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Propel ICT Unveils Demo Day Pitchers
For the first time ever, Propel ICT’s Demo Day in Halifax next week will feature companies from its three levels of accelerator – its Launch, Build and Growth Cohorts.
The regional accelerator on Friday announced the companies that will present at
Jobs: Swept Seeks Quality Engineer
Swept, a Halifax company gaining attention across the continent, headlines our Job of the Week column with an opening for a Software Quality Engineer.
Founded by CEO Michael Brown and CTO Matt Cooper, Swept has developed software that helps
Made with Local Enters Bulk Barn
After five years in business, social enterprise Made with Local is celebrating a major milestone — getting its Loaded Oats products into Bulk Barn stores across the country.
The Dartmouth-based venture prioritizes using locally grown ingredients in
Dickie, Gillis To Discuss Exits at AVF
The Atlantic Venture Forum this year will feature a panel discussion on the hard-won lessons from two of the most prominent exits of the last year – the sales of Halifax-based companies Goalline and STI Technologies Ltd.
The AVF is a two-day
ADDtext Aims to Help Troubled Youth
When Chase Valiant graduated from Nova Scotia Community College on Tuesday, one of the people attending was Keith Gelhorn, who had been mentoring him for years.
Gelhorn is an entrepreneur and social worker whose company, ADDvocacy, helps young
CDL-Atlantic Applications Now Open
Applications are open for the Creative Destruction Lab’s 2017-18 cohort, including the new CDL-Atlantic node in Halifax.
The CDL, which was launched at the University of Toronto five years ago, recently announced that it was expanding across the
1700 Ironflow Customers Get PurelyHR
Ironflow Technologies Inc., a Dieppe, NB-based human resources software company, has launched its PurelyHR platform to expand the range of products it offers small and medium-sized businesses.
In 2010, Ironflow launched Time-Off Manager, a SaaS
Over 50 Free Trips to Startupfest
Anyone out there want to take in the Startup Festival in Montreal next month – FOR FREE?
If so, you should apply for one of the spots on the East Coast Caravan, a road trip to Startupfest organized by the Taskforce Fredericton Startup Network, the
CogPro’s Aids for Dementia Sufferers
In a world awash with products to help the caregivers of people with dementia, Peter Zimmer set out to actually improve the quality of life for people with severe memory problems.
As a result, the serial entrepreneur has founded CogPro Cognitive
Corruven Exports Sustainable Vision

A company in Northern New Brunswick is making the world more sustainable through its value-added wood products it exports across the globe.
Edmundston-based Corruven manufactures high-performance composites, which includes its patented Corruven
Startup Award Nominations Due Friday
There are just a few days left to nominate people for the Startup Canada Awards, which recognize founders and their support organizations in Atlantic Canada and across the country.
Startup Canada this year is awarding 17 awards in four categories,
Resson Gearing Up for 2018 Launch
A year after closing one of the biggest venture capital rounds the region has ever seen, Fredericton-based Resson is gearing up for the full commercial launch of its agtech product in 2018.
In a phone interview from his Silicon Valley office,
