Today in product updates: PACTA, Overbond, Firmex
This week, several startups have made announcements regarding the launches of new features for their customers. Here’s the…
Halifax
Lazaridis Institute announces 10 companies accepted into its Scale-Up program’s first-ever cohort
After doing a national tour with the goal of recruiting startups to join its Scale-Up program, the Lazaridis Institute has…
Startup jobs of the week: York Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Policy Medical, Maluuba, Manifold
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Volta hosting design workshop for teens interested in entrepreneurship
Volta, the Halifax-based incubator that provides mentorship and resources for Halifax’s startup community, is hosting Design:…
Hack To Start Ep. 113: Ardi Iranmanesh, co-founder at Affinio
Ardi Iranmanesh is the co-founder and chief-of-staff at Affinio, an advanced marketing intelligence platform that leverages…
Propel ICT announces Fall 2016 cohort
Halifax-based accelerator Propel ICT has announced the 38 companies that will go through the fall 2016 program. According to…
Halifax-based QRA Corp raises $3 million from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Halifax-based QRA Corp, which develops enterprise software tools for early-stage validation and verification of engineered…
Innovacorp’s CleanTech Accelerate Program accepting applications
Halifax’s Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital association, is accepting applications from Nova…
PopRX hopes to reduce barriers to prescription access with innoviCares partnership
Toronto-based PopRx, which allows users to organize and manage prescriptions from the phone, has announced a partnership with…
Lighthouse Labs launching satellite web development bootcamp in Halifax
Lighthouse Labs, a coding academy with locations in across Canada, is entering Halifax with the launch of a web development…
Dalhouse University announces 10 teams accepted into LaunchPad program
Dalhousie University has announced the teams that have been accepted into its LaunchPad cohort, which gives 10 groups eight…
Halifax-based Health QR raises $250,000 from Innovacorp
Halifax-based Health QR, a digital medication management startup, has received $250,000 from Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s…
Dalhousie University accepting applications for $100k competition
For the third year in a row, Dalhousie University is accepting application for its $100k competition. According to a report…
Today in funding: Hopper, Medgate, SkySquirrel, Ubique Networks
A wide diversity of companies all across Canada managed to raise some funding in this week’s roundup. Here’s the latest…
Volta hires Velocity and Creative Destruction Lab founding director as its CEO
Halifax-based incubator Volta Labs, which recently received $500,000 in federal funding, is welcoming Velocity and Creative…