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BreatheSuite in Lazaridis Program
St. John’s-based BreatheSuite, whose products help people to use their inhalers properly, has been accepted into the seventh cohort of the prestigious Lazaridis ScaleUp program.
The Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises,
Granville Partners on DNA Swab
Granville Biomedical, the St. John’s-based maker of medical testing swabs, has formed a partnership with Toronto’s Inagene Diagnostics to develop a cheek swab for testing patients’ DNA and determining which medications are most compatible with their
Mysa Raises $20M, Focuses on Marketing
St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostat has raised a $20.3 million Series B funding round to scale up its marketing and finance an international expansion.
The deal was led by Cycle Capital Management, a cleantech-focused venture capital fund based
Innovacorp Calls for GreenShoots Applicants
Innovacorp has put out a call for applicants to its GreenShoots funding and mentorship program, which will offer six agtech, biotech or cleantech companies up to $40,000 in grants.
The competition is run by Innovacorp, the Nova Scotia Innovation
Spark Winners Focus on Health, Cleantech
The annual Spark Nova Scotia startup competition has awarded five-figure cash prizes to 10 startups, with a strong focus this year on medtech and cleantech innovation.
The 10 companies received a combined $375,000, with the top two bagging $50,000
Densitas Expands Into Guyana
Halifax’s Densitas has inked a deal with nonprofit RAD-AID International to deploy its intelliMammo AI mammography software at a hospital in Guyana, where the country’s government runs a publicly funded screening program aimed at combatting rising
Swiftsure Raises $1.05M
Swiftsure Innovations, the Pasadena, NL-based startup developing a device for cleaning the mouths and throats of people on ventilators, has raised $1.05 million in an oversubscribed seed round.
The round’s backers included Threshold Impact, Killick
Sonrai Security Raises US$50M
Sonrai Security has closed a US$50 million (C$61.9 million) Series C funding round, meaning the New York- and Fredericton-based cloud security company has now raised US$88 million in less than three years.
Sonrai issued a press release last week
Jobs: Future of Hockey Lab
The Future of Hockey Lab in Halifax is looking for a Chief Program Officer, which headlines our Job of the Week column today.
The Future of Hockey Lab says it is the first social innovation lab in the world working to solve access in the sport of
Vertically Integrated Cannabis Coming to NSLC
Mount Uniacke, NS-based cannabis grower Jazz Cabbage will have its product listed in NSLC Cannabis stores starting in November, making it the first vertically integrated marijuana cultivator to sell its product legally in Nova Scotia.
The company
Harbr Launches Fintech, Raising $5M
Nearing the close of a $5 million equity raise, Halifax fintech and construction management startup Harbr is running about six pilot projects as co-founders Dave Kim and Jeff and Ashley Kielbratowski prepare to formally launch their new product at
SnapAP Builds Out Marketing Team
Moncton-based fintech startup SnapAP has hired four new executives to help it scale up its marketing efforts as it looks to transition from growth via direct sales to a business model more focused on marketing.
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