KnowCharge Sues NBIF and FAN
Fredericton-based KnowCharge Inc. is suing the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, the First Angel Network, and some of their current and former officers, seeking $11 million in damages. KnowCharge, a...
View ArticleNominations Open for Startup Awards
Startup Canada, the organization that promotes entrepreneurship across Canada, has opened applications and nominations for the 2018 Startup Canada Awards. Anyone who wants to nominate themselves or...
View ArticleStarting Point Sets Attendance Record
The fourth annual Starting Point Student Entrepreneurship Conference is coming to a close today and organizers say the number of participants reached a record this year. A total of 185 students...
View ArticleWith Cash, Swept Ramps up Staffing
Having raised US$2 million late last year, janitorial software producer Swept is now beefing up its team and aiming to hire just the right staff. And the Halifax-based company is also doing its best to...
View ArticleSaint John Mulls Adopter Program
A city councillor in Saint John has put forth a motion for the city to create an early adopter program that could help budding businesses find and land government contracts. Councillor Greg Norton...
View ArticleDHX’s WildBrain Surging on YouTube
Here’s a little-known fact about children’s animation company DHX Media — its fastest-growing segment is the one that posts free content on YouTube. The Halifax- and Toronto-based company released...
View ArticleJobs: Dash Hudson, HeyOrca
In our Jobs of the Week column today, Halifax-based Dash Hudson and HeyOrca of St. John’s are both looking to hire account executives to work with their sales teams. Dash Hudson is a visual marketing...
View ArticleMariner Buys Firm, Names VP of Data
Mariner, the diversified tech conglomerate based in Saint John, has acquired Ottawa-based SEASI Consulting Inc. and named the consultancy’s principal Donald Richard the Vice-President of its Data and...
View ArticleABK Raised $9M in Equity in August
ABK Biomedical has raised more than $9 million in an over-subscribed round of equity funding that closed last August. The larger equity base has allowed the company to borrow $3 million from the...
View ArticleStartup Halifax To Showcase Funding
Startup Halifax is hosting an event March 12 that will show founders and executives what funding options are available for startups. The event, which starts at 6 pm at the Halifax Central Library, will...
View ArticleAffinio Enters New Microsoft Program
Halifax-based Affinio is one of the first companies accepted into a new program offered by Microsoft in which the tech giant’s sales team helps to sell startups’ products. TechCrunch, the respected...
View ArticleDensitas Approved In Australia
A week after academic research in Britain validated the premise of its business model, Halifax-based Densitas Inc. has received regulatory clearance for its automated breast density software DM-Density...
View ArticleVolta Eyes More Innovation Outposts
Volta Labs' new Vice President of Innovation, Chris Crowell, is starting his job with plans to develop a larger corporate outpost within Volta as a part of the startup house's expansion this fall....
View ArticleCarbonCure Uses New CO2 Source
CarbonCure Technologies hit a significant milestone in its development last month: the Halifax cleantech company and its partners have launched an integrated solution that reduces carbon emissions in...
View ArticleWorld’s Best Deodorant Reboots
After a reboot that took more than a year, The Best Deodorant in the World is preparing for a relaunch next year with huge plans for exporting, and even more so for its social impact. The Best...
View ArticleNS Social Entreprises Eye Growth
Nova Scotia’s social enterprises want to grow but need more support in such tasks as getting their products to customers, says a new report by the Social Enterprise Network of Nova Scotia, or SENNS....
View ArticleDensitas Secures 510(k) Clearance
Days after it announced it had received regulatory approval in Australia, Halifax-based Densitas Inc. has announced it gained access to the world’s largest medical device market. The company said...
View ArticleInvest NL, Other Events in St. John’s
We’re starting a busy week in St. John’s, which will feature the Invest Newfoundland and Labrador conference on Wednesday and several other events as well. On Tuesday, I will conduct a presentation on...
View ArticlePrecision BioLogic Buys Affinity
Dartmouth-based medical products company Precision BioLogic has purchased Affinity Biologicals of Ancaster, Ont., hoping to merge seamlessly given that they both sell to the same market. The companies...
View ArticleFraser Eyes Top 10 Startup Ecosystem
Malcolm Fraser revealed a rather audacious goal last Thursday: the CEO of Innovacorp wants the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem to be one of the 10 best in the world. Speaking to 800 members of the...
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