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UNB’s Apex Competition
The University of New Brunswick is offering entrepreneurs a total of $30,000 worth of funding via this year’s Apex Startup Challenge.
The event, organized by UNB’s International Business & Entrepreneurship Centre, will see students and early-stage
Meta Replaces CEO, Nasdaq Listing in Jeopardy
A week after Halifax advanced materials-maker Meta Materials swapped out its CEO, the company’s stock price woes continue to worsen, despite the recent dismissal of a class action lawsuit filed against it in New York.
The one-time unicorn said it
Volta to Host Investor Pitch Day
Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for applicants to its first Investment Day event, which it will host in collaboration with accelerator Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic.
The event will be held at Volta’s new offices in downtown Halifax’s
NBIF, ONB to Host Climate Summit
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation will host a climatetech summit in Saint John Nov. 23 — this year’s iteration of the organization’s long-running R3 events, which highlight applied research in the province.
The day-long gathering will give
Bluetech Industry to Host Data Challenge
A group of bluetech industry support organizations will host an innovation competition called the Ocean of Data Challenge on Nov. 20.
The challenge will be held virtually and is spearheaded by the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System, or
Supercluster Seeks Cleantech Projects
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the national group that co-funds research and development projects with the private sector, is looking for climatetech-related proposals.
The Supercluster, which splits the cost of projects with companies and
Sparrow, MOC Honoured at Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards
A pair of Halifax startups familiar to Entrevestor readers were among the companies honoured at this year’s Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards from the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia: Sparrow BioAcoustics and MOC Biotechnologies.
Sparrow
ACOA Backs Six Life Science Startups
Six life sciences startups are receiving almost a combined $3 million worth of loans from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to expand their product offerings, scale production and tap new markets.
“This funding has been instrumental in
EmployNXT Enters Microsoft Founder Hub
Halifax-based EmployNXT, whose AI-driven technology aims to encourage equity in hiring, has been accepted into the esteemed Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub – three months before its product is launched.
Growing out of Saint Mary’s University’s
Tribe Network Reflects on First Year
Tribe Network, the Halifax-based startup support organization for BIPOC entrepreneurs, grew to include 930 members during its first year of public-facing activity, as well as distributing more than $500,000 of grants and program funding to other
Shoelace To Host Education Summit
Halifax-based edtech company Shoelace Learning later this month will host a summit of leaders in education, artificial intelligence and diversity to delve into education in the age of AI.
Called Windows and Mirrors: Meeting of the Minds, the summit
Glas Ocean Raises US$2M
Glas Ocean Electric’s US$2 million, or C$2.75 million, seed round will offer the Halifax startup a new level of flexibility compared to the project-based funding it has tapped in the past, according to CEO Sue Molloy.
Founded by Molloy in 2016,