A common theme emerged in many of the startups featured at this year’s Entrevestor Live conference Tuesday: their business models are “ridiculously ambitious,” to quote Planetary Technologies CEO Mike Kelland.

He was describing his own company as much as anyone else’s. Planetary is developing technology to combat ocean acidification on a mass scale, and is one of two companies at this year’s

Propel, Atlantic Canada’s virtual tech accelerator, has named nine companies from across the region to its Fall 2024 Validation cohort, the first step of its programs for high-growth companies.

Validation focuses on validating the business idea with customers, using the lean startup methodology to find problem-solution fit. Generally, this course aims for companies that are making less than

Halifax’s Proposify made a profit last year for the first time since 2018, with CEO Kyle Racki and his team now in “build mode” with a suite of updated product offerings.

In an interview Friday, Racki said a new version of his company’s software, currently in beta and stylized as Proposify 3, represents a dramatic rework of the platform. Proposify also released a public API, or application

Entrevestor Live, the celebration of the best of Atlantic Canadian innovation, is only a day away and this is your last chance to buy tickets.

As we remind everyone there are only a few left, we’d like to thank our sponsors. This event would not be possible without the support of organizations like Invest Nova Scotia, which has been a stalwart supporter of Entrevestor since our beginning 13

Newly minted Charcoal Marketing President Mike Cyr is stepping into the role in the wake of a significant transformation for both the company and its wider industry.

Cyr said in an interview this week that the world of marketing has, in recent years, experienced a sea change from projects with defined time horizons being typical to a paradigm in which organizations often keep marketing houses on

Technology companies Stellar Futures of Blue Rocks, N.S. and Zimple Consulting SpA of Concepción, Chile, will work together to enhance coastal protection and public warning in emergencies. 

The first joint project will build a prototype digital triplet of Canadian rural coastal areas. (A digital triplet combines a physical object, a digital replica and real-time data.) The triplet provides

SeafarerAI, a young Saint John-area company that uses artificial intelligence to improve port operations, will lead a project supported by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster to use AI in port dredging.

The Supercluster, a federal agency that partners with the private sector and academia to support Canada’s ocean economy, announced the $964,388 Port Watch AI Dredging Project on Thursday. It was one of

Halifax-based Sperri, which makes plant-based meal replacements, has closed a fresh round of funding worth “millions” of dollars led by Nàdarra Ventures and supported by Invest Nova Scotia.

Sperri said it would use the money to support its expansion into the United States and drive new product innovation. The U.S. expansion has already begun as the product is now available on Amazon.com.

We're delighted to welcome Grant Thornton as a platinum sponsor of Entrevestor Live, and to announce that JP Furey, a partner in the firm's assurance practice, will lead a discussion with senior executives of Halifax IT company Dash Hudson. 
Grant Thornton told us they're sponsoring the event because they see the role innovation plays in driving growth not only in our region, but across Canada. 

Profitual, a financial intelligence startup that specializes in working with other young companies, is revamping its branding and has launched a new, free product. 

In an interview Tuesday, CEO Raymond Fitzpatrick said the Fredericton-based company has tweaked its business development strategy after completing this year’s AI cohort from accelerator NEXT Canada. Fitzpatrick was speaking from