Congrats to Atlantic Canadian startup founders! You've helped to ensure our fundraising for the Canadian Mental Health Association will surpass $1,000 this year. 

But it's not enough. 

As of Tuesday night, we had received 100 responses to our

Atlantic Canada's innovation community is home to a host of impressive women, some founders and some working in support organizations. 

In honour of International Women's Day, we're showcasing five dynamic women who are helping to advance

Carolyn Crewe, Halifax-based founder of Duckish Natural Skin Care, has teamed up with other female business owners to create a Boom Box, aka “a wellness box for Tired A$$ Women in hopes of inspiring women to take a break”.

The box, available as a

Quispamsis, NB insurance technology startup Brunvalley has closed a $300,000 funding round, including a $100,000 follow-on investment from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

The new round of financing comes in the wake of another $100,000

Drawing inspiration from the fintech unicorn Verafin, the Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship is looking for applicants to its Solvers program, which pairs industry professionals with would-be entrepreneurs to co-found companies. 

The industry

With its foothold in the long-term care industry established, Halifax senior care startup Tenera Care is looking to diversify into other market segments — a push being led by an announcement Wednesday that Tenera will partner with retirement home

I had the pleasure recently of being interviewed by Dennis Young, the Founder and Managing Director of Barrington Edge, for his Beyond the Edge podcast, which is now live. 

Barrington Edge is a multi-faceted tech support group that helps companies

Though missing out on the bonanza of mega-deals, Atlantic Canada recorded one of its best years ever last year in raising venture capital, according to the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association.

The CVCA released its 2021 data

At Entrevestor, we're in the process of preparing our annual Startup Data Report, which offers the most detailed snapshot available of the state of the Atlantic Canadian Startup Community.

If you are a startup founder in Atlantic Canada, please

Halifax- and Toronto-based Curv Health has raised a $5.1 million seed round led by Toronto’s iGan Partners and Halifax's Build Ventures to develop a full-stack telehealth system for employers and insurance companies.

The telehealth project

Halifax drug discovery company Appili Therapeutics has inked a US$10 million (C$12.67 million) deal with the United States Department of Defence to test a vaccine against tularemia — a highly contagious infection that can be deadly when introduced

The Dal Innovates Sandboxes — groups at Dalhousie University designed to facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration — have announced a Health Innovation Sprint event to encourage innovation in the healthcare field.

The sprint will last just over