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Atlantic Canadian VC Strong Despite National Headwinds
The first half of 2022 was a strong period for Atlantic Canadian venture capital deals, buttressed by nearly record-breaking fundraising activity from Nova Scotia, according to data released Thursday by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private
Seagrave to Head National Bio Group
BioNB CEO Meaghan Seagrave is leaving the New Brunswick organization to head up Bioindustrial Innovation Canada and its affiliated Sustainable Chemistry Alliance, which invests in early-stage life sciences companies.
Seagrave, who holds a master’s
BUILD Applications Open
Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB incubator has opened applications for this year’s BUILD accelerator — a 10-month program meant to help deep tech startups develop and manufacture their products.
Companies in the program will have access to
Potential’s First EV To Be Off-Road Camper
Fredericton-based Potential Motors’ electric vehicle will be an off-road camper van that uses the company’s vehicle control software to identify and adapt to changes in terrain.
Chief Executive Sam Poirier said in March the vehicle will be a
Ed Martin Named Director of MCE
Ed Martin, former CEO at St. John’s-based edtech startup Zorbit’s Math, has been appointed Director of the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship at Memorial University.
As director of the MCE, Martin will lead an organization that has worked with
Four Atlantic Companies Receive SDTC Funding
The federal government’s Sustainable Development Technology Canada, or SDTC, has announced grants for four Atlantic Canadian startups: Hampstead, N.B.’s PLAEX Building Systems, and Halifax-based ZeroIN Foods, Drinkable Water Solutions and OceanSync
Propel Names Traction and Growth Grads
Atlantic Canada's IT accelerator Propel has announced seven graduate companies from the latest cohort of its Traction and Growth program.
The Traction and Growth program is meant for startups that have already completed Propel’s more basic Vision
Virtual Hallway Books 500 Consults for NS Doctors
Virtual Hallway has helped doctors to schedule more than 500 meetings with specialists through a pilot program with Nova Scotia Health’s Innovation Hub since the end of May.
The six-month program will evaluate whether the province should partner
Hickey Out at Invest Nova Scotia
Invest Nova Scotia Executive Chair Tom Hickey has resigned, citing other professional commitments, mere weeks after his appointment to helm the new amalgamation of Innovacorp and Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Progressive Conservative Premier Tim
IBI Group Paid $5.7M for HotSpot
When IBI Group bought Fredericton transportation software-maker HotSpot in June for its recurring revenue business, the Toronto engineering and technology company agreed to pay a total of $5.74 million, regulatory filings reveal.
IBI paid $2.76
Spark Nova Scotia Coming in October
The annual Spark Nova Scotia startup competition, which offers winners up to $50,000 of non-dilutive funding, will hold three pitching events in different regions of Nova Scotia this fall.
Now in its ninth year, the Spark program aims to nurture
Cybersecurity cluster continues to grow
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