Report: Atlantic Canada 10th strongest blue economy startup ecosystem globally
byVancouver closely follows at 14th, with Calgary 27th, and Toronto-Waterloo 35th.
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Sobey family connection might help new LongShot Capital hit with early-stage startups
byEast Coast entrepreneur Michael Brown and Scotiabank executive Jonathan Sobey have launched a new investment firm that aims…
Applications open for Volta pitch competition
byApplications for Volta’s eighth pitch competition are open for early-stage Atlantic Canada-based tech startups until March…
Volta, Black Business Initiative, Ulnooweg team up to support Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada
byInnovation hub Volta, the Black Business Initiative (BBI), and Indigenous business lender Ulnooweg have joined forces to provide…
Applications open for new Canadian healthtech startup program, pitch competition
byA new initiative, from Toronto-based accelerator the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), and a pitch competition,…
Adaptiiv wins $100,000 in Atlantic Canada’s first Health Challenge Pitch Event
byHalifax-based healthtech startup Adaptiiv Medical Technologies won Atlantic Canada’s first Health Challenge Pitch Event,…
Ocean Supercluster launches competition for ocean tech innovators
byThe Ocean Supercluster’s Ocean Startup Project has launched a new competition for entrepreneurs from rural, Indigenous, and…
Ocean Supercluster launches project to support Atlantic Canada startups
byThe Atlantic Canada-based Ocean Supercluster, part of the federal government’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative, announced…
Report: Atlantic Canada startups raised record $166.6 million in 2018
byAtlantic Canada startups reined in a record-setting $166.6 million of private capital last year, up 43 percent from $116 million…
Tech firms added $6.1 billion to Atlantic Canada economy in 2017, report finds
byA report from the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) has found that digital technology firms contributed $6.1 billion…
Build Ventures closes $50.5 million CAD for Fund II
byBuild Ventures, which focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies across Atlantic Canada, has announced that its…
Springboard Atlantic receives $9.6 million from ACOA
bySpringboard Atlantic, an organization that helps companies commercialize through partnerships with universities and colleges,…
SomaDetect among Atlantic Canada women-led startups receiving funding through WES
byOn Monday, the federal government revealed a number of Atlantic Canada women-led companies that are receiving funding through…
BDC earmarks $300 million in loans for Atlantic Canada companies
byBDC is making an additional $300 million in commercial loans available to Atlantic Canada entrepreneurs, building on a $280…
First Ocean Supercluster project to create underwater technology service hub
byThe federal government has announced that the Ocean Supercluster, concentrated largely in Atlantic Canada, has conditionally…