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Rising Demand at TME Program
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The story of how the four co-founders of Picketa Systems formed the AgTech company as their capstone project at UNB’s Faculty of Engineering makes for a pretty interesting tale. The fact that the team of four achieved this when
Volta Redesigns Academy
Halifax startup hub Volta is switching from 12-week cohorts to a rolling enrolment model for its Academy training program for very early-stage founders.
The free course was previously held twice a year. Now, intake will be continuous and the
Summer Institute Seeks Applicants
The University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship is looking for applicants to its 13-week Summer Institute accelerator.
The Summer Institute teaches sales, marketing, and customer validation
Frenter Closes $270K Raise
In the wake of a pivot, Halifax’s Frenter has raised $270,000 from a consortium of investors that includes John Risley’s CFFI Ventures, Mark Dobbins’s Killick Capital and several funds from outside Atlantic Canada.
The $270,000 close is part of a
Ocean Supercluster Seeks Labour Proposals
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the federally backed organization that cost-shares with the private sector on research and development initiatives, has put out a call for new project proposals.
In a press release, the Supercluster said the callout is
Securicy Reveals $5.2M Raise
Last summer, Cape Breton’s Securicy quietly raised its first round of institutional investment -- a US$4.1 million or C$5.2 million deal that was never publicized. As the 35-person company works to grow its staff to between 42 and 44, CEO Darren
Clean Leadership Applications Open
A summer internship program that provides Nova Scotia youth and employers with opportunities to develop leadership in green companies is once again seeking applicant employers.
The Clean Leadership Summer Internship program matches employers with
Reused Plastic and Recircle Merge
Two Nova Scotia startups focused on recycling plastic waste into usable materials have merged. Antigonish's Recircle Waste Management Solutions and Halifax's Maritime Reused Plastic Products have amalgamated and will do business under the name
Meta Faces Class Action Suit
Six months after gaining unicorn status through a listing on the Nasdaq, Meta Materials Inc. is facing a class action lawsuit from disgruntled investors.
Meta Materials, the Dartmouth maker of advanced materials that alter light, listed on the
Volta Democamp Set for Feb. 16
Halifax startup hub Volta’s annual Democamp, which gives startups the chance to showcase their technology for investors and other innovation community members, is scheduled for Feb. 16.
Held virtually, the event will give entrepreneurs the chance
Inside Genesis’ Diversity Push
As recently as 2015, exactly none of the ventures at St. John’s-based Genesis startup hub were led by women. Today, nearly a third of them are.
In an interview Wednesday, Vice President of Finance and Special Projects Colin Corcoran told
Proposify Lays Off 25
Less than four months after it finished raising a $13 million funding round, Halifax Software-as-a-Service company Proposify is laying off 25 people as part of what CEO Kyle Racki described as an attempt to “right-size” the company after missed