Flashback: The Culture That Made Verafin
Editor's note: With the announcement of Verafin's exit, we've decided to republish this 2014 article article, in which CEO Jamie King outlined the culture his team used to grow the company. One week...
View ArticleWhat’s the Impact of Verafin Exit?
The benefits of Verafin’s sale to Nasdaq will be felt throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, and Atlantic Canada, impacting entrepreneurship, investment and philanthropy in a big way. The New York...
View ArticleNasdaq To Buy Verafin for US$2.8B
Nasdaq, the New York stock exchange focused on tech companies, has agreed to buy St. John’s-based anti-fraud software maker Verafin for US$2.75 billion (C$3.6 billion) in cash. The marriage of Nasdaq...
View ArticleJobs: Project Manager at Dash Hudson
Our Job of the Week column this week features an opening for a Product Manager at Dash Hudson in Halifax. Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase...
View ArticleStartup Data Presentation for NB
On Friday, Entrevestor and Ignite Fredericton will team up to broadcast a virtual presentation of our 2019 Startup Data analysis with a special focus on New Brunswick -- two days after our...
View ArticleCARIS Leads Ocean Map Project
Teledyne CARIS, the Fredericton specialist in underwater mapping, will lead a new project funded by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster to develop cloud-based software to be used in mapping the ocean floor....
View ArticleThe Rounds Fights Pancreatic Cancer
Halifax-based The Rounds, a closed social network for Canadian physicians, has launched its Learn, Share and Give campaign, which will donate up to $5,000 towards the fight against pancreatic cancer....
View ArticleACOA Backs Maritime Gourmet Mushrooms
Maritime Gourmet Mushrooms of Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, has received a $200,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to meet the growing demand for its exotic varieties of mushrooms. The...
View ArticleAppili Begins Phase 3 Trials
Health Canada has approved Appili Therapeutics’ application to begin Phase 3 trials for tablets that should help prevent COVID-19 in people exposed to the disease. The Halifax-based drug discovery...
View ArticleImproving Healthcare with an ‘Anti-freeze Protein’
A group of Dalhousie University scientists is working with an Ohio biotech company on using a molecule found in Arctic fish to prolong the life of human cells. The company, Marietta, Ohio-based...
View ArticleOcean Supercluster Unveils Youth Program
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced Wednesday a new program to help young people across the country to find employment and pursue careers in the ocean economy. The total cost of the new program,...
View ArticleBig Tech Boosts CarbonCure
CarbonCure Technologies believes it can accelerate its plans to reduce carbon in the atmosphere because of an unexpected entrant this year into the fight against climate change – Big Tech. The world’s...
View ArticleFive Winners at Volta Cohort
Five early-stage startups -- three of them from outside Nova Scotia -- received $25,000 each in equity funding from the Volta Cohort Pitch Event on Wednesday. This marks the seventh time that Volta...
View ArticleJob Posting: Venture Manager at CDL
Our Job of the Week column today features an opening for a Venture Manager at the Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic in Halifax, and the deadline to apply is end-of-day Monday. The CDL Atlantic, housed...
View ArticleCyberNB Signs Seal with Ukraine
CyberNB, the New Brunswick group that promotes cybersecurity, has signed a multi-year agreement with Ukraine, which will help its partners bid for work in the country. CyberNB is a non-profit that...
View Article3Q VC Funding Rises on East Coast
Atlantic Canadian startups are on track to raise more than $100 million in equity financing this year now that the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association said the region attracted $79...
View ArticleSimplyCast Aids Contract Tracing
SimplyCast, a Dartmouth-based automated marketing company, has launched a new solution to help businesses offer contact tracing services during the pandemic. The company issued a statement last week...
View ArticleKraken Sense Eyes Move to NS
As it proceeds through the prestigious IndieBio accelerator, Kraken Sense is also working on moving its headquarters from Mississauga, Ont., to Sydney, Cape Breton. Kraken has developed a culture-based...
View ArticleA Look at Recent NB Startup Data
It would have been difficult for New Brunswick in 2019 to outdo its performance of 2018, especially in terms of funding. The province in 2018 generated $84.7 million in equity funding, including three...
View ArticleOne Winner from Verafin: NL Government
There’s no shortage of winners from Verafin’s pending sale to Nasdaq, and one of the big ones is the government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The provincial government may haul in $100 million from the...
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