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CarbonCure Closes US$80M Round

  • Jul 12, 2023
  • Peter Moreira

Dartmouth-based green construction technology company CarbonCure Technologies has closed a US$80 million (C$105.7 million) venture capital round – the largest VC round ever in Nova Scotia.

The global leader in carbon dioxide removal technologies

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Summer Institute Celebrates 10th Cohort

  • Jul 11, 2023
  • Carol Moreira

Five companies on Tuesday graduated from The Summer Institute program at University of New Brunswick during the program's annual Demo Day.

The Summer Institute teaches sales, marketing, and customer validation skills to companies with positive

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Five Teams Graduate from Energia

  • Jul 11, 2023
  • Peter Moreira

Energia Ventures, the accelerator affiliated with the University of New Brunswick, held its most recent demo day on Tuesday, with five founders presenting their businesses.

It was the ninth demo day for Energia, which is an accelerator for energy,

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MUN’s School of Ocean Technology Seeks New Head

  • Jul 10, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Memorial University’s Fisheries and Marine Institute is searching for a new head of its School of Ocean Technology. 

The incoming boss will replace Interim Head Joe Singleton and oversee the development of undergraduate and graduate degree

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Ocean Allies Launches Diversity Award

  • Jul 10, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Ocean Allies, a Halifax-based bluetech organization that partners with industry players to advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the sector, has announced the creation of a new Ocean Impact Award under a partnership with Invest Nova Scotia.

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MLS Launches First Satellite

  • Jul 09, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Nova Scotia is now home to Canada’s first operational commercial spaceport.

Maritime Launch Services, or MLS, completed its first suborbital rocket launch from its new Canso facility on Friday under a collaboration with York University students.

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Volta Seeks Ecosystem Award Nominees

  • Jul 09, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for nominees for its fifth annual Ecosystem Impact Awards, honouring changemakers from the innovation ecosystem across Atlantic Canada.

The nominations will be open until Aug. 9, with the judging committee's top

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Entrevestor Data Coming to Fredericton July 12

  • Jul 06, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Entrevestor will present highlights of its 2022 Atlantic Canadian Startup Data Report next Wednesday, July 12, in Fredericton.

The event will be held at startup hub Planet Hatch from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and will include a presentation from

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Dal Seeks ideaBUILD Applicants

  • Jul 06, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB incubator has opened applications for this year’s ideaBUILD accelerator — a 10-month program meant to help deeptech startups develop and manufacture their products.

Previously called simply BUILD, the program

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UNB to Host 3 Startup Events Next Week

  • Jul 05, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

The University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, or TME, will host three demo day events in Fredericton next week.

The J. Herbert Smith Centre oversees a host of entrepreneurship programs at

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TechNL Starts Construction on Remote Operations Hub

  • Jul 05, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Construction has started on Newfoundland and Labrador industry group TechNL’s new, $9.6 million Innovation Centre for Remote Operations.

TechNL is creating the centre in response to a pair of reports issued by the provincial government and

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Cleantech Event Offers $100K Prize

  • Jul 04, 2023
  • Peter Moreira

Seven cleantech companies have been accepted into the inaugural Atlantic Canada Cleantech Scale-up and Investment Challenge, which offers a chance to win $100,000 in equity funding.

The Challenge, which is presented by Imaginal Ventures, Foresight

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