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Green Imaging Launches New Cell
Green Imaging Technologies of Fredericton is beginning to reap the rewards of its partnership with Oxford Instruments of Britain, as the two companies on Monday released their fully integrated Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) cell for performing
New Landscape in Atlantic Canada
The venture capital investor didn’t bother trying to hide his contempt for my theory. ``It’s just because of one deal,’’ he shot back as we chatted last week.
I’d just said that the investment, entrepreneurship and innovation community in
Startups Earning Kudos Elsewhere
Kudos to Atlantic Canadian startups that have recently received recognition beyond our borders.
TitanFile, the Dartmouth digital file-sharing company, received glowing coverage Friday from the Financial Post, in its special reporting on the 50
Adfinitum Grows as It Seeks Funds
As it works on raising as much as $1 million in new capital, Adfinitum has just increased its revenue by signing up a huge new client.
On Wednesday, St. John’s-based Adfinitum signed up the third largest advertising holding company in the world
Tier 1 VCs Hand GoInstant $1.7M
The tech media in San Francisco was abuzz last night with the launch of GoInstant, the latest venture of Jevon MacDonald, until recently the entrepreneur-in-residence at Innovacorp in Halifax.
Forbes, PC Magazine, TechCrunch, ZDnet and CNet all
Endless Applications of Smart Skin
Smart Skin is the gift that keeps on giving to Kumaran Thillainadarajah.
A few years ago, the Fredericton resident developed a thin pressure-sensitive material that could relay information when someone pressed any specific place on the surface.
DemoCamp Halifax in 10 Days
I'm pleased to say I signed up yesterday for DemoCamp Halifax 2011, a one-evening event hosted by file-sharing company TitanFile. The DemoCamp will take place Friday, Sept. 23 from 5-8:30 pm at the Dalhousie University Computer Science Building.
Muisings on BDC, RBC Reports
Some interesting data flowed from Business Development Bank of Canada late last week, which shows that Atlantic Canadians are less entrepreneurial than most other parts of Canada, but we’re generally running with the herd.
The problem is, we
Enovex on a Quest for $1.5M-2M
Scott Walton has a long journey in front of him – geographically, financially and likely in other ways. But he’s well under way.
Walton, the 24-year-old founder and CEO of the Saint John carbon capture enterprise Enovex Corp., will leave Monday
Around the Region —Sept 9 2011
A roundup of news on the Atlantic Canadian startup community:
-- KnowCharge Inc. of Saint John announced its first round of funding: $438,000 from the First Angel Network and $200,000 from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.
-- New
Marcato Eyes Next Fundraising
Now that it’s secured $500,000 in funding, Marcato Digital Solutions, Inc. is setting its sights on a $2 million fundraising to finance the international roll-out of its administration system for musicians and music festivals.
``We’re pretty
Compilr Wins a Trip to Seedcamp
Twenty-three?
I asked the question aloud, and Patrick Hankinson blushed and nodded. At only 23, the Halifax-based serial-entrepreneur has been involved in three startups, two of which are profitable, and just won an international competition for
