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Webjet Buys Trip Ninja
Almost three months after Halifax travel scheduling startup Trip Ninja announced it was ceasing operations, an eleventh-hour buyout has saved the company and the jobs of both its founders and employees.
In September, CEO Andres Collart said he was
Medtech Shines at Volta Cohort
Medtech and biotech companies were dominant at Wednesday’s Volta Cohort pitch competition, with all five winners pitching products with healthcare applications.
The victors triumphed in a field of 14 finalists to bag up to $25,000 in the short-term
Launching our Oceantech Survey
At Entrevestor, we’re now gearing up to produce our data reports for 2021, and we’d like to tell you how we’re enhancing these products.
As we have for the past nine years, we will produce our annual Atlantic Canada Startup Data report, which we
Venture Grade Backs 3D Planeta, KorrAI
Venture Grade, a student venture capital fund based at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, has announced new investments in two regional companies that facilitate the making of advanced maps: 3D Planeta and KorrAI.
In a statement, the young
BoomersPlus Becomes SeasonedPros
BoomersPlus, a Halifax company that matches seasoned professionals with part-time jobs where their experience is needed, is rebranding as SeasonedPros.
“We think our new name better reflects our current and future membership and who we can connect
Swarmio CSE Listing Raises $6.3M
Video game technology company Swarmio Media, which has offices in Halifax, Sydney and the Toronto area, began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange Monday, with shares spiking early in the day before surrendering most of their gains.
The
BioVectra Announces Vaccine Manufacturing Facility
Charlottetown-based BioVectra, which manufactures pharmaceutical ingredients, has announced it will build one of Canada’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facilities in a project worth $76.9 million.
The federal government will pay $39.8 million of
Ashored to Develop Whale-Safe Lobster Traps
Ashored, the Dartmouth-based maker of fishing equipment that reduces accidental harm to marine animals such as whales, will head up a $1.4 million Ocean Supercluster project to develop a “rope-on-command” system for lobster and crab traps.
Potential Motors to End “Stealth Mode”
Fredericton electric vehicle startup Potential Motors has grown from 14 to 19 people this year and plans to have a minimum viable product ready for testing in 2022, CEO Sam Poirier said in an interview Thursday.
Founded in 2018 by a team of
Introhive Scores Fast 50 Hat Trick
Fredericton- and Miami-based Introhive has cracked the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards for the third year in a row, making it the first Atlantic Canadian company to score a hat trick in the rankings of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing tech companies.
Region’s VC Activity Down in Q3
Atlantic Canadian startups attracted a mere $10 million in venture capital in the third quarter, down from a whopping $135 million in the previous quarter, according to data released Tuesday by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity
Rally Bags $500K ACOA Loan
Rally, the St. John’s maker of software for law firms, has bagged a $500,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency as it looks to hire seven new staff and ultimately reach 24 employees by 2023.
Rally sells software to help lawyers