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Volta To Launch New Accelerator
Volta Labs, the Halifax-based startup house, is launching a semi-annual accelerator program to complement its office facilities and incubation operations.
The three-month program will be operated by TheNextPhase, an existing mentorship program
Profile: Megan McCarthy’s Tenacity
After several attempts at starting her own venture, Megan McCarthy, CEO of DraftCAM, is optimistic her new business will fly.
The DraftCAM app is still in development, but when complete it will turn any smartphone or webcam into a powerful tool
Announcing the Entrevestor Survey
Entrevestor will soon launch an exercise that will address one of the shortcomings in the Atlantic Canadian ecosystem – the lack of concrete data on the size and economic impact of the startup community.
Within the next few weeks, we will send a
BlueLight Presents to US Military
Halifax-based BlueLight Analytics, whose technology ensures dentists apply the right amount of energy when curing resin-based fillings, released the following press release on Wednesday:
BlueLight Analytics Inc. recruited to present its
Smart Skin Raises $3.9M in VC Funds
Fredericton-based Smart Skin Technologies has landed $3.9 million in venture capital and angel funding to ramp up sales and development of its pressure-sensitive product that improves the manufacturing process of beverage makers.
The company
Resolution Adds Products, Targets Asia
Having recently closed funding and international distribution deals, Resolution Optics Inc. of Halifax is conducting research and development projects on fascinating new products that will help to develop the holographic microscope maker on an
InNetwork Chosen for CDMN Program
Already working with some of the world’s leading advertisers, Halifax-based InNetwork has been selected to participate in the Canadian Digital Media Network’s Outbound Soft-Landing Program.
The influence marketing company – which helps brands
Press Release: ACOA Funds Somru
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency on Friday announced it is providing more than $200,000 in financing to Somru BioScience of Charlottetown. The following is the press release issued by the agency:
Emerging Biotechnology Company Looks
Spark Cape Breton Contest Launched
With the provincewide I-3 tech startup competition already in full swing, a new competition is being launched solely for startups in Cape Breton and the Mulgrave area.
Enterprise Cape Breton Corp., the Economic and Rural Development and Tourism
HotSpot Parking’s New CRM Function
Phillip Curley walked into a Fredericton Tim Hortons last week bearing a big smile and a handful of blue plastic chips that he had just received in the mail.
The chips, each about the size of a loonie, were Bluetooth low energy devices. Curley
Swapskis Building Female Community
Katelyn Bourgoin had such huge belief in her plans for a bartering website that she bartered with service providers to get it built.
Bourgoin, the head of the Halifax marketing firm RedRiot Communications, had a vision about a year ago for a
Makerspace Halifax Seeks New Home
As a tenant of Halifax’s historic Roy Building, which will be replaced by a new building this year, Halifax Makerspace Society is looking for fresh accommodation. The fledgling group of creators needs a space large enough to accommodate a growing
