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IdeaHub Accepts Seven Startups
The Emera ideaHUB, Dalhousie University’s new incubator for companies building physical products, has accepted its first seven resident companies, and has room for more.
The goal of ideaHUB is to provide working space and mentorship for companies
SMU Places 2nd Again at VCIC
For the second year in a row, a team of under-graduates from Saint Mary’s University's Sobey School of Business has placed second in the New England edition of the world’s largest venture capital competition.
Students from seventy universities
Jobs of the Week: 2 at Dash Hudson
Dash Hudson, the fast-growing visual marketing company, has a pair of openings at its Halifax headquarters, and they headline our Jobs of the Week column today.
The Halifax-based company has an opening for a Sales Development Representative and a
AVSS Joins NASA Project in Reno
It’s a big deal when a startup finds a partner with global reach, but AVSS of New Brunswick has just found a partner whose operations extend to the far reaches of the galaxy.
Rothesay-based AVSS announced this week that it is working with the
Volta Cohort Entries Open Till April 3
Volta, Canada’s East Coast innovation hub, has opened applications for the fourth edition of its Volta Cohort pitching competition, which promises investment of as much as $25,000 to each winner.
Halifax-based Volta began the Volta Cohort two years
Influitive To Open Halifax Office
Influitive, a Toronto-based customer advocacy platform provider, is in the process of opening a Halifax office, which it refers to as its second Canadian headquarters.
The company was in the news last week when it announced a $10 million equity and
BioLoggers’ $125K Post-Pivot Raise
If a pre-seed company can raise $125,000 from angel investors in 10 minutes, it’s obvious the company has done something right.
In the case of Maritime BioLoggers, what they did right was pivot to help hospitals and pharmaceutical companies improve
Hacking Health Set for March in NL
Bounce Health Innovation, the life sciences support group in Newfoundland and Labrador, will hold its second annual Hacking Health St. John’s Hackathon on March 1-3.
Like Startup Weekend, Hacking Health is an international organization that brings
Vertiball Launches Kickstarter Drive

A New Brunswick entrepreneur wants to change the way people approach treating muscle pain.
Curtis Kennedy is the founder of Vertiball, a portable, mountable, rolling massager. The company launched its Kickstarter campaign to manufacture its first
Liftoff Is Part of John Swan’s Legacy
Jake Swan started Liftoff Capital to help entrepreneurs link up with investors, peers and mentors, but now he sees it as part of the legacy of his late father, the Saint John tech entrepreneur John Swan.
Jake Swan grew up hearing his father, a
Student Entrepreneurs at SMU for Conference
Student entrepreneurs from across the country will be in Halifax on Tuesday to begin working with experienced entrepreneurs at the Starting Point Entrepreneurship Conference at Saint Mary’s University.
Starting Feb. 19, the three-day
Securicy Launches Free Platform
Sydney-based Securicy, which helps medium-sized enterprises meet the cybersecurity requirements of larger customers, has launched free tools to help startups protect their data.
The company announced Wednesday that its new platform is now live, and
