Kraken Announces Software Partnership

Kraken Robotics, the Newfoundland maker of marine robotics systems that has raised close to $38 million from public markets this year, has signed a major new product partnership.

The company, which specializes in next-generation sonar systems and unmanned platforms to carry them, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.K.-based SeaByte, a division of Battelle. Kraken will combine its

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Volta Seeks Investment Day Applicants

Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for applicants to the fall edition of its Investment Day event, which it hosts in collaboration with accelerator Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic.

The event will be held at Volta’s new offices in downtown Halifax’s Armoyan Centre on November 12 and will give 12 seed-stage and Series A companies the chance to pitch to an audience of venture capitalists from

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Genesis Seeks Evolution Applicants

Genesis, the Newfoundland and Labrador entrepreneurship hub, is looking for applicants to the fall, 2024 cohort of its 10-week Evolution startup program.

Genesis bills Evolution as a “pre-incubator” course meant to prepare young companies for longer programs, such as its own, three-year Enterprise incubator. Evolution promises to help entrepreneurs clarify their businesses’ value propositions,

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Innovation Challenge To Be Held in Fredericton

In October, entrepreneurs, researchers and students will gather in Fredericton for the city’s Boost Ideation Camp, an innovation challenge aimed at finding solutions to problems related to population growth.

Backed by the University of New Brunswick and other partners, the event is aimed at applicants with some business or technical background, such as having worked as a project manager or

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Less than 4 Weeks Till Entrevestor Live

There are only three-and-a-half weeks left to register for Entrevestor Live, our annual event showcasing the best and the brightest in the Atlantic Canadian innovation community.

To be held Sept. 17 at Volta, this half-day conference highlights the Atlantic Canadian startups that have significant global sales and demonstrates how entrepreneurs can grow market-leading companies within the East

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B-Line Launches AI Assistant

B-Line Technologies, the Halifax maker of smart building technology, has launched a new AI assistant product to act as a building management hub and help operators find information quickly.

In an interview at the company’s offices in Halifax’s historic Benjamin Wier House, CEO Aaron Short said B-Line is experiencing “exponential” revenue growth.

“A lot of the analytics that we were doing before

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Dragon Breath Wins Volta Pitch Competition

Dragon Breath, a marketplace created by CEO Darsh Sinha for video game players to trade gaming equipment and in-game valuables, took first prize at Halifax startup hub Volta’s latest Virtual Pitch Competition this week.

The event offered budding founders the chance to practice giving a three-minute pitch to a panel of judges. Winners were chosen based solely on the quality of their pitches, not

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Spellbook Launches Associate

Spellbook, the St. John’s legal software-maker that earlier this year raised US$20 million, announced Thursday it will expand its AI offerings with a new, agent-based product.

Artificial intelligence agents are tools that can be assigned tasks, plan how to execute them and then actually perform the assignment, such as by interacting with other software. In an interview, CEO Scott Stevenson said

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Volta, Dal Launch New Program for AI Startups

Halifax innovation hub Volta’s new startup program for AI companies, a joint project with Dalhousie University, reflects an increased focus by the organization on using partnerships to maximize resources, CEO Matt Cooper said in an interview Tuesday.

Speaking after a generative AI showcase hosted by Volta, Cooper said the more collaborative approach is a longstanding goal that has recently

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