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Ring Rescue Inks US Distribution Deal
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
Fraser Calls 2021 Transformational
Malcolm Fraser is categorizing 2021 as an “unbelievable” year for Innovacorp, highlighted by the $104 million exit from Meta Materials Inc., the largest exit in the venture capital agency’s history.
In a year-end interview, the CEO of the Nova
Four Eyes Prepares for Series A
In the wake of doubling both its team and its client count over the last 18 months, Saint John regulatory software startup Four Eyes Financial is hiring another five people and preparing for a Series A funding round in early 2022.
The 31-person
Supercluster Announces Two Projects for $3.6M
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster has announced a pair of new projects worth a combined $3.6 million -- one to remotely monitor work being conducted at offshore sites and one to develop risk assessment and crisis management strategies.
The remote
Alongside Buys CareerBeacon
Alongside, the Moncton-based maker of human resources software, has acquired CareerBeacon for an undisclosed price, allowing the development team to take control of the job board and plot its expansion.
The Moncton company announced the purchase of
Bluetech Founders: Please Fill Out Our Survey
At Entrevestor, we're in the process of preparing our annual data reports for 2021, including our first pan-Canadian Oceantech Data Report, which will be made available to the general public early in 2022.
If you head up an oceantech startup in
IDG Communications Buys LeadSift
Halifax-based LeadSift, whose software helps tech companies identify sales leads, has been acquired by Boston-based media company IDG Communications for an undisclosed price.
The two companies issued a press release today announcing the deal, and
Sankara Wins BMO Celebrating Women Grant
Lily Lynch, co-founder of Saint John-based online multicultural marketplace Sankara, is one of 18 women recognized by the BMO Celebrating Women Grant.
Nationally, nearly a thousand women business owners applied for the grant that recognizes a
Trophi.ai Races Through Seed Round
St. John’s-based Trophi.ai, which is developing artificial intelligence software for e-sports coaching and eventually real-world sports, has raised a round of seed funding led by Halifax’s Concrete Ventures and several angel investors.
Co-founded
Volta To Host Media Relations Seminar
The Halifax-based startup hub Volta will host a seminar on media relations for startups next month, led by Entrevestor principal Peter Moreira.
The free seminar will be a hybrid in-person and online event to be held Jan. 12, starting at noon.
Gaia To Produce Natural Gas for Rockets
A Saint John entrepreneur plans to tap Atlantic Canada’s high winds for carbon capture projects that she hopes will help power the space industry, with a working prototype slated for completion next year.
Tammy Cai is a Memorial University-trained
DuaScript Wins Pitch & Pick
DuaScript, which makes software for compounding pharmacies, has won St. John’s-based Genesis’s Pitch & Pick competition, amid a field of heavily software-focused competitors.
The company, founded by pharmacist Jonathan Edwards, is building software