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Modest Tree Releases Xplorer 2.0

  • Mar 16, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based immersive technology specialist Modest Tree on Tuesday announced the launch of Xplorer 2.0, the latest iteration of its extended reality enterprise software.

Modest Tree’s Xplorer solution allows the use of extended reality (XR) – a

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ClearRisk Raises $3.3M in Growth Capital

  • Mar 15, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

St. John’s-based ClearRisk, which provides risk-management software, is hoping to accelerate its recent 30 percent annual growth rate on the back of a $2.5 million round of growth capital and a few landmark sales.

The company said Monday its bank

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23 New Teams Join Lab2Market

  • Mar 15, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

Twenty-three teams from 11 universities have been accepted into the Winter 2021 cohort of Lab2Market at Dalhousie University – the biggest representation of institutions in the program’s history.

Modeled on I-Corps in the U.S. and ICURe in the

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#Startupeast Featured in TechCrunch

  • Mar 14, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

TechCrunch, the bible of the Silicon Valley startup cluster, published a long-form article on the Atlantic Canadian startup community this weekend, showcasing the growth of the segment in the world’s biggest tech centre.

Titled “Does Atlantic

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Planetary Hydrogen Wins Pitch Event

  • Mar 11, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

Planetary Hydrogen, which plans to capture carbon in the world’s oceans, claimed the $2,000 first prize at the annual Start-Up Yard Pitching Event on Thursday.  

Start-Up Yard, Innovacorp’s oceantech hub on the Dartmouth waterfront, brought

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Funds Focus on Diversity

  • Mar 11, 2021
  • Carol Moreira

Various national groups have announced funds that boost funding opportunities for diverse founders.

Toronto-based Bay Mills Investment Group has launched its Bay Mills Diversity Fund, which focuses on strengthening investment into BIPOC founders

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Stemble Aims for 30 Universities

  • Mar 10, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

Jason Pearson is a chemistry prof with a big sales job ahead of him.

Pearson is the Founder and CEO of Charlottetown-based Stemble, whose digital platform aids the remote teaching of chemistry to post-secondary students. The system is now used by

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District Invests in Vertiball

  • Mar 09, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

In its second Atlantic Canadian deal in a week, Arlene Dickinson’s District Ventures Capital has invested in Fredericton-based manufacturing company Vertiball, whose product helps ease back pain.

The Calgary-based investment group headed by

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UofT, Waterloo, Victors at VCIC

  • Mar 09, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

University of Toronto and University of Waterloo were the big winners at the 2021 Canadian finals of the Venture Capital Investment Competition, or VCIC.

The Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University hosted the event last weekend, with

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ValidCert Pilots with RIC Centre

  • Mar 08, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based ValidCert, a blockchain- and SaaS-based company that validates people’s credentials, has completed a soft launch of its product with the Research Innovation and Commercialization Centre in Ontario.

The company aims to prevent people

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Jobs: Highline Beta Seeks Accelerator Head

  • Mar 08, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

Corporate innovation specialist Highline Beta is looking for an Executive Director for Accelerators, an opening that headlines our Job of the Week column today.

Based in Toronto, Highline Beta helps Fortune 1000 companies identify new growth areas

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Clean Leadership Interns Program Open

  • Mar 08, 2021
  • Carol Moreira

Applications are open for the Clean Leadership Summer Internship Program, which is targeting Nova Scotians between the ages of 15 and 30.

This year, over 100 internship positions are available, offering roles that aim to provide youth with lifelong

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