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Springboard Atlantic Celebrates 15th Anniversary
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Hart Devitt can truthfully say he’s gone to the far side of the world and never found an organization comparable to Springboard Atlantic.
The Director of Industry and Government Services at University of New Brunswick spent
Hussain Abdullah Launches AllinBud
Calling it an “immigrant’s dream come true”, Hussain Abdullah has launched his business AllinBud, which manufactures and sells secure wooden boxes for cannabis and related accessories.
After selling out an initial 300-unit trial run, he has now
CBGF Backs LifeRaft Again
For the second time in six months, Halifax-based security intelligence company LifeRaft has drawn investment from the Canadian Business Growth Fund, or CBGF, which is backed by the country’s largest financial institutions.
The parties did not
Airntell Wins Pitch & Pick Event
Airntell Aerospace, which is developing a drone service to support search and rescue operations, claimed the $1,500 first prize at the Genesis Pitch & Pick competition on Tuesday.
Founded by CEO Mateus Saar, Airntell uses drone technology for
QRA Closes US$3M Funding Round
Halifax-based QRA Corp., which provides natural language processing for complex engineering tasks, has closed a US$3 million (C$3.8 million) funding round to enhance its business development and customer service teams.
The venture capital funds
Startup Weekend NS Starts April 30
Startup Weekend Nova Scotia will be held online starting on April 30, with a special focus on inclusion and diversity.
A division of the global accelerator Techstars, Startup Weekends are frequently held to bring community members together to
Atlantic FinTech Partners with Fintech Cadence
Atlantic FinTech, an association supporting financial technology in the region, has partnered with Fintech Cadence, a Montreal-based national non-profit, to help grow the region’s fintech industry and ecosystem.
The region is already home to a
PEI’s Sentry Closes Series A Round
Charlottetown-based Island Water Technologies said last week its Sentry subsidiary has closed a Series A funding round, with backing from two key ethical funds that can help it grow.
Sentry, which uses real-time bio-electrode sensors to collect and
ACOA Backs Verschuren Centre
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has committed $2.2 million to support the growth of the emerging biotechnology sector at the Verschuren Centre in Sydney, Cape Breton.
The funding is being provided to the Centre and to four companies which
Pitch & Pick Set for Tuesday
Eight teams will vie for a $1,500 first prize at Genesis’s next Pitch & Pick competition, which will be held Tuesday, April 13, at 3 pm NST.
Pitch & Pick is the demo day for the eight top teams in the Evolution Program, the eight-week program at
Jason Hopper Joins QOMPLEX
When QOMPLX of Virginia acquired Hyperion Gray of North Carolina last month in a union of cybersecurity companies, it had some impact in Nova Scotia due to remote working.
Hyperion Gray’s Chief Technology Officer was Haligonian Jason Hopper, and he
Aggregated Family Forest Carbon Offsets Launched
Sackville-N.B.-based Community Forests International is launching and seeking investors for its aggregated family forest carbon offsets project which allows individual forest landowners to pool their lands and join carbon markets.
The charity