BlueLight Names Brad Rodgers CEO
Halifax dental technology company BlueLight Analytics on Monday named local tech executive Brad Rodgers as its new CEO, replacing J.P. Furey. Rodgers, who will begin his new role Sept. 26, was most...
View ArticleClearRisk Adds Product, Eyes Raise
St. John’s-based ClearRisk, which makes software for insurers, has launched its next generation data solution ClearRisk Insights to help risk managers use their data more efficiently. The company...
View ArticleIs Debt Financing Right for You?
The time has come to take a big step forward in the growth of your technology company. Whether you are looking to launch a product, or perhaps expand into new markets, you will need additional capital....
View ArticleIs Debt Financing Right for You?
Sponsored Content The time has come to take a big step forward in the growth of your technology company. Whether you are looking to launch a product, or perhaps expand into new markets, you will need...
View ArticlePatchell Brook Raises $360K Round
Miramichi-based fintech company Patchell Brook Equity Analytics has raised $360,000 in equity funding, including a $150,000 contribution from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. NBIF announced the...
View ArticleWomen’s Fund Eyes Spring Launch
The Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund is now working on closing its fund with a target of $20 million, and hopes to be funding female-led ventures in the second or third quarter of 2020. Two...
View ArticleReelData Enters Techstars AI
Halifax-based ReelData, whose software uses artificial intelligence to analyze video for the aquaculture industry, has entered the Techstars Montreal AI Accelerator. Founders Matt Zimola and Hossein...
View ArticleNew Community Startup Group in NL
There’s a new, community-based startup group in St. John’s that aims to tackle some of the gaps in the local ecosystem and support young companies. ConnectioNL (pronounced “Connectional”) is a...
View ArticleRegion’s IT Revenues Hit $6.1B
Atlantic Canada’s digital technology industry accounted for $6.1 billion in revenue in 2017, up from $5.2 billion in 2014, says a new study of digital industries in the region by the Atlantic Provinces...
View ArticleAPEC Details IT Labour Crunch
Atlantic Canada’s post-secondary institutions graduated only about two-thirds of the IT personnel required by industry, says a new report from the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, highlighting the...
View ArticleNovalte Moves to N.S. to Grow
A project that allows disabled seniors to live more independently has resulted in the company behind the core technology – Novalte – moving from Ontario to Halifax to take advantage of the...
View ArticleSimplyCast’s $100K Fund for Youth
SimplyCast, the automated marketing company based in Dartmouth, has announced a $100,000 fund to benefit young people as the central part of its 10th anniversary celebration. President and CEO Saeed...
View ArticleLessons on All Funding Stages
A crowd of startup enthusiasts in Charlottetown on Sunday night heard what it takes to raise funding in every band imaginable. The event at Startup Zone was the opening phase of MentorCamp 2019, which...
View ArticleBinogi Opens Studio in Halifax
Swedish ed-tech company Binogi has opened a mobile app and animated content creation facility at Volta, Halifax's startup hub. The new space will support its e-learning platform. The company is also...
View Article7 Startups Schooled at MentorCamp
MentorCamp took place in Charlottetown on Monday, bringing together seven companies for and intense day of 28 mentors from Atlantic Canada and other parts of the world. Launched in Halifax in 2011 by...
View ArticleVineview Extends Reach in California
Halifax-based VineView, which provides remote sensing technology for vineyards, has extended its blanket flyover coverage to the California communities of Edna Valley, Monterey, Paso Robles and Santa...
View ArticleFounder Institute Comes to Halifax
The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, is launching its newest chapter in Halifax and has opened applications for its winter 2020 cohort. With plans to host two semesters...
View ArticleVerafin Closes $515M Equity-and-Debt Round
St. John’s-based Verafin, the world’s largest financial crime management software company, has closed a $515 million equity and debt recapitalization, which it says is one of the largest growth...
View ArticleMedusa Preps New Platform
Medusa Medical Technologies, the Halifax company that builds communication software for paramedics, is developing a new generation of software that customers can use on a range of platforms. In an...
View ArticleMysa in Lazaridis Scaleup Program
As evidence of its growing momentum, St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostats has been named to two elite pan-Canadian programs this month. On Wednesday, the company was one of 10 Canadian companies...
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