Venture Grade AGM Set for Wednesday

Venture Grade, a university venture capital program, is inviting the public to join its digital AGM to learn what companies the nationally recognized group has invested in, who has invested in them, and their plans for the future. 

David Howe, CEO of Bright, a company which offers online health and wellness services, will also talk about pivoting in a pandemic.

Based at the Sobey School of

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Checkmate Offered to Retailers for 6 months

Authentic Business Initiatives, whose Checkmate Experience app helps shoppers enjoy a better retail experience, has launched its minimum viable product and is inviting Nova Scotian retailers to try it free for six months.

Checkmate allows shoppers to communicate with local retailers and even to book times to visit the store. Shoppers can use an iOS or Android mobile app to let retailers know

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DynaGen Bought by Cattron

Dartmouth-based DynaGen Technologies Inc., which manufactures rugged control panels for industrial engines, has been acquired by the American company Cattron for an undisclosed sum.

Dynagen put out a statement on Tuesday saying the sale has closed after it was approved by the Dartmouth company’s board and shareholders.

Based in Warren, Ohio, Cattron has been in operation since 1946 and has more

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Beauceron Makes Strides During Pandemic

Fredericton-based Beauceron Security has seen its annual recurring revenue increase by 60 percent in 2020, buoyed by more aggressive cyber-criminals and the specialized security needs of companies relying on remote work.

CEO David Shipley said in an interview that Beauceron’s growth has suffered only minimal disruption during the pandemic, with overall revenue rising 95 percent this year. And a

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NACO Summit Set for Thursday

The National Angel Capital Organization, or NACO, will hold its virtual Atlantic Summit on Thursday, and aims to attract not only Atlantic Canadian viewers but also national attendees.

Amber Mac, former co-host of BNN’s App Central and Bloomberg Brink, will lead discussions on mobilizing capital, leveraging national connectivity, and evaluating global perspectives on angel investing.

NACO has

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Cyber Accelerator To Launch Next Year

CyberNB Inc. will launch a new accelerator for cybersecurity companies early next year, offering up to 20 companies a year programming, mentorship, and a six-figure funding opportunity.

The New Brunswick group that promotes the cybersecurity industry is hoping that CyberHatch, which is set to launch in the first quarter, will hold four cohorts a year, with each cohort accommodating as many as

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ClearRisk Named Community Champion

St. John’s-based ClearRisk, which provides risk-management software, has won the 2020 RBC Business Resilience Awards in Newfoundland and Labrador in the Community Champion category.

Competing against a range of Newfoundland and Labrador organizations, ClearRisk won the award for offering a pandemic risk management product free to the business community and supporting local community

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Gaining 10,000 Clients with no VC

From his base in Truro, N.S., Brad Tousenard has built his IT company Delicious Brains into a global enterprise over seven years with about 10,000 clients in 140 countries and sales increasing each year.

And there are two things about his story that stand out: first, his staff is spread across three countries; and second, he hasn’t taken on a nickel of outside investment.

Tousenard doesn’t like

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