Atlantic Canadian startups raised a gangbuster $170 million of venture capital funding in the first half of 2021, according to data from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, or CVCA.

Some $135 million of that money was raised in the second quarter, led by the US$100 million round closed in June by Introhive, which helps enterprise customers find sales leads within their

With less than a month to go until we host Entrevestor Live, we’re pleased to unveil the program for the virtual conference taking place on Oct. 6.

We still have a few slots to fill in terms of speakers and moderators, but we can unveil the program, which includes deep examinations of three of the region’s most successful innovation companies – CarbonCure Technologies, Introhive and META.

Halifax-based Talkatoo has closed a round of funding led by Toronto’s Klick Ventures, which has been the voice-transcription startup’s mentor going through the Google for Startups Accelerator: Voice AI.

The parties did not release the size of the round.

Talkatoo, which last summer raised $700,000 in equity funding in a round led by Concrete Ventures, has developed a Software-as-a-Service

After doubling its revenues in 18 months, Halifax-based Dugo, which helps enterprise clients monitor remote infrastructure, has secured its first American client, which Dugo describes as a Top 5 player in the cable industry.

Dugo has developed a digital platform that helps telecom providers manage their critical infrastructure, such as remote telecom towers. Dugo says its customers are able to

As we have each year, we're taking off the week before Labour Day. 

We need to recharge the batteries before a busy autumn. So we're not planning to publish articles again until Sept. 7.

See you all next month. 

Innovate Care, a conference with strong East Coast involvement focused on strategies to help seniors stay more active and contribute to the economy for longer, has announced this year’s headlining speaker: Dr John Muscedere.

The conference is not specifically startup-based, but focuses heavily on innovation and is backed by Aging2.0 Halifax, which is headed by serial entrepreneur and angel

The Atlantic Venture Forum has announced five guests for its Meet the Investors event, which will offer attendees the chance to hear senior venture capitalists discuss what they look for in potential investments.

Slated to be held virtually for the second year in a row, the Atlantic Venture Forum is scheduled for October 20 and 21. Its organizer is Calgary-based Critical Path Group, which

Nova Scotia life sciences industry group BioNova has chosen eight semi-finalists for its annual BioInnovation Challenge to be held virtually this year, with $55,000 of funding and in-kind services up for grabs.

Now in its eleventh year, the pitching competition will be held during BioPort  Atlantic -- the annual conference for life sciences and biotech in Atlantic Canada -- between Nov. 2 and 5.

A consortium of bluetech support organizations that includes Dartmouth’s COVE ocean technology hub has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research planning, technology commercialization and supply chain management.

Announced at the Digital Ocean Convention in Rostock, Germany, the deal includes three other organizations: Norway’s GCE Ocean Technology, Germany’s Subsea

Augsburg, Germany-based RENK, a subsidiary of automotive giant Volkswagen Group, will expand its stake in Modest Tree as the Halifax maker of augmented reality software looks to expand its product offering.

Modest Tree’s software allows the use of extended reality (XR) – a blanket term for augmented reality, virtual reality and other technologies that immerse the user in a virtual world – that