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Entrevestor Live offers Bang for Buck
When we started planning Entrevestor Live, we set out to give founders and investors the biggest possible bang for their buck.
Entrevestor Live, an online conference that showcases the East Coast startup community’s greatest successes, is super
Eigen Inks Intel Partnership
Fredericton’s Eigen Innovations has announced a partnership with Intel that will see it use the chipmaking giant’s technology in an artificial intelligence system meant to improve the efficiency of manufacturing processes.
Founded in 2012, Eigen
Biotech Sector Takes Flight in NS
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Kevin Sullivan likes to reflect on how much the Nova Scotian life sciences sector has grown since he moved to Halifax to head a biotech company in 2013.
In those days, Nova Scotia’s bio sector had aspirations and enthusiasm, but
Emergence Inks Deal With Angel Group
Emergence, a bioscience incubator based on Prince Edward Island and targeting a national market, has inked a partnership deal with angel investor group Keiretsu Forum Canada.
Keiretsu is part of an international network that includes about 3,000
Snorble Raises 3/4 of US$2M Round
On the heels of its successful crowdfunding campaign in the spring, Snorble has received commitments for three-quarters of its current US$2 million (C$2.5 million) equity funding round.
The brainchild of Halifax-based serial entrepreneur Mike
Gray Wolf Raises $1.2M
Fredericton cybersecurity startup Gray Wolf Analytics has closed a $500,000 equity funding round, including $200,000 from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, and raised another $700,000 of non-dilutive funding from Mitacs and other sources.
Quantifying Muscle Health
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Rafaela Andrade’s grandfather built a small cookware maker into a consumer goods behemoth, rising from a poor, Brazilian neighbourhood to become one of the most prominent entrepreneurs in the city of Cabo de Santo Agostinho.
His
Atlantic Startups Mark Banner Quarter
Atlantic Canadian startups raised a gangbuster $170 million of venture capital funding in the first half of 2021, according to data from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, or CVCA.
Some $135 million of that money was
Unveiling the Entrevestor Live Program
With less than a month to go until we host Entrevestor Live, we’re pleased to unveil the program for the virtual conference taking place on Oct. 6.
We still have a few slots to fill in terms of speakers and moderators, but we can unveil the
Talkatoo Closes Funding Round
Halifax-based Talkatoo has closed a round of funding led by Toronto’s Klick Ventures, which has been the voice-transcription startup’s mentor going through the Google for Startups Accelerator: Voice AI.
The parties did not release the size of the
Dugo Wins Major U.S. Client
After doubling its revenues in 18 months, Halifax-based Dugo, which helps enterprise clients monitor remote infrastructure, has secured its first American client, which Dugo describes as a Top 5 player in the cable industry.
Dugo has developed a
We’re off till Sept 7.
As we have each year, we're taking off the week before Labour Day.
We need to recharge the batteries before a busy autumn. So we're not planning to publish articles again until Sept. 7.
See you all next month.
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