Entrevestor Archives – East Valley https://eastvalleyventures.com/category/entrevestor/ A Mariner Company Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:23:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://eastvalleyventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-evnode-copy-32x32.png Entrevestor Archives – East Valley https://eastvalleyventures.com/category/entrevestor/ 32 32 New Fund in Pond’s Name To Foster Sales Skills https://eastvalleyventures.com/new-fund-in-ponds-name-to-foster-sales-skills/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-fund-in-ponds-name-to-foster-sales-skills Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:09:17 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=4586 Led by the McKenna Institute and Mariner Partners, an effort is under way to raise $250,000 to $500,000 to endow the Gerry Pond Professional Sales and Business Development Experiential Learning Fund. Read more ....

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]]> Shoelace Learning Named a Top 30 EdTech Startup https://eastvalleyventures.com/shoelace-learning-named-a-top-30-edtech-startup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shoelace-learning-named-a-top-30-edtech-startup Wed, 16 Jul 2025 12:20:47 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=4588 Halifax-based edtech venture Shoelace Learning has been named one of the Top 30 Startups globally in the inaugural Global EdTech Prize and will now enter the finals. Read more . . .

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]]> TLT East Aims To Close Fund Feb. 28 https://eastvalleyventures.com/tlt-east-aims-to-close-fund-feb-28/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tlt-east-aims-to-close-fund-feb-28 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 14:02:32 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=4535 The $1M-$3M fund is seeking investors who want to back East Coast innovation Read more . . .

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]]> Scale-up Hub Atlanta Reveals Smaller Cohort https://eastvalleyventures.com/scale-up-hub-atlanta-reveals-smaller-cohort/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scale-up-hub-atlanta-reveals-smaller-cohort Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:59:10 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=3697 Nova Scotia Business Inc.’s Scale-up Hub: Atlanta program has announced its six-company fall cohort — down from eight participants in the spring session — with four startups from Nova Scotia, one...

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]]> Eyeread Focuses on Edtech Platform https://eastvalleyventures.com/eyeread-focuses-on-edtech-platform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eyeread-focuses-on-edtech-platform Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:25:36 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=3531 Having sold its Squiggle Park online reading game, Halifax-based edtech company Eyeread is planning to focus on developing a platform that can be used to deliver educational content, including games, to students....

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]]> Aurea Launching Shine on Kickstarter https://eastvalleyventures.com/aurea-launching-shine-on-kickstarter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aurea-launching-shine-on-kickstarter Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:59:21 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=3457 Halifax’s Aurea Technologies is launching a Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday to fund its first consumer product, a portable wind turbine called Shine. The turbine is a portable power generator designed for campers and hikers...

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]]> RIDDL Unveils $1.3M Raise https://eastvalleyventures.com/riddl-unveils-1-3m-raise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=riddl-unveils-1-3m-raise Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:55:47 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=3453 Software startup RIDDL has closed a $1.3 million funding round with investors that include Gerry Pond’s East Valley Ventures, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, and at least one angel. Read more . . .

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]]> ACOA Lends $1.4M to 4 Startups https://eastvalleyventures.com/acoa-lends-1-4m-to-4-startups/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=acoa-lends-1-4m-to-4-startups Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:48:00 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=3285 The Halifax healthcare-focused companies Novalte, BoonDoc, FIVAmed and PhotoDynamic will all receive funding. Read more at Entrevestor

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]]> The Rounds Plots US Expansion https://eastvalleyventures.com/the-rounds-plots-us-expansion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-rounds-plots-us-expansion Wed, 03 Feb 2021 11:33:00 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=3255 The company, which raised almost $1M last year, expects revenues will rise 300% this year. Read more at Entrevestor

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]]> Interactive Novel Wins School Covid Care Contest https://eastvalleyventures.com/interactive-novel-wins-school-covid-care-contest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interactive-novel-wins-school-covid-care-contest Fri, 25 Dec 2020 14:48:23 +0000 https://www.eastvalleyventures.com/?p=3169 Eyeread and NSCAD ran the contest to help young students feel part of the COVID solution. Read more . . .

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