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Energia Cohort Draws from Jordan, Africa
Fredericton-based startup accelerator Energia Ventures held a demo day for its latest cohort Wednesday, highlighting its status as a draw for international entrepreneurs, with four of the five companies hailing from Africa.
The accelerator is run
Startup Atlantic: Inside the New Branding Push
Fifty Atlantic Canadian startup community members travelled to the Startupfest Montreal conference last week in a bid to entice outside investors, entrepreneurs and talent to consider doing business east of the St. Lawrence.
Kathryn Lockhart, CEO
AVF Coming Sept. 13 and 14
The Atlantic Venture Forum, or AVF will be held at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel Sept. 13 and 14, marking the first time the annual summit has taken place in person since the beginning of the pandemic.
The event is organized by
The Economist’s Bluetech Conference Draws Eyes to Halifax
Britain's leading global affairs magazine, The Economist, will host a bluetech conference in Halifax this October, showcasing the region's fast-growing oceans sector on the international stage.
For several months, readers of The Economist have been
IWK Appoints MacMaster VP of Innovation
Halifax’s IWK Health Centre, Atlantic Canada's largest children's hospital, has appointed a new vice-president of research and innovation, Dr. Frank MacMaster.
In his new role, MacMaster will oversea R&D efforts, like clinical trials, at the
Ounje Bazaar Wins MTME: NEXT
A trio of student teams from the University of New Brunswick’s Master of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship or MTME, program pitched their startup ideas Friday.
The pitches were part of MTME: NEXT, their degree’s concluding demo day. The
Innovacorp Seeks Applicants for 2 Programs
Innovacorp has announced that applications are open for its five sector-specific Innovacorp Accelerate streams as well as the GreenShoots program, which is aimed at early-stage agritech or bioeconomy companies.
Each stream offers grants of up to
Hollo, PragmaClin Win Canadian GSEA
Two East Coast medtech entrepreneurs claimed the top prizes in the Canadian edition of the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, or GSEA, and will now proceed to the international finals.
David Hodgson, CEO and Co-Founder of Halifax-based Hollo
Chinova Raises $6M
Chinova Bioworks, a Fredericton-based company that uses mushrooms to make food preservatives and other ingredients, has raised a $6 million Series A funding round.
The company plans to use the money to expand its Prince Edward Island production
6 Firms Pitch at Summer Institute
The University of New Brunswick held a demo day Wednesday for its Summer Institute accelerator, its first in-person pitch event since the pandemic, with six companies presenting.
Most startup accelerators teach lean methodology to innovation-driven
Milk Moovement Raises $26M
Halifax’s Milk Moovement, which makes supply chain management software for the dairy industry, has raised a US$20 million or C$26 million round of Series A funding as it looks to expand its product development team.
The round, led by San
Soricimed Raises $200K from NBIF
Moncton’s Soricimed Biopharma has raised a $200,000 follow-on investment from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation as it continues research and development work on its treatment for pancreatic cancer.
NBIF previously invested $175,000 in