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Solace, Boeing Move to 2nd Phase

  • Mar 31, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

After successfully proving its wireless power technology can recharge drones, Solace Power is embarking on the second phase of a development project with aircraft manufacturer Boeing.

But Kris McNeil, CEO of the Mount Pearl, NL, company, was

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Build Ventures: A Strong 18 Months

  • Mar 31, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

The mood was joyous and full of humour among the two Build Ventures partners the day after the New England Patriots won the Superbowl.

Patrick Keefe, a Patriots fan, was delighted his team had prevailed the night before. And his partner Rob

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Ecosystem Gains from New Programs

  • Mar 30, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

There’s a theme of community running through the story of Ongozah.

The Moncton startup founded by Topher Kingsley-Williams, Denis Daigle and Dan Gillis is developing a platform that will help community groups crowdsource the various things they

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Entrevestor Luncheon Canceled

  • Mar 30, 2015

We’re afraid we have had to cancel the Entrevestor Luncheon, which had been scheduled for Moncton on April 15.

We’d like to thank the people who helped us with the event – especially Sally Ng of Planet Hatch and Doug Robertson of Venn

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Eyeread Unveiled to Public Tomorrow

  • Mar 27, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Eyeread, an online product that helps to teach children to read, will make its first public appearance Saturday at the new Halifax Central Library.

Leah Skerry and Julia Rivard Dexter, the principals the Halifax web-design consultancy Norex, and

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Yves Boudreau Is Back In the Sun

  • Mar 27, 2015
  • Carol Moreira

Yves Boudreau is so thrilled to be participating in prestigious San Francisco-based accelerator 500 Startups that his voice seems to glow with Californian sunshine. 

Being one of just two Canadian companies to get into the internationally

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Verafin Uses Funding to Add to Growth

  • Mar 27, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

If there was a Deal of the Year for in the Atlantic Canadian startup community in 2014, it would undoubtedly have gone to Verafin’s $60 million financing by American private equity fund Spectrum Equity.

Rumours of a whopper of an investment

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Booth Eyes Online Meal Delivery

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Fresh from a global conference on the new economy, Wesley Booth of Wolfville is putting together plans to launch Feddishes, an online service that arranges the delivery of prepared meals.

For the last year or so, Booth has been working as the

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Kolybaba: Seems We Chose Never

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • Brandon Kolybaba

Note: Brandon Kolybaba, founder and CEO of Cloud Brewery, posted this blog on his Koly-Blah-Blah’s Raw Blog last weekend. While I don’t agree with all of it, it’s forceful and thought provoking so we’re republishing it here. – Peter Moreira

It's

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Atlantic Motor Nabs $250K in Funding

  • Mar 26, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Atlantic Motor Labs has received a $250,000 equity investment from Innovacorp to help develop its more durable motor for the oil and gas industry.

Founded by Braden Murphy, Atlantic Motor has developed a motor that combines

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BDC Recognizes Pond’s Leadership

  • Mar 25, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Gerry Pond, the driving force behind the East Coast startup community, has received the first-ever BDC Entrepreneurship Champion from the Business Development Bank of Canada.

He received the award during a reception in Toronto last night.

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Lunch To Focus on International Sales

  • Mar 25, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

When Doug Robertson leads a discussion on international sales on April 15, he’ll be dealing with a subject close to his heart.

Robertson, the CEO of Venn Innovation in Moncton, has been preparing companies lately for entering overseas markets.

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