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SudDrop Expanding to Ontario
Halifax basketball player Jayrell Diggs is partnering with courier companies and laundromats to grow his SudDrop laundry service into new provinces.
The student athlete is expanding his laundry subscription service to Ontario this summer, with the
We Need More Surveys for Better Data
Our column Wednesday about the decline in Atlantic Canadian startups sparked an interesting discussion on LinkedIn, with a related chat about whether AI and other factors are creating a wave of “solopreneurs”.
We had some requests to flesh out the
Ocean Startup Project Launches L2M Cohort
The fifth cohort of Ocean Startup Project’s Lab2Market Oceans/Validate program has begun work with 21 new teams that aim to tackle challenges in the blue economy.
The eight-week program, hosted by Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador,
Have we Reached Peak Startup in Atlantic Canada?
There’s a troubling metric we’re discovering as we work on our next Atlantic Canada Startup Data report. For the first time, the startup community appears to be shrinking. As of right now, we have 732 innovation-driven companies in the Entrevestor
Greenshoots Submissions Live
Invest Nova Scotia and partners are seeking early-stage agri-technology and bioeconomy companies to apply for GreenShoots programming.
GreenShoots is for companies in the agriculture, agri-food, bioeconomy, clean technology, and related sectors and
MIMOSA Breaks into U.S. Healthcare System
The technology created by Halifax medtech startup MIMOSA Diagnostics has been acknowledged as an assessment tool by U.S. Medicare and Medicaid providers, allowing the company to scale south of the border.
In November of last year, U.S. Medicare and
VCIC Contest Now National
The competition that trains student venture capitalists in real world situations is going national with student entrepreneurs from across the country arriving to pitch their businesses to young venture capitalists in Halifax.
Until now, the
We Need Your Help!
We really need CEOs and founders to take a few minutes and complete our 100% confidential survey.
We’re now beginning to analyze the data that we’ve been collecting, but we need a lot more surveys to finish the job. We can’t emphasize this enough:
Applications Open for 2 Dal Programs
Dalhousie University has announced that two programs for entrepreneurial-minded students, researchers and faculty from across Canada are now open for applications.
Collide Launch and Lab2Market Launch 2025 are looking for applicants who believe
econext Seeks Solutions for Remote Clean Energy in NL
Canadian innovators are asked to present technical solutions that lower maintenance costs while boosting the reliability and performance of remote clean energy infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The winner of the econext Clean Energy
Dash Social Wins Big at Halifax Business Awards
Dash Social, the social media management company formerly known as Dash Hudson, was named the Business of the Year at the Halifax Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Halifax Business Awards on Monday.
We believe it’s the first time a venture-backed startup
Time is Right to Boost Student Retention, Says Founder
With universities facing lower international student enrolments and drop-out rates sky-high, now is a good time to launch a business that focuses on student retention, said Newfoundland-based Founder Girish Verma.
Verma has started Lunisity