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After 9 Years, Skizee Ready for Orders
Almost a decade after its first prototype drew national media attention, Roshell Industries is bringing its motorized ski accessory to the market.
Originally from Labrador, Roshell is the maker of the Skizee Woodsrunner, a motorized accessory that
Regional Startup Canada Winners
Startup Canada last night announced 10 regional winners of its fifth annual Startup Canada Awards event. Held in Miramichi, N.B., the event celebrated the achievements of Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs, businesses and support organizations.
Spark Shortlist Announced
Innovacorp has named the companies that have made the shortlist for this year's Spark Innovation Challenge, the province-wide contest for early-stage technologies companies.
Judges in four regions reviewed 122 Spark submissions to come up with the
Our Data Shows Startups Outperform When Working With Universities
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When analyzing our data on the Atlantic Canadian startup community over the past few years, we’ve noticed that startups that collaborate with post-secondary institutions outperform the broader community. Once again, with our study
A Chat With Hatch’s Adam Peabody

FREDERICTON – This week, Fredericton-based startup accelerator Planet Hatch announced anew leadership team as it approaches its five-year anniversary. This includes appointing a new director, Adam Peabody.
Huddle chatted with Peabody about the
Squiggle Park Closes $800K Round
Dartmouth- and Toronto-based EdTech company Squiggle Park has closed an $800,000 funding round in a deal that strengthens its relationship with Indigo Books and Music CEO Heather Reisman.
Squiggle Park, which has developed an online tool that helps
DNS Recognizes Female Leaders
Female leaders and diversity champions working in ICT were recognized last night during the Digital Diversity Awards presented by Digital Nova Scotia, a non-profit that focuses on the growth and development of Nova Scotia’s digital technologies
SMU’s MTEI Overhauls Funding Opportunities
Students enrolled in the St. Mary’s University Masters of Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation program may have noticed some changes in how they access the university's Durland Innovation Fund.
In a recent overhaul of its funding
12 Firms Graduate from CDL-Atlantic
Twelve companies from the Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic will head to Toronto this week to take part in the CDL Super Session – a celebration of the program’s graduates from across the country.
Operating out of Dalhousie University, the
Beer App Links You With Craft Brew
The boom of Nova Scotian craft beer has blessed the province’s ale drinkers with over 40 breweries to choose from. And, with its new app, ImmediaC, a web development company in Halifax, will help consumers find exactly where they can enjoy their
Remsoft Reports Steady Growth
Remsoft, the Fredericton-based company that produces predictive analytics software for the forest industry, reported steady growth after investing heavily in research and development for its new platform, Remsoft RISE.
RISE is a cloud-based,
Scale-Up Tour Hits NB, NL, and NS
The Lazaridis Institute Scale-Up Tour is coming to several Atlantic Canadian cities, bringing with it webinars on “blitzscaling” with Chris Yeh.
On Friday, we mentioned that the Kitchener, Ont.-based Lazaridis Institute will have a session in
