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Supercluster Unveils $52M of Refreshed Projects
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the federal organization that organizes joint funding partnerships with the private sector, has announced a raft of 16 ongoing projects that are worth a total of $52 million.
The combined funding package represents one
Volta Pitch Competition for Women April 26
Halifax startup hub Volta will host a Women Taking over the World with Tech, or WTWT, pitch competition next Wednesday, April 26 at 4:00 pm AST.
The competition, which is a virtual event, will see women founders deliver three-minute pitches and
Invest NS Announces Greenshoots Cohort
Provincial economic development agency Invest Nova Scotia has announced the five companies in its winter 2023 GreenShoots cohort, which are receiving a combined $170,000 in grants.
The funding and mentorship program offers agtech, biotech
SeasonedPros Sees Rising Demand
As high-growth companies grapple with a highly competitive and expensive talent market for senior leadership, Kevin MacIntyre, CEO of Halifax-based SeasonedPros, is seeing demand for his business swell.
SeasonedPros, which was founded in 2011 and
The Changing Market for Talent
When Halifax-based QuickFacts posted a job ad promising software developers a four-day work week, the insurance software startup received more than twice as many applicants as it typically had from previous ads — more than 350 people.
The company’s
Ocean Supercluster to Host Conference
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster will host a one-day conference in Ottawa May 15, dubbed Ambition 2035, with the aim of workshopping strategies to grow the national blue economy to $220 billion over the next 12 years.
The conference will include a
QuickFacts Wins $25K Pond Award
Halifax-based QuickFacts Inc., which has developed a customizable software platform for insurance brokers, has captured the 2023 Gerry Pond Award for sales and traction.
Propel, Atlantic Canada’s virtual accelerator, presented the award and its
Oneka Bags $4.9M from SDTC
Sherbrooke, Que,-based Oneka Technologies, which has substantial business interests in Nova Scotia, has received a $4.9 million grant from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, or SDTC, as it marks the official creation of its Chilean
Meta Materials Raising US$25M
Dartmouth-based advanced manufacturing company Meta Materials said Friday it will sell another 83 million of its shares at US$0.30 apiece on the Nasdaq stock exchange to raise US$25 million, or C$33.4 million, sending its stock price tumbling.
Its
Number of Startups Rose 4.4% to 805
As we begin to dig through the data for our coming report on the Atlantic Canadian startup community, one theme that is emerging is the slowing growth of the community overall.
The preliminary data we’ve accrued so far shows there were 805 startups
GIT Raises $10.2M
Halifax-based marine coatings maker Graphite Innovations & Technology, or GIT, has closed a $10.2 million Series A funding round led by BDC Capital’s ClimateTech Fund as it looks to scale up its commercialization activities.
Also investing is
COVE to Host Pitch Session With VCs
The Dartmouth-based Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship, or COVE, is adding a new feature to its annual Demo Day this year: a pitch session with representatives from 10 bluetech startups and 10 venture capital firms.
The event dubbed