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TechNL Unveils Hub for Remote Operations
Industry group TechNL has announced the creation of a new innovation hub in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, for companies with remote operations.
The project is funded jointly by the federal government via the Atlantic Canada Opportunities
Highlights of Entrevestor Live
We launched Entrevestor Live last year to showcase the best and the brightest of Atlantic Canadian startups, and now we've produced a video to highlight some of these companies.
If you didn't have an opportunity to join us on October 20, this is
Fostering Indigenous Participation in Oceans
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, or OSC, has announced its Two-Eyed Seeing initiative, which aims to promote Indigenous participation in Canada’s ocean economy.
The national group, which is based in Atlantic Canada, said in a statement the initiative
Bluetech: Ashored Raises US$1M from Builders Vision
Bedford, N.S.-based Ashored Innovations has raised US$1 million (C$1.36 million) from the Californian Builders Vision impact fund as part of a larger seed round.
The funding comes as Ashored, which sells fishing gear designed to reduce accidental
Vector Institute Highlights TrojAI
TrojAI, the Saint John maker of cybersecurity software for artificial intelligence systems, has become the only Atlantic Canadian startup to make the Toronto-based Vector Institute’s inaugural AI20 for 2023 -- a list of startups to watch next year.
VidCruiter Added 100 Employees in 2022
Having doubled its staff to 200 in the past year, Moncton-based recruitment software company VidCruiter is now unrolling a two-track strategy in which most customers will use its platform for either automated recruitment or for interviewing.
ACOA Funded AI, Bioprocessing, Foodtech
A new artificial intelligence centre at Memorial University, an expansion of Cape Breton’s Verschuren Centre bioprocessing hub and millions of dollars for two New Brunswick universities’ computer science programs are some of the innovation-related
PEI Life Sciences Post Banner Year
Prince Edward Island’s bioeconomy has already surpassed its 2025 growth targets, posting a gangbusters $575 million in revenue in 2021, exceeding 2020’s figure by about $200 million.
Survey data from industry group the PEI BioAlliance of more than
Six Companies Win at Tribe Pitch Competition
Halifax-based Tribe Network’s Black Startup Project hosted its first pitch competition Tuesday as part of its AYA Day event celebrating Black entrepreneurs, with startups from all four Atlantic Provinces participating.
Fifteen shortlisted companies
Volta Seeks Democamp Applicants
Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for applicants to its annual Democamp, which gives startups the chance to showcase their technology for investors and other innovation community members.
Slated to be held at Volta’s Barrington Street offices
BC Group Makes Recycled Ocean Plastic Commercially Available
British Columbia-based non-profit Ocean Legacy has begun producing what it calls the first commercially available plastic pellet in North America made from 100 per cent recycled ocean plastics. The foundation has also announced a partnership with
Halifax Business Awards Feature Several Innovators
The Halifax Business Awards this year will shine a spotlight on several innovation-driven companies, showing that companies developing their own intellectual property are gaining prominence in the city's business community.