Ubique Sets Up Halifax Office
Ubique Networks Inc., a growing tech startup that improves the efficiency of eSports, is opening an office at Volta Labs in Halifax, its third Canadian office. The company announced this week that it...
View ArticleNewpy Aims To Change Online Gifting
Whenever Erin O'Halloran bought someone a gift online, she couldn't wait to see their reaction. She’d get so excited, she would send recipients a photo of the gift in advance. Her joy in gift-giving...
View ArticleHappy Holidays to All our Readers
We'd like to wish our readers a truly happy holiday and prosperous New Year. This has been a great year for Entrevestor. The Atlantic Canadian startup community has never had a better year than 2018,...
View ArticleTapping Overseas Accelerators
One trend that quietly emerged in the Atlantic Canadian innovation space in 2018 was the participation of our companies in accelerators outside the region. It may be the story of the year in the...
View ArticleOne To Watch in ‘19: McCain Foods
If I were to choose one player in the Atlantic Canadian startup community to watch this year, it would be McCain Foods. That’s right: a 62-year-old company known for its French fries will be the big...
View ArticleOur Top News Stories of 2018
As we look back on 2018, there were a few news stories that really shaped the regional innovation group for the year. I’ve written about accelerators outside the region and the role of McCain Foods...
View ArticleJob of the Week: WoodsCamp
We have one posting from December in our Job of the Week column today: Lunenburg, NS-based WoodsCamp is looking for a technical director. WoodsCamp has developed an online platform that can be used by...
View ArticleAs Startup-Corporate Links Grow, Traditional Businesses Benefit
When Halifax-based Harbr announced its $1.75 million funding round in March, there were some unexpected names on the list of investors. The company, which is developing an artificial intelligence...
View ArticleSummer Institute Seeks Applicants
The University of New Brunswick has opened applications for its Summer Institute, its accelerator known for helping consumer product companies reach their market. Applications for the 2019 cohort are...
View ArticleMomentum for Tax Credit Revamp
The investment tax credit discussion in Atlantic Canada has been intensifying lately, and now Senator Colin Deacon is taking up the cause. These provincial taxation measures give private investors a...
View ArticleVVP Seeking Participants
There are still a few days left to apply for the winter 2019 Venture Validation Program (VVP) for early-stage ventures in Saint John. VVP is the most utilized of the Navigator programs and services...
View ArticleMcDonough Named to Sports Leadership Board
Travis McDonough, the CEO of Halifax-based health data company Kinduct Technologies, has been named to the first ever Sports Leadership Board, an international body that aims to solve problems in...
View ArticleGenesis Evolution Seeks Applicants
Entrepreneurs with early-stage technology startups are invited to apply for this winter’s Evolution program at the Genesis Centre in St. John’s. Evolution is the innovation hub’s pre-incubator program....
View ArticlePhotoDynamic Eyes 2020 Launch
After receiving surprisingly strong results from its first clinical trials, Halifax-based PhotoDynamic has altered its business strategy to build up more value in the company before contemplating an...
View ArticleVenn, Calof Offer CI Workshop
Venn Innovation is looking for applicants for the next cohort of its month-long competitive intelligence workshop led by Jonathan Calof. Venn, which supports innovation businesses, is offering the...
View ArticleGroundhog Preps for Alpha Launch
Scott Burke smiles as he tells the story of how he came up with the name for his company’s flagship product, Groundhog. Burke is the CEO of Halifax-based BlockCrushr Labs, which has been experimenting...
View ArticleJobs: Alongside, Dash Hudson
A pair of opportunities at our job board partner Alongside headline our Jobs of the Week column today. Moncton-based Alongside is looking for a Technical Project Coordinator and a Junior Designer,...
View Article15 Startups in Propel’s Incite Phase 2
Propel, the Atlantic Canadian tech accelerator, has announced the 15 companies that will participate in the second phase of its Incite program, which is designed to ramp up sales. Incite is a virtual...
View ArticleMESH/Diversity Eyes Sales in 2019
With a new name and brand, MESH/Diversity is now building its client base, aided by a changing attitude among corporations toward diversity and inclusion, or D&I. The New Brunswick and...
View ArticleSonrai Deal Ticks All Boxes for NBIF
Raymond Fitzpatrick was positively giddy about the last deal he signed in 2018 – the US$18.5 million ($24.6 million) financing of Fredericton cybersecurity company Sonrai Security. Fitzpatrick is the...
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