Verafin 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 ArticleWith $500M+, Verafin Has Firepower to Continue Its Stellar Growth
In announcing its whopping $515 million equity-and-debt deal on Wednesday, St. John’s-based fintech company Verafin revealed more about its stellar operations than about the deal itself. Other than the...
View ArticleInnovate Atlantic Showcases New Programs
Two new initiatives were unveiled at the Innovate Atlantic conference on Thursday that are designed to further enrich the startup ecosystem in Atlantic Canada. Allen Nizi, Partnerships Lead at...
View ArticleEntrevestor Startup Data Shows Record Funding, Soaring Revenues
Startups in Atlantic Canada attracted a record $166.6 million in private capital in 2018, while increasing their revenues strongly and adding about 1,000 employees, according to a new study from...
View ArticleJob of the Week: Dash Hudson
Halifax-based Dash Hudson is continuing to add staff: the company's opening for an Account Executive headlines our Job of the Week column today. Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service...
View ArticleDash Hudson Now Tracks Pinterest
Halifax-based Dash Hudson, the fast-growing visual marketing SaaS company, has launched a new product to measure Pinterest campaigns for major brands. Dash Hudson helps its clients increase engagement...
View ArticleMESH/diversity’s $950K Round
MESH/diversity, the Moncton company that helps organizations measure and improve diversity, has raised a $950,000 equity funding round, including a $250,000 contribution from the New Brunswick...
View ArticleIgnite Labs Opens in Pictou County
Yarmouth-based Ignite Labs has opened a second rural innovation hub in Pictou County to support the startup community in the northern part of Nova Scotia. Ignite is a rural innovation hub that provides...
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Anessa Wins NB BioScience Award
A New Brunswick Biotech company is being recognized by BioNB for its contributions to the sector. BioNB, New Brunswick’s bioscience agency, awarded anessa the New Brunswick Bioscience Achievement...
View ArticleEasy Golf Tour Eyes Growth in 2020
It’s as if Todd Chant is driving on to a wide fairway with the wind at his back on a short Par 4. The head of Sydney-based Easy Golf Tour isn’t under-estimating the task in front of him next year, but...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Structure and Processes of NBIF
Sponsored Content The inner workings of a venture capital fund can seem mysterious to those of us on the outside, and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation is eager to shine a light on how these...
View ArticleBursity Plans Databank Release
With post-secondary students back in colleges and universities, Bursity.ca is pushing forward with its mission of helping more young people find scholarships and bursaries and avoid the trap of student...
View ArticleSpark NS to Focus on Rural Areas
Spark Nova Scotia, previously known as the Spark Innovation Challenge, is making a change to focus on rural innovation and is accepting applications for the next two weeks. For the last few years, the...
View ArticleCoLab Closes $2.7M Funding Round
St. John’s-based CoLab Software, which makes advanced design and manufacturing collaboration software, has closed a $2.7 million financing round following its participation in Silicon Valley’s...
View ArticleInnovacorp Names Contest Winners
Innovacorp has announced the eight startups that have been accepted into its 2019-20 Innovacorp Accelerate Program and the five winners of the fall Sprint competition. The Nova Scotia government’s...
View ArticleSynapse Recognizes Duffy, Moin
J. Regis Duffy, one of the pillars of the P.E.I. biotech community, and Mohammed Moin, Co-Founder and CEO of Somru BioScience Inc., are the inaugural winners of Synapse’s new Innovator Awards. Synapse,...
View ArticleCrowell Named Startup Genome Rep
Startup Genome, the San Francisco-based organization that assesses and ranks startup ecosystems around the world, has named Chris Crowell its first ambassador in Atlantic Canada. Crowell is the former...
View ArticleKraken Lands $35M-$40M Contract
St. John’s-based Kraken Robotics announced last week that it had secured a contract with a foreign navy to supply it with mine-hunting sonar systems at a value of about $35 million to $40 million. The...
View ArticleAtlantic Tech Summit Set for Nov 20
The first Atlantic Technology Summit is slated for next month, to provide a one-day conference for people who work in the IT field and showcase some of the region’s growing companies. The goal of the...
View ArticleTalkatoo Raises, Preps for Launch
Halifax-based Talkatoo has raised $700,000 in equity funding and is on the verge of releasing its new voice-recognition software that can eventually be used across a range of platforms. There’s been a...
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