There was good news and bad news for the Atlantic Canadian startup community in the funding data released last week by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, known as CVCA.

The good news: innovation companies based on the East Coast raised equity funding of almost $81 million in the first half of 2019. That total, which includes both venture capital and private equity,

Seven companies have been selected to attend MentorCamp, a rigorous one-day immersion program with mentors from around the world being held later this month in Charlottetown.

Launched in Halifax in 2011 by investor and consultant Permjot Valia, MentorCamp assembles promising companies and schedules rotating meetings throughout one day with about two dozen mentors, who meet the entrepreneurs in

Build Ventures, the Atlantic Canadian seed-stage venture capital firm, has announced the initial close of its second fund at $50.5 million and has invested in a $2.9 million round by Saint John-based Gemba Software Solutions.

Led by partners Rob Barbara and Patrick Keefe, Halifax-based Build launched its first fund in 2013, announcing a first close of $48.5 million but ending up with a fund of

Now that we’re into September, it’s worth taking a look at the main startup events that will take place in the coming few months.

Sales Atlantic

Sept. 9-10

Sydney

Featuring sales and marketing experts with international reach, Sales Atlantic aims to teach Atlantic Canadian companies the fundamentals of modern sales processes.

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Sept

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BioNova has named eight semi-finalists for the 2019 BioInnovation Challenge, or BIC, which will take place at its BioPort conference on Nov. 5 and 6 at Pier 21 in Halifax.

Now in its ninth year, BIC is the main pitching competition for early-stage life sciences companies in Atlantic Canada. The prize for the winner this year will be $25,000 in seed funding and a $30,000 advisory services package

Halifax startup hub Volta is launching a new program headed by venture capital veteran Toon Nagtegaal to help Atlantic Canadian companies prepare for accelerators – even the best in the world.

The organization said last week it had received a $663,750 grant from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to support Volta LEAP, the program beginning this autumn. It aims to help about 15 to 20

Saint John-based Sensory Friendly Solutions has launched an app that helps people who experience sensory overload find sensory friendly events, places, products and services.

The Sensory Friendly Finder is designed to become a comprehensive listing of sensory friendly businesses.  

“In a world that is increasingly busy, noisy, and often overwhelming, more and more people are looking for ways to

Sales Atlantic, a two-day workshop to teach sales skills to Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs, will take place in the Sydney area Sept. 9 and 10.

The program will feature such sales and marketing experts as Skaled Sales Training founder Jake Dunlap, product positioning expert April Dunford, and MentorCamp founder Permjot Valia. It will take place at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre. You

Innovacorp is offering mentoring and tens of thousands in non-dilutive financing to Nova Scotian startups through four programs, whose entry deadlines are rapidly approaching.

The Nova Scotia government’s venture capital group has opened applications for its four main programs for helping early-stage companies – Sprint, Accelerate, Startup-Yard and the Blue Green Challenge. Here are the details: