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MediaSpark Preps GoVenture World
Fresh from the introduction of new training software products, Mathew Georghiou is gearing up to launch a software he believes could change the face of online entrepreneurship training.
Georghiou is the CEO of MediaSpark of Sydney, whose main
Perfect Regional VC Manager Needed
With a bit of luck, Wilson Executive Search has the wisdom of Solomon because it will need it to find the perfect manager for the new regional venture fund for Atlantic Canada.
The Halifax recruitment firm was mandated on Sept. 1 to find a
Saint John Named to Smart21 2012
Saint John has become the third New Brunswick city to be named to the Smart21, a club of cities and towns from around the world dedicated to the "broadband economy", the New York-based Intelligent Community Forum said Friday.
Fredericton
7% Rise in I-3 Contestants
Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s technology commercialization agency, has received 142 applications for its biennial I-3 competition, up almost 7 percent from two years ago and reflecting particular interest in the Halifax area.
Dawn House, spokeswoman
2nd Act Logs First U.S. Sale
Halifax-based 2nd Act Innovations , which has developed an advanced document-organization system called 4sightECM, landed its first sale in the U.S. by winning a contract yesterday with North Star Solutions of Media, Pennsylvania.
North Star,
Mindful Scientific Begins Fundraising
Halifax medical devices company Mindful Scientific has secured the first commitment of funding en route to a seed round it hopes will be worth $400,000 to $600,000.
Permjot Valia, a London investor who has invested in several Nova Scotia
21-Gun Salute to the Irvings
There are few angles of the Halifax Shipyard story that have been overlooked, but none is more glaring than how lucky we are that K.C. Irving and his descendants were born in the Maritimes.
Billionaires are not in vogue this season, but the
Atwood Develops Revenue Stream
Atwood Technology, a Miramichi software company employing artificial intelligence to provide matching services, will launch its first paying site within weeks, CEO Theresa Williams said in an interview.
The early-stage company, which has
Marport, Verafin Named to Fast 50
Two Newfoundland and Labrador companies have been named to the prestigious 2011 Deloitte Tech Fast 50, and a P.E.I. startup has been named a Company to Watch.
Marport Deep Sea Technologies of St. John’s placed 17th on the list after its revenues
Accelerators Accelerating in NB
Exits, schmexits! The truly compelling news in the New Brunswick startup community late in 2011 involves entrances.
McKenzie College of Moncton will soon open an accelerator for pre-seed companies, and Propel ICT has announced its Launch 36
Opinion: We Still Need More R&D
The Telegraph-Journal reported this morning that tech entrepreneurs Gururaj Deshpande and Gerry Pond have made a multi-million-dollar donation to finance the Pond-Deshpande Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UNB.
This is only the
Menchefski Rises with Billdidit, GMS
Companies often develop into family trees, with clusters of progeny growing hither and yon, and an interesting group of shoots is sprouting in northern Nova Scotia around an intriguing entrepreneur called Joe Menchefski.
He is the CEO of
