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SomaDetect Wins US$1M at 43North
Fredericton-based SomaDetect has won the US$1 million first prize in the 43Northcompetition in Buffalo, NY.
As well as giving the one-year-old company the equivalent of C$1.25 million, the win grants SomaDetect space at the 43North incubator in
Solace Appoints Gotlieb as CEO
As it raises its Series A funding round, Solace Power of Mount Pearl, NL, has named Michael Gotlieb as CEO to guide the company alongside Founder and President Kris McNeil.
Solace Power specializes in wireless power – that is, delivering electrical
Stash Explores Energy Storage Systems
With heat pump technology improving and the devices becoming more popular, Fredericton’s Stash Energy is well positioned to build a business around storing that energy.
Stash co-founder and CEO Jordan Kennie believes Stash is the only energy
Innovacorp Unveils Spark Shortlist
Innovacorp on Thursday revealed the shortlist for its Spark competition, which will award a total of $800,000 in non-dilutive capital to startups across the province.
The innovation agency said in August its Spark competition would provide grants
Durland in LifeRaft’s $1.45M Round
LifeRaft, the Halifax company whose platform uncovers potential threats through social media posts, has brought in noted investor Mike Durland to its team as an investor and adviser.
The company said today that Durland led a “non-dilutive” $1.45
Oceans Contest Offers China Access
A new startup competition in the OceanTech space is offering competitors cash prizes of as much as US$70,000 (C$87,5000) as well as access to the Chinese market.
Halifax is one of a handful of cities around the world that will host regional
PEI Ignition Fund Backs 10 Startups
The government of Prince Edward Island has announced that 10 young companies will receive Ignition grants of $25,000 each to develop their products or services.
The government said Tuesday the grants would be awarded to the companies to help
NC Client Adds CarbonCure Systems
CarbonCure Technologies says one of its major clients has installed its technology at two more of its concrete production facilities.
Dartmouth-based Carboncure this week distributed an announcement by North Carolina-based Concrete Supply Co.,
McInnes Cooper’s Startup Package
McInnes Cooper, the Atlantic Canadian law firm, has announced its new Start-up and Retainer Packages with the goal of making legal services more accessible for innovation-driven startups in Atlantic Canada.
The firm said in a statement on Tuesday
Boondoc’s MRR To Hit $140K in Jan.
Before discussing his survey of 1,450 physicians about tax reform, Blair J. Ryan was more than happy to discuss the financial success his company, Boondoc, has been enjoying lately.
Halifax-based Boondoc is best known as the holding company for The
SMU’s New Multicultural Sales Course
The Sobey School of Business at St. Mary’s University will hold an information session Thursday for its new sales course, Sell Beyond Borders.
The information session will be held at the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre, 1334 Summer Street, at 11:30
Immigration Event Planned for Halifax
Startup Halifax and The Halifax Library will host an event on Oct. 16 to educate people on the processes available to foreigners who want to immigrate to Canada.
In particular, the free session is targeting three groups: international students who