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L2M Oceans Unveils Cohort
Lab2Market’s third oceans cohort commenced Monday, boasting the program’s highest ever level of gender diversity.
Forty percent of the students attending the seven-week accelerator for research commercialization identify as female, compared to 23
Introducing Entrevestor Live Headliners
We’re delighted to announce that our Entrevestor Live conference next month will be headlined by three of the hottest companies in Atlantic Canada – Milk Moovement, Shoelace Learning, and Sonrai Security.
We launched Entrevestor Live last year to
Halifax’s Bright Raises $1.45M
Halifax’s Bright has raised a $1.45 million round of funding led by Halifax’s Tidal Venture Partners, building on traction from the spring and summer, CEO David Howe said in an interview.
Along with Tidal, Halifax’s Concrete Ventures and provincial
AVF To Feature 22 Showcase Companies
The Atlantic Venture Forum, or AVF, has announced 22 showcase companies that will be highlighted at the event.
The AVF will be held Sept. 13 and 14 at the Halifax Marriot Harbourfront Hotel, marking the first in-person iteration of the event since
Ready2Launch Demo Day Sept. 22
Dalhousie University will hold a demo day for the third cohort of its Ready2Launch accelerator September 22.
The three-month program for technology-based ventures was held virtually this year and wrapped up Aug. 26. It was open to undergraduate,
B4Checkin and Maestro PMS to Integrate Products
Halifax payment processing specialist B4Checkin's TransForm technology will be incorporated into Ontario-based Maestro PMS’s property management software for hotels.
B4Checkin, which does business as b4, sells browser-based software to process
Rally Integrates OpenAI
Rally, the St. John’s maker of process automation software for law firms, is incorporating technology from San Francisco artificial intelligence non-profit OpenAI into its software platform to help lawyers draft contracts.
Spellbook is Rally’s new
Entrevestor Live Set for Oct. 20
We’re delighted to announce that our second annual Entrevestor Live event will be held on the afternoon of Oct. 20, and it will be hybrid so you can attend live or online.
Showcasing some of the most successful startups in the region, we launched
Ocean Tracking Network Receives $38.5M
A Halifax-based network that tracks ocean health has received almost $39 million in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The money will help with tracking important aquatic species impacted by climate change.
The Spark: Igniting Conversations Series Returns
The second annual session of The Spark: Igniting Conversations series will focus on growing entrepreneurship in the African Nova Scotian community, introducing new entrepreneurs to seasoned ones to share how to build successful businesses.
BioNova Unveils BIC Short List
Nova Scotia life sciences industry group BioNova has chosen eight semi-finalists for its annual BioInnovation Challenge, with $55,000 of funding and in-kind services up for grabs.
Now in its twelfth year, the pitching competition will be held
Venn Garage Adds Startups
Three early-stage New Brunswick startups have entered the Venn Garage incubator program, after being selected from the open pitch competition in July.
As a resident Garage startup, the new companies will receive a hotdesk at the Junction, Venn’s