The important activity in the Nova Scotia startup community in 2019 was in the development of the ecosystem rather than the performance of companies.

Certainly, many companies had highlights, which we’ve already cited. ABK Biomedical raised $40

Nova Box, which sells gift boxes stuffed with goods made in Nova Scotia, is expanding across Atlantic Canada with the acquisition of The East Coast Box Company.

Allyson England, who started Halifax-based Nova Box four years ago, said the

Charlottetown-based AffinityImmuno is looking for a larger partner to licence out its product that tests whether a person has antibodies that can ward off COVID-19.

The four-year-old company specializes in antibodies, which are proteins used by the

Our Job of the Week column this week features an opening for a Senior Full Stack Developer at Dash Hudson in Halifax.

Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social media.

The wheels are in motion to create an Atlantic Canadian angel funding group, but its effectiveness will be restricted by the lack of a pan-regional investment tax credit.

We’ve written before about the decline in angel funding in 2019, and the

Swiftsure Innovations captured the $55,000 prize at the 10th annual BioInnovation Challenge pitch competition on Wednesday.

Swiftsure, which was selected from three finalists in a virtual event, will receive a $25,000 grant and $30,000 worth of

The thing that stood out in Prince Edward Island’s startup community in 2019 was the big deals, especially in the Island’s vaunted life sciences sector. Led by the PEI BioAlliance, life sciences has long been a strength on PEI and in 2019 it

The Halifax Innovation District and the professional services firm Davis Pier have launched the new Food Security Innovation initiative to seek innovative ways to improve access to food in Halifax.

The two groups are asking to hear from community

On Nov. 25, I will be presenting Entrevestor’s 2019 Startup Data analysis with a special focus on Newfoundland and Labrador as part of Research Week at Memorial University.

The presentation will be a virtual event on Hopin, and you can register for

Sixteen early-stage startups – most of them based outside Metro Halifax – will pitch for as much as $25,000 each in equity funding at the next Volta Cohort Pitch Event on Nov. 25.

And for the first time, Volta has announced that members of the

Seddi, which is dedicated to the digital design of textiles and garments, has received a $477,075 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to help build up its commercialization team in Halifax.

With offices in Madrid, New York and

Catch Propel CEO Kathryn Lockhart and me chatting with host Mark Leger on the Huddle podcast, which is now available. 

I interviewed Lockhart last month, and she revealed an ambition to make Atlantic Canada a farm for "baby unicorns." These would