News & Events

Aug 17 2012
News | Posted by Anonymous
TruLeaf Secures $250,000 in Venture Capital

A Nova Scotia company developing an indoor farming system for leafy greens is enhancing its product with an investment from the province.

Aug 08 2012
News | Posted by Anonymous
DeNovaMed Inc. Secures $500,000 in Venture Capital Investment

A Halifax biomedical company on a mission to fight superbugs is enhancing its product development with an investment from the province.

Aug 07 2012
Blog | Posted by Anonymous
Embedded Executive

The following blog is from Greg Phipps, our director of investment here at Innovacorp. For the next while, he’ll embark on a new role as an "embedded executive" with one of our portfolio companies, Livelenz Inc., and chronicling his experience here.

Jul 24 2012
Blog | Posted by Anonymous
Five Lessons from my Rookie Year in Venture Capital

The following blog is from our own Thomas Rankin, better known to some as @rankinthomas. It first appeared in his personal blog, Adventures in Cleantech. We are reposting it here with his permission!

Jul 19 2012
News | Posted by Anonymous
Social Network Equals6 Announces 40 Top Talent Scholarship Winners

Equals6, the academic and career social network for students, today announced the awarding of 40 Top Talent scholarships to students from across Canada. In addition to the scholarships provided by Equals6, employers seeking to recruit Equals6 student members also offered scholarships.

Jul 12 2012
News | Posted by Anonymous
2nd Act Opens Silicon Valley Office with IT Start-up Veteran

Halifax-based software company 2nd Act Innovations has opened a sales office in Palo Alto, California, and hired experienced software veteran Chris Strachan as its senior vice-president of sales. Strachan brings start-up, sales infrastructure and C-suite experience to the new office.

Jul 10 2012
News | Posted by Anonymous
GoInstant Snapped Up by Salesforce.com

Congratulations, GoInstant!  Read the Chronicle Herald’s coverage of the fantastic news: http://tinyurl.com/bvyhd7h

Jul 05 2012
Event | Posted by Anonymous
Invest Atlantic 2012 & More

Invest Atlantic is an investor-friendly meeting place for investors, entrepreneurs, organizations providing services to the investment and financial sectors, and individuals interested in becoming investors.  Happening in the middle of Innovation Week, the gathering is focused on the raising of equity capital by existing businesses looking for expansion, growth, and/or partnerships, and addressing one of the critical challenges for innovative early- to mid- and even late-stage businesses.

Jun 20 2012
News | Posted by Anonymous
SimplyCast Selects Oris4 to Manage Corporate Information

SimplyCast.com, a global leader in multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service solutions, today announced that it has selected 2nd Act Innovations’ Oris4 as its Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform.

Jun 19 2012
News | Posted by Anonymous
Social Network Equals6 Announces Software Development Competition Winners

Equals6, the professional social network for students, today announced the winners of the company’s Tech Idol software development contest.