Sobey family connection might help new LongShot Capital hit with early-stage startups
East Coast entrepreneur Michael Brown and Scotiabank executive Jonathan Sobey have launched a new investment firm that aims to address the funding gap for…
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Applications open for Volta pitch competition
Applications for Volta’s eighth pitch competition are open for early-stage Atlantic Canada-based tech startups until March 29. The Halifax-based innovation hub’s semi-annual pitch competition…
Volta, Black Business Initiative, Ulnooweg team up to support Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada
Innovation hub Volta, the Black Business Initiative (BBI), and Indigenous business lender Ulnooweg have joined forces to provide workshops and skills development training to…
Applications open for new Canadian healthtech startup program, pitch competition
A new initiative, from Toronto-based accelerator the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), and a pitch competition, from Atlantic Canadian innovation hub…
Adaptiiv wins $100,000 in Atlantic Canada’s first Health Challenge Pitch Event
Halifax-based healthtech startup Adaptiiv Medical Technologies won Atlantic Canada’s first Health Challenge Pitch Event, which focused on cancer care. Adaptiiv will receive $100,000 in…
Ocean Supercluster launches competition for ocean tech innovators
The Ocean Supercluster’s Ocean Startup Project has launched a new competition for entrepreneurs from rural, Indigenous, and urban communities, across Canada and internationally. “The…
Ocean Supercluster launches project to support Atlantic Canada startups
The Atlantic Canada-based Ocean Supercluster, part of the federal government’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative, announced a project on Friday in an effort to support local…
Report: Atlantic Canada startups raised record $166.6 million in 2018
Atlantic Canada startups reined in a record-setting $166.6 million of private capital last year, up 43 percent from $116 million in 2017, according to…
Tech firms added $6.1 billion to Atlantic Canada economy in 2017, report finds
A report from the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) has found that digital technology firms contributed $6.1 billion to the Atlantic Canada economy in…
Build Ventures closes $50.5 million CAD for Fund II
Build Ventures, which focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies across Atlantic Canada, has announced that its second fund, Build Ventures II, has closed…
Springboard Atlantic receives $9.6 million from ACOA
Springboard Atlantic, an organization that helps companies commercialize through partnerships with universities and colleges, is set to receive $9.6 million over three years from…
SomaDetect among Atlantic Canada women-led startups receiving funding through WES
On Monday, the federal government revealed a number of Atlantic Canada women-led companies that are receiving funding through the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, including Fredericton-based…
BDC earmarks $300 million in loans for Atlantic Canada companies
BDC is making an additional $300 million in commercial loans available to Atlantic Canada entrepreneurs, building on a $280 million commitment announced in 2017….
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