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LuminUltra Acquires French Company
Fredericton-based LuminUltra Technologies, which specializes in biological tests, has acquired GL Biocontrol, a French provider of microbial testing and risk management services for municipal and industrial water systems.
Headquartered in
Freshr Lands $233K from Food Innovation Network
Halifax-based Freshr Sustainable Technologies, which makes natural food packaging, has received $232,861 from the Canadian Food Innovation Network.
The money will help Freshr collaborate with Cooke Aquaculture to pilot FreshrPack, an antibacterial
Benson Wins Falling Walls Atlantic
Dr. Annika Benson and her device for improving brain surgery outcomes are heading to Berlin in November.
Benson, a PhD researcher at Dalhousie University, captured the top prize at the Falling Walls Lab Atlantic competition at the Halifax Central
Genesis Offers Startups 101
St. John’s-based innovation hub Genesis is offering new and aspiring tech founders the chance to put their business ideas to the test in a two-hour, interactive virtual workshop.
The workshop helps participants shape and refine their concepts,
2025 Tech Forward Awards Finalists Named
Halifax-based Digital Nova Scotia, the industry association for the province’s tech sector, has announced the finalists for its 2025 Tech Forward Awards. The awards received nearly 200 nominations this year, the most in the event’s history.
Tribe Marks First Accelerate Tech Cohort
Halifax-based Tribe Network, a support organization for Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour, is celebrating the first cohort to complete its Accelerate Tech program.
Twelve ventures completed the
Blue Charm Closes $4M Seed Round
Halifax-based medical data provider Blue Charm Adherence has raised $4 million in a seed funding round to enhance its patient engagement tools and attract more customers.
The financing was co-led by Crédit Mutuel Equity of France and Invest Nova
CropMind, QuickFacts Accepted into US Programs
Two Atlantic Canadian startups have been accepted into international programs for startups.
CropMind of Fredericton was named this week to the latest cohort of Techstars, joining the Build in Tulsa Techstars program. And Halifax’s QuickFacts has
Atlantic Canadian AI Ventures Heading to ALL IN
At least 30 Atlantic Canadian companies specializing in artificial intelligence will participate in a trade mission to Montréal later this month, led by Digital Nova Scotia.
The companies will take part in ALL IN 2025, billed as Canada’s largest AI
RFINE Closes $1.7M Equity Round
In a challenging funding environment, Halifax-based RFINE Biomass Solutions has closed an over-subscribed equity funding round worth $1.7 million.
Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic posted on social media that RFINE – which upcycles spent coffee
Crowell, Roisman Imach Finalists in National Competition
Two Atlantic Canadian women are finalists for the 2025 edition of the Top Women in Tech, a national competition presented by Toast and Betakit.
Jane Crowell, who is the CEO of Particle, and Alicia Roisman Ismach, the head of Atlantic FinTech, are
Planetary Inks C$43M Deal with Frontier
Dartmouth-based Planetary Technologies has signed a US$31.3 million (C$43.2 million) agreement with Frontier to remove 115,211 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere between 2026 and 2030.
Blue-chip companies that back Frontier will pay