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Innovacorp is looking for a Vice President of Investment to lead the organization's venture capital activity and team of investment professionals, overseeing the risk capital commitments for opportunities that offer the best potential for market success and return on investment.
Dash Hudson won’t stop growing. Join their amazing team. Lots of opportunities.
Funding for Tidal Power Environmental Monitoring Research Announced
The Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA), the Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Innovacorp are partnering to improve techniques for the environmental monitoring of tidal power.
Starting today, OERA is accepting proposals for research into the development of new approaches for measuring the interaction between in-stream tidal devices and the marine environment. A total of $150,000 is being invested towards the initiative with the expectation that one or two projects will receive funding.
TruLeaf Closes $8.5-million Round of Financing
TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture Ltd. (TruLeaf), the indoor, multi-level farming company from Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, has closed an $8.5-million equity finance round. The funding will enable the company to continue its mission of becoming a global leader in vertical farming technology.
Business Over Breakfast: Catching Waves for Ocean Technology Start-Ups
Much has been made of Nova Scotia’s advantage when it comes to ocean science and technology, but what is happening outside our borders and what can we learn from it to build on our promise here at home? You can watch a stream of this session on our YouTube channel.
Find out over breakfast on Monday, December 12, 2016, at the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre.
How to Leverage Market Intelligence for Your Start-Up
This session will benefit those interested in learning and/or sharpening skills in market intelligence/research. Presenter: Jonathan Dunnett, Venn Centre
Winners Named in First Spark West Competition
Six start-ups from western Nova Scotia are splitting $200,000 in cash and getting business advice to further grow their ventures. (NOTE: A brief description of all the winners is available here.)
2016 Spark West Winners
Six start-ups from western Nova Scotia are splitting $200,000 in cash and getting business advice to further grow their ventures.
The 2016 Spark West winners are:
Midgard Insect Farm Inc. – Joy Hillier – Windsor
Amount: $45,000
Midgard Insect Farm breeds and processes crickets to create insect-based protein powder for use in various industries.
First Participants in Innovacorp’s First Ocean Technology Demo at Sea Program
Six Nova Scotia ocean technology companies were selected to participate in Innovacorp’s Demo at Sea Program earlier this fall.
The program let the following companies demonstrate their pre-commercial ocean technologies in a real-life setting (i.e., the sea!).
Ubique Networks to Host eSports Tournament for School Flood Relief (November 5)
Minecraft Proceeds to go to Brookland Elementary in Sydney, NS
Ubique Networks, developer of technologies to optimize latency for real-time applications over the Internet, is hosting a Minecraft Hunger Games Tournament Saturday November 5, 2016, for all ages to raise donations for Brookland Elementary School in Sydney, NS.
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