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Salesforce Invests in Introhive
Introhive Inc. has raised its current round of funding to about $5 million with a strategic investment from Salesforce.com of San Francisco.
The Fredericton- and Washington, D.C.-based startup said in a statement Wednesday that Salesforce had
Smart Skin’s New Packaging Product
Smart Skin Technologies of Fredericton has unveiled a new application for its pressure-sensitive material that is already finding traction with a few global food and drink producers.
The company has developed technology called Quantifeel, which
SageCrowd Launches with Goldsmith
A personal help guru from San Diego tomorrow is going to use a speech in Montenegro to launch a new service on a platform developed by a Halifax tech company.
During the speech in the Balkan country, Marshall Goldsmith, the author of What Got
Red Meat to Launch Steam and Steel
In a rather tidy and peaceful incubator in St. John’s, N.L, Keith Makse and Christo Stassis are hard at work, creating a world being overrun with a desert plague, certain destruction and Victorian morals.
The duo are the principals of Red Meat
Changes in the Funding Landscape
As STI Technologies Ltd. was putting the final touches on its $17 million financing last week, investors and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley were busily discussing a new funding feature on the funding website AngelList.
These two news items from
Launching 48 Hours in the Hub
When the inaugural 48 Hours in the Hub kicked off in Boston last night, the official list of 25 participants included four startups from Atlantic Canada.
Canadian Entrepreneurs in New England, a network of Canuck expats in the Boston area, is
The Jew Who Defeated Hitler
This is a special week for me, largely because of a project that has little to do with Entrevestor.
Many of you already know that I’m working on a book called The Jew Who Defeated Hitler, which is the story of Henry Morgenthau, Jr.’s role in
Hackathon Produces Commuter Apps
Two new initiatives have emerged from a weekend competition this month in the Halifax startup community that could soon be helping commuters and drivers in the city.
It would be premature to call KNOWtime and Vallet.me businesses because these
Imperial’s STI Deal Buys Out Backers
Toronto-based private equity firm Imperial Capital agreed Wednesday to invest $17 million in Halifax pharmaceutical services company STI Technologies Ltd., which includes the buyout of several existing investors, such as venture capital company
Notable Quotes from Invest Atlantic
Here is a selection of notable quotes from the Invest Atlantic conference yesterday. Apologies to those in the afternoon sessions, which I had to miss.
“I have a deeply held belief that you should live where you choose and build your life and
Grey Island Wins PitchCamp
Grey Island Energy, a St. John’s-based cleantech company, was the run-away winner of the PitchCamp competition that opened Invest Atlantic on Tuesday.
CEO Daniel Hoyles explained in his one-minute pitch that his company is developing a device
Clarity Focuses on Micro-Consultancy
With a new feature that is attracting more users, Moncton-based Clarity is accelerating the development of its so-called “micro-consultancy” business that helps contract and knowledge workers complete jobs for clients.
Dan Martell, the serial
