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Feds Unveil 2 Innovation Programs
The federal government has announced two new programs in the last week that should channel hundreds of millions of dollars into startups and innovative companies. Last week, the government launched...
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Zambara Targets Group Benefit Plans
Jason Trask’s journey to San Francisco has followed a long, hard and often personal road, but he hopes it will eventually lead to clients and funding for his fintech startup. Trask is the founder and...
View ArticleFive Named to Export Igniter Cohort 2
Five New Brunswick growth-stage companies will join the second cohort of Ignite Fredericton’s Export Igniter in January to learn how to build a viable export strategy. Cleantech, sporting goods and...
View ArticleThe Good and The Bad in 2017
At Entrevestor, we’re about to take our annual Christmas-to-New-Year’s break, so this column will try to sum up what’s been good and bad in the startup ecosystem in the past year. The community grows...
View Article2017 Has Been Great for Entrevestor
Before we take our year-end break, we want to update our clients and readers about our progress in 2017. It’s been a wonderful year for Entrevestor, and the highlight has been hiring a tremendous young...
View ArticleHappiest of Holidays to Our Readers
We'd like take this opportunity to wish all our readers, advertisers, clients and friends the happiest of holidays. We're shutting down until Jan. 2, and are looking forward to a great holiday. We hope...
View ArticleJobs Postings: CoLab, Dash Hudson
Dash Hudson is seeking a Sales Development Representative while CoLab Software needs a new Lead Developer in our Jobs of the Week column today. Dash Hudson is a software-as-a-service company in Halifax...
View ArticleIsland AquaTech Preps Prototype
What started as a class project for the three engineering students at the University of Prince Edward Island is rapidly showing signs of becoming a viable business. Island AquaTech is the creation of...
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2018 Resolution: Fill Out Survey
Now that we’re into the new year, we’re renewing our call for founders and CEOs of Atlantic Canadian startups to take two minutes to complete our 2017 survey. This annual exercise is a win-win for the...
View ArticleNBIF Extends R3 to 3-Day Event
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has unveiled the new format of its biennial R3 event, extending the celebration of New Brunswick research to three days for the first time. The conference,...
View ArticleEnergia Seeks 2018 Cohort Applicants
Energia Ventures, an accelerator in Frederction, is seeking companies in the energy, cleantech and cybersecurity sectors to apply for its 2018 accelerator program. The program, which is now accepting...
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What’s Ahead in 2018? Funding News
A look-ahead to the New Year for the Atlantic Canadian startup community draws attention to the financing of our most successful companies. The companies I’m watching this year either raised money in...
View ArticleBusiness Model Contest Seeks Entries
Canada’s Business Model Competition, which aims to steer student-led startups away from failure, has opened applications for its sixth annual competition in March. Dalhousie University, which initiated...
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After TopLog, Yeloglu Moves On & Up
Two years as a data scientist at Microsoft in Toronto has taught Ozge Yeloglu the importance of enterprise sales — something she wishes she’d known more about when she was running Halifax-based data...
View ArticleJobs of the Week: 2 at Dash Hudson
Dash Hudson is looking to hire a CFO and Account Executive in our Jobs of the Week column today. Dash Hudson is a software-as-a-service business here in Halifax that helps corporate clients optimize...
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Propel Names Demo Day Pitchers
Propel ICT, the regional accelerator, has revealed the companies that will pitch at its demo day on Jan. 23 in Fredericton. Eleven companies will definitely pitch at the event, which will feature a pub...
View Article4 To Present at Startup Halifax Event
Startup Halifax is hosting an event to showcase the many startup success stories from this province on Wednesday at the Halifax Central Library. The event, called An Insider’s Look at Startup Success,...
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Appili To Work on Anti-Bioterror Vaccine
Appili Therapeutics has struck an agreement to work on a vaccine that could protect people against a potential bioterror threat. The Halifax drug discovery company said Monday it signed a licence...
View ArticleLaunchDal Seeks Collide Applicants
LaunchDal, Dalhousie University’s business accelerator program, is taking applications for its Collide Winter 2018 program, which is set to start on Jan. 25. The program is open to anyone with a...
View ArticleCarbonCure Lands 16 Installations
Halifax-based CarbonCure Technologies, whose technology reduces CO2 emissions in the making of concrete, plans installations in 16 facilities owned by Atlanta-based Thomas Concrete this year. The...
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