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Leahy Revives 2 Zombie Startups
A Halifax entrepreneur is relaunching two “zombie startups” in a bid to revitalize the stalled businesses.
John Leahy is the co-founder of Imagine That and Patient Intelligence. Both were created several years ago, but failed to gain traction.
Biotech Segment Continues To Grow
One of the strongest developments in the Atlantic Canadian startup community in recent years is the development of the life sciences segment – both the biotech companies and the ecosystem that supports them.
Five years ago, these companies made up
BioNova Calls for Tax Credit Reforms
While applauding recent investment tax credit reforms in Nova Scotia, the province’s life sciences association wants further improvements, including offering the credits to investors outside the region.
BioNova, the group that supports the
Safa in Plug and Play with 1st Client
St. John’s-based Safa, which uses an artificial intelligence solution to help companies retain employees, has launched its product Safa Insight and is already working with its first enterprise client in the U.S.
The company issued a press release
Halifax Opens Innovation Outpost
The startup ecosystem in the region’s largest city got a boost Thursday with the launch of two initiatives overseen by the Halifax Partnership – the Halifax Innovation Outpost and the Halifax Innovation District.
Located at Volta, the Halifax
Jobs of the Week: Dal, Dash Hudson
A pair of openings at Halifax-based Dash Hudson and an opportunity at Dalhousie University’s Norman Newman Centre for Entrepreneurship headline our Jobs of the Week column today.
The Newman Centre is Dalhousie’s hub for entrepreneurship, assisting
Remembering a Soldier through his Letters
One of the highlights of 2019 for me was transcribing a bunch of old family papers, including correspondence from the First World War when my grandfather and his brother were artillery officers.
Each Remembrance Day, I always think of my
Introhive Hits No. 10 in Tech Fast50
Relationship intelligence company Introhive has placed No. 10 in the 2019 Deloitte Technology Fast50, the first Atlantic Canadian company to break the top 10 in the prestigious pan-Canadian competition.
The global consultancy Deloitte on Thursday
15 To Pitch at Volta Cohort Nov. 20
Fifteen Atlantic Canadian tech startups have been selected to pitch at the fall 2019 Volta Cohort Pitch Event on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in Halifax.
As many as five companies will receive $25,000 in investment as well as mentorship, office space and
Kognitiv Spark Makes Companies-To-Watch List
Fredericton-based augmented reality company Kognitiv Spark has been named to the Companies-to-Watch list as a part of Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast50 Awards.
The Companies-to-Watch award highlights emerging Canadian tech companies that exhibit
Motryx Wins $55K BIC Competition
Motryx, the Halifax company whose technology improves the transportation of blood samples, has won the $55,000 BioInnovation Challenge, Atlantic Canada’s top pitching competition for life sciences companies.
Co-Founder and CEO Franziska Broell
Startup Metrics Talk in Fredericton
Please join us Nov. 13 for Entrevestor's State of the Startup Community presentation at the Wu Centre at University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.
Each year, Entrevestor charts the growth of the startup community, collecting data on such metrics
