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Energia Seeking Cohort Members
Fredericton-based accelerator Energia Ventures is inviting applications from companies in the smart-grid, energy, cleantech, and cybersecurity sectors.
A Global Accelerator Network (GAN) member, Energia’s program is headquartered in Fredericton and
CDL Angels Invest $7M in 2 Years
In less than two years, the Creative Destruction Lab-Atlantic has established itself as the main angel funding group in Atlantic Canada, with its members investing about $7 million into 23 companies – so far.
The CDL is primarily a mentorship group
ACOA Lends Eadie Tech $300K
Halifax-based medtech company Eadie Technologies has received a $153,000 loan from the federal government to help finance the design and development of its device for testing glaucoma patients.
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency issued a
Kyriakidis Joins Feds’ AI Council
Jordan Kyriakidis, CEO of Halifax-based QRA Corp, has been appointed to the Federal Government’s new Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence. He will be advising on how to build on Canada’s strength in AI in a way that reflects democratic
Smartpods Gains with The Pulse
After a modest change to its business model of making automatically adjusting desks, Smartpods is reporting higher sales with particular success in selling to the federal government and the new market of call centres.
The Dieppe, NB-based company
NB Hosts Virtual Job Fair
Like a lot of tech companies in New Brunswick, Introhive has been facing the challenges of finding New Brunswick-based talent to join their team.
“The reality is we have some really great talent here in New Brunswick from an IT perspective,” says
NB’s Precision Medicine Centre
The New Brunswick Center for Precision Medicine in Moncton will open this year. It was built as a collaboration between the Atlantic Cancer Research Institute and the Université de Moncton.
It’s the first purpose-built precision medicine centre in
PEI’s Kay MacPhee Mourned
The loss of Kathleen "Kay" MacPhee is being widely felt in the startup community, following the recent passing of the educator and force behind two literacy-focused ventures.
A former teacher who used her expertise and passion to help found
CDL-Atlantic Graduates 11 Teams
Creative Destruction Lab-Atlantic has revealed the 11 companies that have graduated from its 2018-19 cohort.
Operating out of Dalhousie University, the CDL-Atlantic just finished its second cohort, which began last autumn with just over two dozen
McCrae, Barbara Headline Volta Talk
Startup community vets Rob Barbara and Gillian McCrae highlighted concerns about two parts of the funding regime in Atlantic Canada during a talk at Volta last week – a discussion that’s available online.
McCrae, Venture Manager at Creative
Naveco Power Wins Rising Star Award
Fredericton-based Naveco Power, a clean energy developer, has received the Rising Star Award at New Brunswick Power’s Energy Efficiency Excellence Awards.
The Rising Star Award recognizes an individual (or group) less than 30 years of age who has
Volta Holds Awards for Ecosystem
Volta has opened nominations for its first Ecosystem Impact Awards.
The Awards recognize the local leaders and supporters who are helping to grow the startup ecosystem in Atlantic Canada.
“We all have a role to play in creating a more innovative