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STEED’S, Pilot X Victorious at Innovate and Elevate

  • May 24, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

A combined bed and bottle feeder for puppies and a transportation and courier marketplace were the victors of Thursday’s Innovate and Elevate virtual pitch competition from Halifax-based Tribe Network.

STEED’S Baby Bottle Bed Founder Rosalind Steed

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Genesis Extends Evolution Deadline

  • May 23, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

Genesis, the Newfoundland and Labrador startup hub, has extended the deadline to apply for the Summer 2024 cohort of its 10-week Evolution accelerator to June 7.

Genesis bills Evolution as a “pre-incubator” course meant to prepare young companies

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Life Sciences NS Names Grant CEO

  • May 22, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

Industry group Life Sciences Nova Scotia has named a new CEO: Doris Grant, previously its Vice President of Business Development and Strategy.

Grant has worked in the industry for nearly 30 years and held private sector, public sector and academic

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Hope Blooms Plans Green Mobile Music Studio

  • May 22, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

A Halifax social venture is giving youths the chance to participate in community development initiatives while enjoying a taste of entrepreneurship.

Launched in 2008, Hope Blooms works with teenagers in the city’s historically diverse North End to

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Atlantic Startups Raised $35M of VC in Q1

  • May 20, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

Atlantic startups have posted their weakest first quarter fundraising performance since the depths of the pandemic, according to new data from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, though Newfoundland and Labrador is a bright

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AVF Announces 32 Participating Companies

  • May 20, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

The Atlantic Venture Forum, or AVF, has announced 32 showcase companies that will be highlighted at the two-day conference this June.

The AVF will be held June 5 and 6 at the Halifax Convention Centre. Backed by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities

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CoLab Software Raises C$28.6M

  • May 16, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

St. John’s-based CoLab Software has raised a US$21 million, or C$28.6 million, Series B funding round led by New York’s Insight Partners, with plans to use the money for a commercialization push and “big swings” on AI.

The raise comes on the back

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Volta to Host Pitch Competition May 28

  • May 16, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax startup hub Volta will hold its next quarterly Virtual Pitch Competition May 28.

The competitions offer budding founders the chance to practice giving a three-minute pitch to a panel of judges. Winners are chosen based solely on the quality

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NovaResp Raises $3M

  • May 15, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

NovaResp, the Halifax developer of technology for treating sleep apnea, has raised a $3 million seed extension round that CEO Hamed Hanafi expects to fund the company through completion of its clinical trials.

The deal builds on a $2 million round

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UpBeing Aims for Responsible Alternative to Social Media

  • May 15, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

A Halifax startup is aiming to create an online platform that leverages the positive, community-oriented aspects of social media without relying on manipulative engagement-boosting practices or monetizing users’ personal data.

Chief Executive Sam

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Seven Pitch at Volta, CDL Investor Day

  • May 15, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

Seven companies pitched at Halifax startup hub Volta’s spring Investment Day event Tuesday, which it hosted in collaboration with accelerator Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic.

The event gave pre-vetted seed-stage and Series A companies the chance

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Atlantic BIOCON May 28-30

  • May 14, 2024
  • Avery Mullen

Atlantic BIOCON, the industry gathering for life sciences, will be held at the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University this May 28 to 30, with presenters from the startup community including Aruna Revolution and Dispersa, among others.

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