program for business-to-business startups from across Atlantic Canada looking to grow their revenues and prepare to raise capital.
The program
NBIF Names Armali VP of Investments
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) has appointed Daniel Armali as Vice President of Investments, effective immediately.
Armali joins NBIF after relocating from Montreal and brings more than 15 years of experience in venture capital,
Grant Named Managing Partner of Cuna del Mar
Cuna del Mar, an impact investment fund focused on regenerative aquaculture, has appointed Halifax lawyer and entrepreneur Donald Grant as its new Managing Partner.
The appointment of Grant, who previously served as the fund’s Vice President, marks
Lockhart Leaving Propel for McKenna Institute
Kathryn Lockhart, CEO of Propel, the regional virtual accelerator for tech-enabled companies, has announced she is joining the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick as Executive Director, effective Nov. 10.
Lockhart has headed up
GIT Opens New Facility and Lands EDC Funds
Dartmouth-based GIT Coatings, which creates biocide-free, graphene-based marine coatings, has opened a new facility and received an additional $5 million in funding from Export Development Canada. The money was presented during the opening of the
Business Hall of Fame Recognizes Young Entrepreneurs
Cat Adalay, founder and CEO of Dartmouth-based Aurea Technologies, is one of four emerging entrepreneurs to be recognized this week by the Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame.
Aurea is the cleantech company behind the Shine and RISE turbines,
Elle, MD Lands $100K from Invest NS
Elle, MD Biotechnologies has secured an equity investment of $100,000 from Invest Nova Scotia, matching the amount it received earlier this year from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.
Invest Nova Scotia, the provincial economic development
ImmigrateAI Global Wins at G20 YEA Summit
Halifax-based ImmigrateAI Global has won third place in the Global Business Competition at the G20 YEA Summit in South Africa.
The company has won a package of $5,000. What’s more valuable, founder and CEO Max Medyk told Entrevestor, is the
Spellbook Closes US$50M Series B Round
Spellbook, which makes AI products for law firms, has closed a US$50 million (C$70 million) Series B round led by Khosla Ventures, one of the top venture capital firms in Silicon Valley.
Based in St. John’s and Toronto, Spellbook announced the
MarineNav, Precision Design Win Naval Tech Challenge
Two Atlantic Canadian companies have been recognized for developing advanced technologies to improve naval operations through the 2025 Naval Technology Innovation Challenge.
Supported by the Dartmouth-based COVE, Thales Canada, and the Atlantic
Alaagi Focuses on Getting to Market
Sheheryar Khan speaks very fast in a voice full of excitement and a fair bit of incredulity. Less than a year after the Saint Mary’s University student founded Alaagi to make biodegradable, seaweed-based food packaging, the company is celebrating
