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Hadamard AI Bags $31,500 at Genesis Pitch
Hadamard AI, founded by brothers Nathaniel and Thomas Roberts, was named the Genesis Pitch Champion last week, earning $30,000 and a place on the Pitcher Plant trophy.
Hadamard AI develops artificial intelligence tools to enhance data processing
Tribe Impact Report Highlights Further Growth
Tribe Network, the Halifax-based hub that supports Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) entrepreneurs, has released its 2024–2025 Impact Report which highlights another year of expanding influence in the country’s innovation economy.
The
NBIF’s Breakthru Returns
The New Brunswick innovation Foundation is bringing back Breakthru, its legacy startup competition.
Organizers are offering $200,000 in equity investment and in-kind support to help entrepreneurs turn ideas into ventures. The Grand Prize will
LeBrun Named to InnovateNB Hall of Fame
Entrepreneur and social innovator Marcel LeBrun has been named the 2025 inductee to the InnovateNB Hall of Fame in recognition of his decades-long impact on New Brunswick’s technology and innovation sectors.
The honour will be presented during the
Laberge’s New Company Closes US$10.5M Round
Fifteen months after exiting his first Halifax-based company, Zach Laberge has closed a US$10.5 million (C$14.7 million) seed funding round for his new startup Omen, which uses AI in the maintenance of heavy machinery.
The surprising thing about
EDC Backs Growth of Maritime Launch
Maritime Launch Services has secured a $10 million senior credit facility from Export Development Canada to support the continued development of Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canso and advance toward its first orbital launch.
The financing agreement
Five Startups Compete at The Genesis Pitch
Five Newfoundland and Labrador startups will compete for more than $45,000 in prizes at The Genesis Pitch, taking place Oct. 29 at the St. John’s Convention Centre.
Organized by Genesis, the province’s technology incubator, the event marks the
NACO Calls for National Investment Strategy
NACO Canada has released a new report urging a coordinated national approach to mobilize up to $15 billion in private investment and strengthen Canada’s innovation economy.
Titled A Unified Capital Strategy for a Sovereign Innovation Economy, the
NBIF, TLT Invest in ClinicGlide
Fredericton-based ClinicGlide Technologies, which uses artificial intelligence to improve efficiency in healthcare, has raised six figures of funding from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and TLT East Ventures.
NBIF said on LinkedIn last
Site 20/20 No. 6 in Deloitte’s Fast 50
Dartmouth-based Site 20/20 has landed on Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 list of Canada’s fastest-growing startups for the third straight year after accelerating its revenue growth.
The global accounting firm announced its 2025 list of
Ashored Wins $200K in TELUS Competition
Ocean technology company Ashored Innovation has been named one of five grand prize winners in the national TELUS #StandWithOwners competition, receiving a $200,000 prize package in cash and in-kind services.
The Debert, NS-based company was
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
