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Volta Democamp Set for Feb. 16

  • Jan 06, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Halifax startup hub Volta’s annual Democamp, which gives startups the chance to showcase their technology for investors and other innovation community members, is scheduled for Feb. 16.

Held virtually, the event will give entrepreneurs the chance

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Inside Genesis’ Diversity Push

  • Jan 05, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

As recently as 2015, exactly none of the ventures at St. John’s-based Genesis  startup hub were led by women. Today, nearly a third of them are.

In an interview Wednesday, Vice President of Finance and Special Projects Colin Corcoran told

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Proposify Lays Off 25

  • Jan 05, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Less than four months after it finished raising a $13 million funding round, Halifax Software-as-a-Service company Proposify is laying off 25 people as part of what CEO Kyle Racki described as an attempt to “right-size” the company after missed

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TrojAI Raises $3M Seed Round

  • Jan 04, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

In the wake of commercializing its product last summer, Saint John cybersecurity firm TrojAI has raised a $3 million seed round led by Halifax’s Build Ventures and Seattle’s Flying Fish Ventures, which was co-founded by former Microsoft, Amazon and

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Dal Offers Entrepreneurship Workshop

  • Jan 04, 2022
  • Avery Mullen

Dalhousie University’s Dal Innovates entrepreneurship hub will offer a three-day workshop about how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to scientific research and career planning in academia.

Slated to run from Jan. 26 to 28, the

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What To Watch for in 2022

  • Jan 03, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

Every year at this time, we pull out the crystal ball and try to see what the next twelve months may bring, and I’ve got to say the glass orb is a little cloudy for 2022.

I try not to write predictions in the first article of the year, because it’s

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Last Call for Bluetech Surveys

  • Jan 03, 2022
  • Peter Moreira

We’re making one last call for Canadian oceantech founders to complete our 2021 survey, which will help us produce our first report on the Canadian oceantech sector.

We’re really pleased with the responses we have received so far, but we could use

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Our Story of the Year

  • Dec 22, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

I believe that one day we’ll look back on 2021 as the year in which the Atlantic Canadian startup cluster began giving back to the governments that have supported it.

From our standpoint, the story of the year in 2021 was the governments of Canada,

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Happy Holidays to all our Readers!

  • Dec 22, 2021
  • Carol and Peter Moreira

As we do each year, we're taking off the week between Christmas and New Year's. So this is our last day of publishing until Jan. 4. 

It's been a fantastic year, and we would like to thank all our readers and customers for making it so great. In

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MCE Enriches Woodward Cup

  • Dec 21, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

The Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship is adding two awards to its annual Woodward Cup competition, including one that aims to increase participation by women and non-binary students.

The entrepreneurship hub at Memorial University of

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Halifax’s Rockwood Claims NZ Prize

  • Dec 21, 2021
  • Carol Moreira

Halifax-based geriatrician, academic, and founder Kenneth Rockwood has been awarded the 2021 Ryman Prize, which is worth NZ$250,000, or C$218,000, for his work on behalf of older adults.

The grant recognizes the Dalhousie professor’s more than 30

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Ring Rescue Inks US Distribution Deal

  • Dec 20, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

Dartmouth’s Ring Rescue, which now sells its system for removing stuck jewelry in eight countries, has inked a distribution deal with fire and emergency supplies distributor Team Equipment to make its product available to more than 200 sellers in

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