Job of the Week: Dash Hudson
Our Job of the Week column today features an opening for a Performance Marketing Strategist at Dash Hudson in Halifax. Halifax-based Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that...
View ArticleManifold’s New Sales Strategy
For cloud-computing startup Manifold, a new business model is offering a path to faster growth. Manifold’s online platform gives tech companies the ability to purchase software for their computer...
View ArticleMy Cape Breton Wish List for 2020
My wish-list for the Cape Breton startup community in 2020 (or shortly thereafter) is short and sweet – 1. a university computer science program, and 2. an angel group. These points came up in the...
View ArticleCEED, BoomersPlus in Mentoring Programs
The Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development and BoomersPlus.com have teamed up to develop a network of mentors to support the startup ecosystem in Nova Scotia. CEED and BoomersPlus issued...
View ArticleOur Data Shows How NL Is Advancing on Two Fronts.
There have been two main trends in the Newfoundland and Labrador startup community in recent years – the flood of new companies, and the accelerating advance of its most successful ventures. This is...
View ArticleNB’s Cirrus9 Acquired by Carbon60
Cirrus9, a Saint John-based managed cloud and data center operator, has been acquired by Carbon60 for an undisclosed price, and will now grow as part of Carbon60’s coast-to-coast operation. Founded...
View ArticleKinduct Signs Deal with NSHA
Halifax-based Kinduct Technologies has signed a contract with the Nova Scotia Health Authority that will allow the roll-out of a new program to improve the treatment of orthopedic patients in the...
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How PLATO Embraces Reconciliation
For Jenilee Paul of St. Mary’s First Nation, her role as a course instructor at PLATO can help other Indigenous people see a path for growth in the IT sector. “It’s kind of like being a role model....
View ArticleJust One Story in 2019: Verafin
It seems obvious there is only one story for a 2019 year-end wrap-up for the Atlantic Canadian startup community. It’s Verafin. In September, the St. John’s company whose software helps financial...
View ArticleHave a Great Holiday!
Our final post of 2019 is a simple wish: We hope all our readers have a fantastic holiday and prosperous New Year. We're taking the holidays off, and we've now posted for the last time until Jan. 2...
View ArticleBloxo Partners with reSPORT
Halifax-based Bloxo Inc., which aims to improve access to recreational sports, has partnered with Sports Nova Scotia’s reSPORT initiative and will launch the full version of its mobile app this winter....
View Article3 Things To Watch For in 2020
Now that we’re through the year-end festivities and returning to work, let’s look at what we can expect from Atlantic Canadian startups in the 21st year of the 21st century. Here are three things we’re...
View ArticleOutcast Foods Closes $3M Round
Outcast Foods, a Halifax company that makes nutritional ingredients and supplements out of food that would otherwise be thrown out, has raised $3 million in financing. The company formerly known as...
View ArticleJobs: 2 Openings at Halifax’s Rimot
Our Job of the Week column today features a pair of openings at Halifax-based Rimot, which is looking for a Chief Operating Officer and an AI Data Developer. Rimot helps companies or organizations to...
View ArticleCyno Teams Up With Shopify
St. John’s-based Cyno, whose online platform helps physiotherapists work with patients, has signed a service agreement with ecommerce giant Shopify to provide ergonomic services to corporations. Cyno...
View ArticleSTART[2020] To Award $25K Prize
Ignite Labs, the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub and BioNB are teaming up to host START[2020], an Atlantic Canadian sustainable innovation pitch competition that will award $25,000 to the winning entrant....
View ArticleMTI To List and Raise Up To $30M
Metamaterial Technologies Inc. of Dartmouth has received conditional approval for its public listing from the Canadian Securities Exchange, and expects to bring in as much as $30 million in capital in...
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Moncton’s Prelam Aids SMEs
Moncton-based Prelam Enterprises, which specializes in odour control offerings like Just’a Drop and LUKY8, is offering to share its manufacturing facility and expertise to businesses in Atlantic...
View ArticleSummer Institute Seeks Applicants
The Summer Institute, a 12-week accelerator for young companies from a range of sectors, is looking for applicants for its 2020 cohort, and is especially eager for social ventures to apply. Now in its...
View ArticleEast Valley Books 3 Recent Exits
A quick study of the Portfolio page on the East Valley Ventures website tells an interesting story about how the Saint John-based investment group has been quietly exiting some companies and investing...
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