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Nine Startups Enter Propel Program
Propel, Atlantic Canada’s virtual tech accelerator, has named nine companies from across the region to its Fall 2024 Validation cohort, the first step of its programs for high-growth companies.
Validation focuses on validating the business idea
Proposify Readies Version 3
Halifax’s Proposify made a profit last year for the first time since 2018, with CEO Kyle Racki and his team now in “build mode” with a suite of updated product offerings.
In an interview Friday, Racki said a new version of his company’s software,
Thank You, Entrevestor Live Sponsors
Entrevestor Live, the celebration of the best of Atlantic Canadian innovation, is only a day away and this is your last chance to buy tickets.
As we remind everyone there are only a few left, we’d like to thank our sponsors. This event would not be
Mike Cyr to Lead Charcoal
Newly minted Charcoal Marketing President Mike Cyr is stepping into the role in the wake of a significant transformation for both the company and its wider industry.
Cyr said in an interview this week that the world of marketing has, in recent
Map of NS Coastline Aims To Enhance Public Safety
Technology companies Stellar Futures of Blue Rocks, N.S. and Zimple Consulting SpA of Concepción, Chile, will work together to enhance coastal protection and public warning in emergencies.
The first joint project will build a prototype digital
SeafarerAI to Lead $964K Supercluster Project
SeafarerAI, a young Saint John-area company that uses artificial intelligence to improve port operations, will lead a project supported by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster to use AI in port dredging.
The Supercluster, a federal agency that partners with
Sperri Closes Round Worth $4M+
Halifax-based Sperri, which makes plant-based meal replacements, has closed a fresh round of funding worth “millions” of dollars led by Nàdarra Ventures and supported by Invest Nova Scotia.
Sperri said it would use the money to support its
Grant Thornton To Host Dash Hudson Discussion
We're delighted to welcome Grant Thornton as a platinum sponsor of Entrevestor Live, and to announce that JP Furey, a partner in the firm's assurance practice, will lead a discussion with senior executives of Halifax IT company Dash Hudson.
Grant
Profitual Launches Forecast Evaluator
Profitual, a financial intelligence startup that specializes in working with other young companies, is revamping its branding and has launched a new, free product.
In an interview Tuesday, CEO Raymond Fitzpatrick said the Fredericton-based company
One Week Until Entrevestor Live
There's one week left to buy tickets for Entrevestor Live, our showcase for the best and the brightest of the Atlantic Canadian startup community
The half-day conference, to be hosted by Saint Mary's University Professor Ellen Farrell, will take
SMU Heading to Enactus World Cup
A team from Saint Mary’s University will travel to Kazakhstan in three weeks to compete in the World Cup finals of the Enactus student entrepreneurship competition, for which it has already won the Canadian division.
Founded in 1975 and based in
Dependbuild Joins Myrtle Beach Living Lab
Dependbuild, the St. John's maker of cloud software to help municipalities and infrastructure developers assess risks to construction projects, is among four companies chosen by the city of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to join its new living lab