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Tenera Signs Shannex Deal

  • Mar 02, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

With its foothold in the long-term care industry established, Halifax senior care startup Tenera Care is looking to diversify into other market segments — a push being led by an announcement Wednesday that Tenera will partner with retirement home

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Check out the Beyond the Edge Podcast

  • Mar 02, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

I had the pleasure recently of being interviewed by Dennis Young, the Founder and Managing Director of Barrington Edge, for his Beyond the Edge podcast, which is now live. 

Barrington Edge is a multi-faceted tech support group that helps companies

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CVCA Finds $256M in East Coast VC

  • Mar 01, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

Though missing out on the bonanza of mega-deals, Atlantic Canada recorded one of its best years ever last year in raising venture capital, according to the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association.

The CVCA released its 2021 data

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Startup Data Survey: Now Is The Time

  • Mar 01, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

At Entrevestor, we're in the process of preparing our annual Startup Data Report, which offers the most detailed snapshot available of the state of the Atlantic Canadian Startup Community.

If you are a startup founder in Atlantic Canada, please

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Curv Raises $5.1M on Pivot

  • Feb 28, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax- and Toronto-based Curv Health has raised a $5.1 million seed round led by Toronto’s iGan Partners and Halifax's Build Ventures to develop a full-stack telehealth system for employers and insurance companies.

The telehealth project

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Appili Inks US$10M Defense Deal

  • Feb 28, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax drug discovery company Appili Therapeutics has inked a US$10 million (C$12.67 million) deal with the United States Department of Defence to test a vaccine against tularemia — a highly contagious infection that can be deadly when introduced

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Dal Launches Health Sprint

  • Feb 28, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

The Dal Innovates Sandboxes — groups at Dalhousie University designed to facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration — have announced a Health Innovation Sprint event to encourage innovation in the healthcare field.

The sprint will last just over

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Tribe’s Black Entrepreneurship Program

  • Feb 27, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

Tribe Network has opened applications and nominations for its Black Entrepreneurship Program, which provides support for Black entrepreneurs and business owners in Atlantic Canada.

Founded in 2021 by CEO Alfred Burgesson, Tribe Network, has

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Lab2Market Oceans Seeks Applicants

  • Feb 27, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Applicants are being sought for the third oceans cohort of the Lab2Market technology accelerator, which helps researchers commercialize their work.

Hosted by Dalhousie, Ryerson, Memorial and University of Manitoba, Lab2Market provides training and

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Launching our 2021 Startup Survey

  • Feb 24, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

Today we are launching our survey to capture data on the Atlantic Canadian startup community in 2021, and we’re asking all founders in the region to take a few minutes to complete the 13-question survey.

We know how busy people are, so we have kept

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Volta Seeks Cohort Applicants

  • Feb 24, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for applicants to its Volta Cohort accelerator and pitch competition, which is held twice a year.

Applicants will pitch their early stage technology companies to a panel of judges, and up to five winners will

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PLATO Buys Saskatchewan’s ITC

  • Feb 24, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Fredericton’s PLATO Testing, an indigenous-led IT services and training company, has bought Saskatchewan-based Information Technology Consultants, or ITC, with the aim of expanding its presence in the prairie provinces.

Founded 25 years ago and

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