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Launching the Latest Entrevestor Survey

  • Mar 08, 2023
  • Peter Moreira

We’re calling on all startups to complete our quick-and-confidential 2022 Atlantic Canadian startup survey, which is the backbone of our coming Entrevestor Atlantic Canada Startup Data report.

The startup report provides a benchmark used by

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Bluetech: Novarium Aims for More Funding in Quebec

  • Mar 08, 2023
  • Peter Moreira

Asked for her priorities for 2023, Amélie Desrochers answered instantly: she wants to see more funding for bluetech startups in Quebec.

Desrochers is the Accelerator Head at Novarium, the blue economy support organization based in Rimouski, the

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Quebec’s New Bluetech Accelerator

  • Mar 08, 2023
  • Peter Moreira

Novarium, the Quebec bluetech support organization, has opened the first cohort of its Flots Pro accelerator, welcoming companies from across the province to the 12- to 18-month program.

Flots targets companies with a product in the market, helping

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Using Portraiture As Tool for Inclusivity

  • Mar 08, 2023
  • Carol Moreira

It’s often said that young people need to be able to see themselves represented before they can aspire to success in a particular field. Halifax-based artist and entrepreneur Jo Napier's new venture sees her painting successful women with that in

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Oneka Opens Nova Scotia Office

  • Mar 08, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Sherbrooke, Que,-based Oneka Technologies, which in 2021 raised $5.5 million in a round of equity and non-dilutive funding, has opened an office at the Dartmouth-Based Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship, or COVE.

Founded in 2015 by

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Enactus Canada Regional Champs Named

  • Mar 06, 2023
  • Carol Moreira

Four ventures working in social innovation have been named 2023 regional champions at an event staged by Enactus Canada, a national charity and experiential learning platform for post-secondary students, which is part of a global network.

The

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Shoelace Makes GSV Cup Finals

  • Mar 06, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Just a month after it raised an oversubscribed seed round that had originally been targeted at $4 million, Halifax’s Shoelace Learning is one of 20 edtech startups globally to have reached the finals of the prestigious GSV Cup.

To make it to the

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Women’s Angel Fund Opens Applications

  • Mar 06, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

The Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund, the new female-focused angel investing group from the non-profit Atlantic Women’s Venture Foundation, is now accepting applicants from founders.

The angel group is the result of a partnership between the the

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FIVAMed Inks National Distribution Deal

  • Mar 05, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

As it launches the second generation of its flagship product, Halifax medical device maker FIVAMed has inked a distribution deal with Ontario-based industry incumbent Canadian Hospital Specialties, or CHS.

FIVAMed makes technology for alerting

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Invest NS Seeks Bio, Ag and Cleantech Startups

  • Mar 05, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Invest Nova Scotia has put out a call for applicants to its GreenShoots funding and mentorship program, which offers agtech, biotech and cleantech companies up to $40,000 in grants.

The latest iteration of the program marks its first time being run

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UNB Seeks Scale Up Atlantic Applicants

  • Mar 03, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

Leadership teams at mature startups might find a support program tailored to the unique needs of their larger enterprises in the form of the University of New Brunswick’s Scale Up Atlantic Canada program.

The six-month program, spearheaded by UNB’s

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UNB Expands Construction Research Centre

  • Mar 03, 2023
  • Avery Mullen

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is giving the University of New Brunswick just over $1.3 million towards a $2.8 million expansion of the school’s Off-site Construction Research Centre, which works with the private sector to develop

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