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Ready2Launch Seeks Applicants
Dalhousie University has opened applications for its second Ready2Launch cohort, a summer accelerator for Atlantic Canadian university students and recent graduates.
The three-month program for technology-based ventures will be offered virtually
Audioptics Secures $1.9M in Funding
Halifax-based medtech company Audioptics Medical, whose device can see through eardrums to study the middle ear, has closed a $1.9 million investment round led by Innovacorp and the German medical device company Carl Zeiss Meditec AG.
Innovacorp,
Ocean Startup Challenge Seeks Entries
The Ocean Startup Project has opened applications for the second cohort of the Ocean Startup Challenge, quadrupling the total prize money to $1.4 million.
The Ocean Startup Project is a pan-regional group dedicated to identifying and nurturing
Propel CEO’s Letter from the Future
March 29th, 2024
Dear Three Years Ago:
Looking back on 2020, it became clear early on that COVID would disrupt the global economy and that local impact would be determined by harmony between public health officials and political leadership.
Blue Charm Acquires Symbi Medical
In a marriage of two companies operating out of Volta, Blue Charm Adherence has purchased Symbi Medical for an undisclosed price to increase the capabilities of its software and help patients get the best treatment possible.
Blue Charm is led by
Amid Beta, KorrAI Plots $500K Raise
Halifax-based KorrAI, whose artificial intelligence-powered solution helps such clients as miners analyze aeriel photos and geographic images, is midway through an equity funding round it hopes will reach $500,000.
The company is developing an AI
Oceantech Funding Opportunities Growing
Organizations supporting the ocean economy in Atlantic Canada are working to increase equity funding for oceantech companies, and they’re heartened by the growth of international funds targeting maritime innovation.
Malcolm Fraser, CEO of
Dal Plans Computer Enrollment Rise
Dalhousie University plans to markedly increase Computer Science enrollment in the coming years with the $13.3 million in funding from the Nova Scotia government, said the university’s President Deep Saini.
In an interview after hosting Premier
Tribe Network Created for BIPOC Founders
A new Halifax-based network called Tribe has been established to act as a national entrepreneurship and innovation hub for BIPOC entrepreneurs.
Founded by social entrepreneur Alfred Burgesson, the network has established partnerships with major
Pocket Finance Eyes August Launch
Halifax-based Pocket Finance, which is developing an app that provides consumers and financial advisers with better data, will soon beta-test the product and anticipates a full launch by the fall.
Founder and CEO Sheldon Brow was driven to produce
Jobs: Marketing Exec at Adaptiiv
Our Job of the Week column today features an opening for a Marketing Coordinator at Halifax-based medtech company Adaptiiv.
Adaptiiv, which raised $3.4 million in equity financing last year, has developed a system that 3D prints a bolus – a piece
Université de Moncton To Host NB Power’s AI Centre
An investment of $2.2 million over four years will create the new NB Power Artificial Intelligence Centre, to be located on the Moncton campus of the Université de Moncton.
The Centre will leverage expertise at the Université de Moncton to improve