Moncton McCain Event Postponed
The Moncton Cybersocial and Angel Den that we wrote about last week has been delayed by a week because of a winter storm. The event -- which will feature executives from McCain Foods and its startup...
View Article2nd Crowdfunding Rule Due Jan. 25
In a little less than two weeks, there will be not one but two sets of rules overseeing equity crowdfunding in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. And then, there will have to be a few test cases to more...
View ArticleDeloitte: More Women Needed in IT
In its 2016 predictions on leading high-growth industries, Deloitte Canada has highlighted one of the black marks in the tech industries: the lack of women working in the field. The Deloitte...
View ArticleMobile Ecommerce To Boom in 2016
This will be the year when we begin to buy stuff on our cell phones. That is the main forecast from Deloitte Canada in its 2016 predictions for the Technology, Media and Telecom markets. The global...
View ArticleCovering Two Prime Ministers Trudeau
This is a tale of two Prime Ministers Trudeau, divided by about 30 kilometres and just over 32 years. The most recent of these prime ministers, Justin Trudeau, visited Kitchener on Thursday to open the...
View ArticleForesight Pays Off for Trish Kiley
For Trish Kiley, president and CEO of digital media company Advanced Publishing, success in business means anticipating trends in publishing and technology. Forward-thinking is essential because the...
View ArticlePM Opens Google’s Kitchener Office
Google opened its new engineering centre in Kitchener on Thursday, tripling the size of its staff and broadening its presence in one of the world’s great centres for technological talent. The new...
View ArticleJobs of the Week: Fredericton Hiring
This week in Jobs of the Week, we’re featuring three positions in Fredericton, with TotalPave and CyberPsyc; and one in Brampton, Ontario with Prism Tradeshow Lighting. TotalPave is a growth stage...
View ArticleVenn Partners with YEC in Moncton
Venn Innovation Inc. and Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge have entered a multi-year partnership to provide more opportunities for New Brunswick’s future entrepreneurs. Under the partnership announced...
View ArticleOnPoint Brings NFL Data to the Fans
Elisha Ferrara is a Canadian entrepreneur who wants NFL fans to have the same data on their cell phone that the sports announcers have in their broadcast booth. For free. Ferrara is the CEO of...
View ArticleFour Hotspots in Ottawa’s Tech Policy
The symbolism of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to southern Ontario last week was tremendously important for his government because it gave important signals about its industrial strategy....
View ArticleGlobal Game Jam Set for Volta
Volta Labs in Halifax next weekend will be the Nova Scotian base for the Global Game Jam, or GGJ, a worldwide weekend event that unites creative minds to develop games. The 48-hour event will give...
View ArticleMaluuba Raises $9M Series A
Waterloo-based machine-learning company Maluuba said Wednesday it has closed a $9 million Series A funding round. The company, whose technology helps machines to think, reason and communicate with...
View ArticleEvolution Seeking St. John’s Startups
Early-stage entrepreneurs with an idea for a product, company or service are asked to apply for the winter 2016 Evolution program at the Genesis Centre at Memorial University in St. John’s. The...
View ArticleElla Poised to Expand Into Toronto
Having been accepted into Toronto’s Fashion Zone in the autumn, Ella of Saint John is planning to launch its online marketplace for used clothes in Canada’s largest city in the spring. Ella is a mobile...
View ArticleData Analytics for the Forestry Sector
Big data and environmental sustainability have become hot topics in recent years. New Brunswick’s Remsoft has been analyzing big data for decades, a foresight that has made the company a world leader...
View ArticleInnovacorp Awards $850K in I-3 Prizes
Innovacorp on Thursday awarded $850,000 to 15 Nova Scotian companies as the Nova Scotia innovation agency named the regional and sectoral winners of its I-3 Technology Start-Up Competition. I-3 is the...
View ArticleJobs of the Week: Focus on Halifax
This week in Jobs of the Week, we’re featuring positions in Halifax, including a new posting by Norex and its Pursu.it division. Pursu.it helps elite athletes find financial support through...
View ArticleNicoya Releases Latest Product
Kitchener-based life sciences hardware developer Nicoya Lifesciences, a leader in label-free molecular analysis, has released its latest product, OpenSPR-XT, a fully automated molecular analysis...
View ArticleConceptualiz Finishes App for Implants
After three years, Conceptualiz brought its vision to life: a mobile application for the iPad that can design orthopedic implants personalized to the patient. The current app is exclusively available...
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