Forestry.io Set to Launch Amid Buzz
Scott Gallant and Jordan Patterson realized they were on to something with their new startup Forestry.io when details of the product leaked to a tech publication and 3,000 people suddenly signed up....
View ArticleWhat the Startup Award Winners Said
The city of Fredericton set a record Tuesday evening when more than 250 people showed up for the Atlantic Canadian regional ceremony for the Startup Canada Awards. It was the first time in the event’s...
View ArticleChinova Gains Leads at IndieBio
Chinova Bioworks, a Fredericton company striving to develop new preservatives made from chitosan, has emerged from the IndieBio accelerator in Ireland with a relationship with a multi-national juice...
View ArticleDemoCamp Halifax Set for Thursday
DemoCamp Halifax, where nine startups will present their products without the aid of PowerPoint, will be held Thursday at the Potter Auditorium at Dalhousie University. The idea for DemoCamp is to get...
View ArticleWilliamson Takes Invest Atlantic to NB
As Halifax-based Bob Williamson prepares to host Invest Atlantic in New Brunswick for the first time, his years of mentoring entrepreneurs are being recognized by a national startup organization....
View ArticleBriefs: Qimple, CarbonCure, LLC
Qimple Lands $500,000 from ACOA Qimple, the Moncton startup that works to improve hiring for companies and applicants, has received a conditional loan of almost $500,000 from the Atlantic Canada...
View ArticleNBIF Boosts Breakthru Prizes to $1M
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation launched its Breakthru competition last week, ramping up the total prize pot to $1 million and opening the competition to startups across the country. The...
View ArticleThalmic Raises US$120M Series B
Waterloo-based Thalmic Labs has announced a US$120 million ($158 million) Series B Funding led by Intel Capital, The Amazon Alexa Fund, and Fidelity Investments Canada. In a statement, Thalmic said...
View ArticleBriefs: Honibe, SimplyCast, AIDA
Island Abbey Foods Expands into Vitamins and Supplements Island Abbey Foods, a Charlottetown-based natural health product manufacturer, has expanded into the vitamin and mineral supplement category...
View ArticleSales Growth Up as Startups Expand
Something unexpected is happening in Atlantic Canada’s technology and innovation community: as these companies become larger, they are in total growing more quickly than when they were literally a...
View ArticleBriefs: Mashup Lab, CTA, Levitation
Scientists Confirm Benefits of Levitation Knee Brace Spring Loaded Technology has announced that independent scientists have shown its Levitation knee brace significantly reduces factors that can lead...
View ArticleHarbr Brings Big Data to Construction
A young Halifax company called Harbr is bringing the promise of Big Data to one of Canada’s biggest and fastest-growing industries—construction. Harbr has developed a mobile app that allows big...
View ArticleMcCarthy Spends a Month at Earthship
There has been talk recently about the need to create more startup hubs in Atlantic Canada. Halifax-based entrepreneur Megan McCarthy thinks Nova Scotia is well-placed to become a hub for sustainable...
View ArticleWe Need A Federal Investment Credit
New Brunswick’s venerable tech investor Gerry Pond often bemoans the fact that he can receive a tax incentive to invest in Arkansas but not in Nova Scotia. The investment group that Pond chairs, East...
View ArticleAccelerator Centre Unveils Phase One
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre has announced the first cohort of its newly developed Phase One program. Phase One is the first of four phases within the AC’s recently restructured two-year incubation...
View ArticleBriefs: Alongside, TruLeaf, Fredericton
Qimple Changes its Name to Alongside Qimple, the Moncton-based maker of digital recruitment tools, has changed its name to Alongside. The company said in a statement that the online hiring space has...
View ArticleSerial Entrepreneurs Back in the Saddle
There was something interesting on display at DemoCamp Halifax on Thursday night: Four of the 10 presenters were serial entrepreneurs who are back in the arena with new ventures. It’s a trend in the...
View ArticleNatural Products Canada Staffs Up
Natural Products Canada, the Charlottetown-based organization that supports businesses that commercialize natural products, has fleshed out its staff and is ready to help build a vibrant, pan-Canadian...
View ArticleNurturing First Nations Startups
To truly appreciate the uniqueness of the JEDI Aboriginal Business Accelerator Program, it’s a good idea to spend time with Cameron Paul. Paul is the Economic Development Officer at the Joint Economic...
View ArticleDozr Closes $2.5M Round, Eyes US
Dozr Inc., which has developed an online heavy equipment marketplace, has closed a $2.5 million equity financing round from FairVentures Inc., the innovation initiative of Fairfax Financial Holdings...
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