Cannabis Congress Set for Saint John
Saint John will host the World Cannabis Congress 2018 in June, billing it as Canada's premier event for connecting players in the global cannabis industry. The organizers announced the invitation-only...
View Article370 Testing Passiv’s FinTech Product
At this very moment, some $16 million in Canadian retirement accounts are being managed with the aid of a new investment tool managed by a young Fredericton company. The company is Passiv. It’s the...
View ArticleMUN’s News MBA in Social Ventures
Memorial University of Newfoundland will launch Canada's first MBA program in social enterprise and entrepreneurship this year, and is already receiving applications for the program. The St. John's...
View ArticleData Proves Startups Are For Real
Financial Post columnist Diane Francis popped a few entrepreneurial noses out of joint this week by saying Canada’s innovation craze is creating government-funded “Bombardier-like boondoggles”. The...
View ArticleQRA Corp sells to DND
Halifax-based QRA Corp announced Thursday the successful sale of its QVscribe software to the Canadian Department of National Defence. QRA develops software that helps businesses across industries make...
View ArticleIsland Capital Backs Onset with $230K
Onset Communication Inc., a Charlottetown company that enhances communication within film crews, has raised $230,000 from Island Capital Partners. The P.E.I. investment group, led by local tech and...
View ArticleTechstars Key to BlockCrushr Expansion
As it expands into the U.S. by opening a Wyoming subsidiary, BlockCrushr Labs and its TokenClub unit have been accepted into the prestigious Techstars accelerator. Halifax-based BlockCrushr is a...
View ArticleIn Techstars, Securicy Unveils Product
Securicy, the Cape Breton company that helps SMEs implement cybersecurity plans, has been accepted into TechStars Boston as it launches its first product, Policy Builder. The Sydney company issued a...
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We Hate To Nag, So Fill In Our Survey
We’re in the middle of our campaign to get Atlantic Canadian startup founders and CEOs to complete our survey. We’re thrilled by the response and want to remind all startups that haven’t completed the...
View ArticleJobs: Dash Hudson Seeks a CSR
Dash Hudson, a Halifax Software-as-a-Service company that helps corporate clients optimize and manage visual marketing strategies, hopes to hire a Customer Success Representative. The CSR will help...
View ArticleJobs: 7 Openings at Brilliant Labs
Brilliant Labs, a New Brunswick-based non-profit organization that works with schools to teach students about robotics and coding, is looking to hire seven program specialists across the region. The...
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Here’s Why our Survey Matters
Last week, we were able to introduce facts into an emotional debate. We want to be able to do that again in the future, but we need your help. When columnist Diane Francis wrote recently about...
View ArticleUlnooweg Plots Tech-Ed for Natives
The Ulnooweg Development Group, a non-profit organization that encourages economic development among the Mi’kmaq people, will lead an initiative to teach digital skills to First Nations children in...
View ArticleSMU Places 2nd at VCIC in Boston
A team from the Sobey School of Business had an exciting weekend at the Venture Capital Investment Competition in Boston, taking home the silver medal and beating teams from prestigious schools like...
View ArticleFour Join NS Cleantech Program
Four Halifax clean technology startups have been accepted into Innovacorp’s CleanTech Development Program. The provincial venture capital and innovation agency established the program to help...
View ArticleStuart To Give Starting Point Keynote
The Sobey School of Business at St. Mary's University this month will host the 2018 Starting Point Student Entrepreneurship Conference, a three-day event that brings together student entrepreneurs for...
View ArticleProoflo Enhances Creatives’ Workflow
Though his main goal is to help web designers collaborate more efficiently with their clients, Shane Long could provide a few lessons for entrepreneurs on bootstrapping. Long is the Founder and CEO of...
View ArticleStartup Weekend for Social Ventures
The startup community in Fredericton is organizing Startup Weekend New Brunswick: Social Impact Edition, to take place Feb. 23 to 26. Startup Weekends are part of a global movement in which people with...
View ArticleAppili Raises $4.3M in Equity Funding
Halifax drug discovery company Appili Therapeutics Inc., has raised $4.3 million in equity financing to further its operations and add to its number of drug candidates. The company said in a press...
View ArticleCurv’s Journey from Dal to Superbowl
Shea Balish did at Super Bowl LII what Tom Brady couldn’t: he came away with a win. Balish, who cut his entrepreneurial teeth at LaunchDal and Propel ICT, is now the Co-Founder and CEO of Toronto-based...
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