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Talkatoo Closes Funding Round

  • Sep 06, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Dugo Wins Major U.S. Client

  • Sep 05, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

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

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We’re off till Sept 7.

  • Aug 27, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

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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Innovate Care Announces Headliner

  • Aug 26, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

Innovate Care, a conference with strong East Coast involvement focused on strategies to help seniors stay more active and contribute to the economy for longer, has announced this year’s headlining speaker: Dr John Muscedere.

The conference is not

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AVF Announces Five VC Guests

  • Aug 26, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

The Atlantic Venture Forum has announced five guests for its Meet the Investors event, which will offer attendees the chance to hear senior venture capitalists discuss what they look for in potential investments.

Slated to be held virtually for the

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BioInnovation Challenge Semi-Finalists

  • Aug 25, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

Nova Scotia life sciences industry group BioNova has chosen eight semi-finalists for its annual BioInnovation Challenge to be held virtually this year, with $55,000 of funding and in-kind services up for grabs.

Now in its eleventh year, the

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COVE Joins International Consortium

  • Aug 25, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

A consortium of bluetech support organizations that includes Dartmouth’s COVE ocean technology hub has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research planning, technology commercialization and supply chain management.

Announced at

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RENK Ups Modest Tree Stake

  • Aug 24, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

Augsburg, Germany-based RENK, a subsidiary of automotive giant Volkswagen Group, will expand its stake in Modest Tree as the Halifax maker of augmented reality software looks to expand its product offering.

Modest Tree’s software allows the use of

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Davison Becomes Stash CEO

  • Aug 24, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

Fredericton-based Stash Energy, which builds energy storage technology for heat pumps, has announced its new CEO: Jamie Davison.

Founded in 2015, Stash uses heating registers -- systems that use opening and closing slats to control the movement of

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Angels Defy Pandemic As Funding Tops $100M

  • Aug 23, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

Canadian angel investors defied economic headwinds and fears from industry leaders to book $102.9 million worth of deals in 2020, a report by the National Angel Capital Organization with input from Entrevestor has found.

The Changing Landscape,

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Frenter Acquires Rentbridge

  • Aug 22, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax-based equipment rental marketplace Frenter has acquired Alberta’s Rentbridge and now its 15-year-old Founder and CEO Zach Laberge is working on a $450,000 pre-seed funding round.

Labege said in an interview his company paid for Rentbridge

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LeBlanc To Chair Entrevestor Live

  • Aug 22, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

We’ve got great news: Nicole LeBlanc has kindly agreed to be the chair and host of Entrevestor Live, our virtual event taking place on Oct. 6.

Entrevestor Live will be a celebration of success in the Atlantic Canadian startup community, with some

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