Agyle Fills Ag Department Contract
Agyle Intelligence, a P.E.I.-based data analysis company, said it has filled a contract with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada worth almost half a million dollars. Based in Mount Stewart, just east of...
View ArticleMariner’s Change Management Team
Best known as a multi-layered IT company, Mariner has launched a new service that helps companies develop change management strategies. The Saint John-based company issued a statement on Wednesday...
View ArticleVolta Cohort Seeds 5 Startups
The Volta Cohort program awarded a total of $125,000 to five companies Wednesday night, bringing the total funding provided by the two-year-old program over the $500,000 mark. In its fourth pitching...
View ArticleAtlanTick Wins ACOA Support
When Lisa Ali’s sons became sick with body pain and swollen joints, she had no idea what was wrong. It turned out the boys, then aged 12 and nine, had developed Lyme Disease. Their illness led their...
View ArticleJob of the Week: Dash Hudson
Our Job of the Week column today showcases an opening for a Content Marketing Manager at Dash Hudson. Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase...
View ArticleMassChallenge Picks Ashored
After fielding 3,000 applications, MassChallenge this month accepted 100 startups into its international accelerator for 2019, and it included only one Canadian company – Ashored Innovations of...
View ArticlePropel Award Honours Pond
The regional IT accelerator Propel has announced the creation of a sales award in recognition of Gerry Pond and his contribution to the Atlantic Canadian innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Pond...
View ArticleInnovacorp Names 4 Sprint Winners
Innovacorp has awarded four companies $25,000 each as winners of the 2019 Sprint competition. The Nova Scotia venture capital and innovation agency holds several competitions throughout the year to...
View ArticleNodalblock Hires Leetzow as CEO
Halifax-based blockchain cybersecurity company Nodalblock Canada Holdings has named Joel Leetzow its new President and Chief Executive Officer, taking over from Daniel Faria, who is remaining with the...
View ArticleRegion’s VC Funding Sagged in Q1
Venture Capital funding hit a lull in Atlantic Canada in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. The association, known as the CVCA, issued...
View ArticleSocial Media Day Halifax in June
A one-day social media conference for the small business community will be held in Halifax on June 21. Social Media Day Halifax will see Atlantic Canadian experts and business owners come together to...
View ArticleKraken Sees Sales Doubling in 2019
After doubling its revenue last year, marine technology company Kraken Robotics is expecting to deliver a repeat performance in 2019. Despite posting a loss of just under $3 million in 2018–the latest...
View ArticleMitacs Recognizes Huq, Hanafi
Two Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs received Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards at a reception Tuesday for the winners of the national awards in Halifax. Tanzina Huq, Co-Founder and CTO of Chinova Bioworks of...
View ArticleTIS Launches with $5k and Adopter
When Gavin Andrews, CEO of Sydney-based Tracker Inventory Systems, pitched at the Volta Cohort event last week, one thing that was overlooked was the fascinating story of how the company was formed....
View ArticleSide Door Wins Gerry Pond Award
Laura Simpson, CEO of Halifax-based startup Side Door, is the first winner of the Gerry Pond Sales Award, which was presented by the regional accelerator Propel at an event in Saint John on Thursday....
View Article11 Present At Propel Demo Day
Eleven companies from the Propel Incite Phase 2 program presented their business plans at the regional accelerator’s demo day on Thursday. Incite is a virtual program that startup founders can take for...
View ArticleJob of the Week: Aycoutay’s VP IT
Halifax-based wearable technologies company Aycoutay is looking for a Vice-President of Information Technology. The posting – which is our Job of the Week – comes from a young company that is...
View ArticleSwell Teams Up with Square
Swell Advantage, which makes software for marinas and waterfronts, has struck a partnership with merchant services giant Square, which will offer more efficient point-of-sales transactions at boating...
View ArticleSMU Study Highlights Lack of External Links
A new report from St. Mary’s University Professor Ellen Farrell highlights the interconnectedness of the Atlantic startup ecosystem, but also reveals it lacks ties with organizations outside the...
View ArticleValentine Named Startup Canada Director
Veteran entrepreneur Anastasia Valentine has been appointed Chief Executive Director of Startup Canada, following the decision by CEO Victoria Lennox to become the organization’s President....
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