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Techlink Eyes 15 States, Greece in ‘13
Hoping to win contracts in 15 U.S. states as well as Greece and launch an Internet product in the next year, Sydney-based gaming machine maker Techlink Entertainment is on a quest to raise $30 million in venture capital financing by the end of
Interview Rocket Launches InterviewMe!
Interview Rocket, a Halifax startup that offers interview technology for recruiters and job-seekers, has launched a new free feature for its website to help people seeking jobs arrange interviews with prospective employers.
The company issued a
Innovacorp Joins LightSail’s D Round
Joining the likes of Bill Gates and Peter Thiel, Innovacorp has invested in a California energy storage company that, among other projects, is building a storage facility near New Glasgow, N.S.
Berkeley-based LightSail Energy said in a press
Nicoll Pushes Plan for Region ETC
Halifax accountant James D. Nicoll is gathering support for a regional equity tax credit that doesn’t involve legislation from the four Atlantic Provinces.
Instead, he is asking the federal government to handle it.
“What we’re trying to do is
Innovacorp Begins Hunt for New CEO
The hunt has officially begun for Innovacorp’s CEO.
The Nova Scotia innovation agency announced Friday that the provincial government has assigned Wilson Executive Search to find the successor to Clifford Gross, who left the position in February
Livelenz, Acadia Strike Partnership
As it seeks to raise $10 million in equity funding, Bedford, N.S.-based Livelenz Inc., has been selected to participate in two high-profile American programs and agreed to develop machine learning technology with Acadia University.
Livelenz,
AIW: Reflections on Arkansas
One of the interesting aspects of Invest Atlantic and MentorCamp in September was the prominent role played by tech experts from Arkansas of all places.
There’s no obvious link between our home in the North Atlantic and the landlocked southern
GMS Looking to U.S. Expansion
GMS Surface Tech, which produces green and odour-free surface cleaners, has received commitments of about $600,000 in a $700,000 second round of funding that it hopes will fund expansion in the U.S.
The company, which was started by
Introducing our Student Intern Program
We’d like to welcome Daniel Boltinsky, our new student intern, to the team at Entrevestor. Daniel is a student at University of King’s College in Halifax and his first piece for us is running today.
We’ve asked Daniel to report once every two
InNetwork Eyes VC Round in 2013
Having closed a seed round of funding, Halifax-based social media marketing company InNetwork Inc. is already talking to venture capital funds about a follow-on round, likely in the middle of 2013.
Innovacorp, the provincial innovation agency,
NBIF Unveils $1M Research Funding
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation said Thursday it is teaming up with the New Brunswick government to provide $1 million to hire technical staff for research at the province’s universities and research institutions.
NBIF, an independent,
Entrevestor Now in Chronicle-Herald
I’m pleased to announce that Entrevestor columns are now being published daily in the Chronicle-Herald, Atlantic Canada’s leading newspaper. Each business day starting today, our columns will be included in the Insider email notice, the print
