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NBIF’s Breakthru Bootcamp Set
About 90 novice entrepreneurs will gather in Fredericton tomorrow to go through the Bootcamp of the 2013 Breakthru competition, the biennial contest for New Brunswick entrepreneurs organized by The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and the law
Neato Testing App for Smart TVs
Neato Entertainment is looking for about 25 Maritime television aficionados willing to test its new technology, which allows you to enhance your TV time with a simple application on your smartphone.
The company, formed last year by TV production
2nd Act Hires CEO, CTO in California
Having recently pivoted to expand its scope, 2nd Act Innovations of Halifax has hired two C-level executives in Silicon Valley to lead its sales and engineering efforts and help to raise a $5 million round of venture capital financing.
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VidCruiter in Silicon Valley Accelerator
VidCruiter, a Moncton-based video recruitment company, has been accepted into the Canadian Technology Accelerator, or CTA, in Silicon Valley.
CEO Sean Fahey said Tuesday he will spend the next three months traveling between New Brunswick and San
CarbonCure Inks Licensing Deal
CarbonCure, the Halifax cleantech company dedicated to low-carbon concrete products, has signed a licensing agreement with Ontario concrete manufacturer Atlas Block to make its products available in Ontario.
The deal is an important one for
New Brunswick Preps for Crowdfunding
On Jan. 24, a group of business, financial, and legal experts will convene in rural New Brunswick to discuss what the province can and should do to allow companies to raise equity through crowdfunding.
This meeting, led by Nancy Mathis, the
Cellufuel Targets $200M in Revenue
Cellufuel’s plan to open a demonstration biofuel facility in Brooklyn, N.S., this summer is just the first step of an ambitious industrial enterprise intent on having 10 plants within five to six years producing $200 million in annual revenue.
Livelenz, Epson Launch Omnilink Printer
Livelenz Inc., a Bedford, N.S., maker of analytics tools for fast food restaurants, and Epson America, Inc. have launched a smart receipt printer that helps restaurant owners analyze their operations in real time with a view to increasing profits.
Upside Foundation: Shares for Charity
Gerry Pond, one of the region’s leading tech investors, has been named to the board of directors of a national foundation that encourages startups to donate some of their equity to charities.
The Upside Foundation is a new philanthropic body
ScreenScape Names Schneider CTO
ScreenScape Networks, the Charlottetown-based video display developer, has named Ken Schneider, a former system engineer at Research In Motion Ltd., as its new Chief Technology Officer.
Schneider has been working with the company for the past
Podcamp Featured in Full Calendar
In a month surprisingly packed with tech conferences, camps and gabfests, Podcamp offers something a little bit different – an “unconference”, as its organizers call it.
Podcamp will take place at the Alderney Landing Library in Dartmouth on
Invest Atlantic to Launch Pitch101
Invest Atlantic, the leading conference for the Atlantic Canadian startup community, has announced a series of regional events to help novice entrepreneurs try their hand at pitching and provide more meet-and-greet opportunities.
Pitch101 will
