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Introducing Entrevestor Live Headliners

  • Sep 11, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

We’re delighted to announce that our Entrevestor Live conference next month will be headlined by three of the hottest companies in Atlantic Canada – Milk Moovement, Shoelace Learning, and Sonrai Security.

We launched Entrevestor Live last year to

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Halifax’s Bright Raises $1.45M

  • Sep 11, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax’s Bright has raised a $1.45 million round of funding led by Halifax’s Tidal Venture Partners, building on traction from the spring and summer, CEO David Howe said in an interview.

Along with Tidal, Halifax’s Concrete Ventures and provincial

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AVF To Feature 22 Showcase Companies

  • Sep 08, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

The Atlantic Venture Forum, or AVF, has announced 22 showcase companies that will be highlighted at the event.

The AVF will be held Sept. 13 and 14 at the Halifax Marriot Harbourfront Hotel, marking the first in-person iteration of the event since

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Ready2Launch Demo Day Sept. 22

  • Sep 08, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Dalhousie University will hold a demo day for the third cohort of its Ready2Launch accelerator September 22.

The three-month program for technology-based ventures was held virtually this year and wrapped up Aug. 26. It was open to undergraduate,

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B4Checkin and Maestro PMS to Integrate Products

  • Sep 07, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax payment processing specialist B4Checkin's TransForm technology will be incorporated into Ontario-based Maestro PMS’s property management software for hotels.

B4Checkin, which does business as b4, sells browser-based software to process

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Rally Integrates OpenAI

  • Sep 06, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Rally, the St. John’s maker of process automation software for law firms, is incorporating technology from San Francisco artificial intelligence non-profit OpenAI into its software platform to help lawyers draft contracts.

Spellbook is Rally’s new

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Entrevestor Live Set for Oct. 20

  • Sep 05, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

We’re delighted to announce that our second annual Entrevestor Live event will be held on the afternoon of Oct. 20, and it will be hybrid so you can attend live or online.

Showcasing some of the most successful startups in the region, we launched

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Ocean Tracking Network Receives $38.5M

  • Sep 05, 2022
  • Carol Moreira

A Halifax-based network that tracks ocean health has received almost $39 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The money will help with tracking important aquatic species impacted by climate change.

The Ocean Tracking

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The Spark: Igniting Conversations Series Returns

  • Sep 05, 2022
  • Carol Moreira

The second annual session of The Spark: Igniting Conversations series will focus on growing entrepreneurship in the African Nova Scotian community, introducing new entrepreneurs to seasoned ones to share how to build successful businesses.

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BioNova Unveils BIC Short List

  • Aug 25, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

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

Now in its twelfth year, the pitching competition will be held

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Venn Garage Adds Startups

  • Aug 25, 2022
  • Carol Moreira

Three early-stage New Brunswick startups have entered the Venn Garage incubator program, after being selected from the open pitch competition in July.

As a resident Garage startup, the new companies will receive a hotdesk at the Junction, Venn’s

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Couryah Launches Apps

  • Aug 25, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Couryah, the Halifax-based food delivery service, has launched a trio of apps to replace its web platform and accommodate more users on the back of pandemic-era growth.

Couryah differs from other delivery industry players like Uber Eats and

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