Eli Aims to Disrupt 911 Market
Aiming to revolutionize the 911 emergency call market, Halifax-based Eli Technologies is in discussions with three countries and some of the world’s largest companies about the release of its platform...
View ArticlePropel Brings in Maurya, GrowthX
Propel has struck partnerships with Leanstack and GrowthX, which will provide curricula to be used in the Atlantic Canadian IT accelerator’s programing. Leanstack is a business model platform created...
View ArticleRimot Closes $1.2M Equity Round
Rimot, a Dartmouth company whose technology monitors remote infrastructure, has closed an equity financing round of $1.2 million, which it will use to help accelerate sales in Canada and the U.S. The...
View ArticleNL Genome Project Launched
St. John’s-based Sequence Bio has launched its NL Genome Project, which will collect genetic samples from 2,500 Newfoundlanders with the goal of improving the development of new drugs. The company has...
View ArticleACOA Provides Venn with $476K
The federal government has given a grant of $475,685 to Venn Innovation to support its Venn Garage incubator. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency issued a statement Wednesday announcing the grant,...
View ArticleBlueLight Names Nicolle as CEO
Tech veteran Steve Nicolle has been named the CEO of BlueLight Analytics, taking over from J.P. Furey, who is no longer with the company. Halifax-based BlueLight, whose technology measures the light...
View ArticleNACO, Invest Atlantic in Joint Events
The National Angel Capital Organization and Invest Atlantic are teaming up this year to present three days of programing in Halifax with sessions on raising various forms of capital. NACO, the national...
View ArticleLaunchDal Demo Day This Week
When LaunchDal holds its annual summer Demo Day on Wednesday, it will be the latest chapter of Mary Kilfoil’s seven-year mission to launch more startups from Dalhousie University. LaunchDal is the...
View ArticleNew Oil, Oysters DNA Projects
Projects using DNA tools have been announced by Genome Atlantic, the non-profit corporation that helps Atlantic Canada reap the benefits of genomics technologies. In the first, L’Étang Ruisseau Bar...
View ArticleACOA Helps Velsoft’s Sales Focus
New Glasgow-based e-learning company Velsoft Training Materials has received a $150,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to facilitate its focus on international growth. Velsoft’s...
View ArticleStart-Up Yard Seeks Applicants
Innovacorp is calling for applications for the third cohort of Start-Up Yard, its incubation program for ocean technology companies. Successful entrants must pay $2,000 to enter the program, but they...
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T4G Wins Microsoft Award
Technology solutions company T4G is being recognized by Microsoft Canada for its innovative work with data. The company, which has a headquarters in Saint John, has received the 2019 Microsoft Canada...
View ArticleMedia Relations Talk in Sydney
On Thursday, Aug. 8, I will be in Sydney to deliver my talk on Media Relations for Startups. I gave this talk at Volta a few weeks ago, and the response was really great. So if you want to learn how to...
View ArticleLeading Fitness Classes on Facebook
Shortly after the birth of her fourth child, Tracey Gairns Brioux decided the best thing she could with her career would be to teach an online fitness class at 5:30 am each day. She launched her...
View ArticleLaunchPad Celebrates Kilfoil, New Ventures
The 10 companies enrolled in Dalhousie University’s LaunchPad accelerator pitched their businesses to an audience at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on Wednesday evening. The pitching event marked the...
View ArticleStartup Zone Launching Accelerator
Charlottetown-based Startup Zone is launching a new early-stage accelerator program to help high-growth companies with product development, branding and sales. The Prince Edward Island startup house is...
View ArticleJobs: Three Openings at Sprypoint
Three openings at Charlottetown-based Sprypoint headline our Jobs of the Week column today. The company is looking for a Business Development Specialist, iOS Developer, and Development Team Leader....
View ArticleBarbara Named Kauffman Fellow
Rob Barbara, a veteran investor and General Partner with Halifax-based venture capital firm Build Ventures, has been selected for Class 24 of the Kauffman Fellows, a two-year program that brings...
View ArticleUNB To Launch I-STEM Program
The University of New Brunswick is partnering with George Washington University to provide I-STEM programing, which will help scientists and researchers turn their new technologies into businesses. The...
View ArticlePurple Cow Aims To Cut Internet Rates
A new Halifax company is aiming to drive down internet prices in Nova Scotia. Purple Cow founders Bradley Farquhar and Joe Power say they are undercutting the prices of other internet service...
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