Cyno Plans Soft Launch This Week

After raising $450,000 from specialist angels who can help the company, St. John’s-based Cyno this week is planning the soft launch of its digital platform for physiotherapy clinics.

Cyno is a year-old Software-as-a-Service company that helps physiotherapists to work with the patients outside of their clinics and outside of office hours. It has developed a digital platform that includes a secure

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Immigrant-focused startup hits Toronto

Spritely Technologies, a Halifax startup that offers a personalized approach to tourism and immigrant services, is having its debut Toronto event Nov. 10 and is seeking local input.

The Spritely platform allows tourists and newcomers to connect with city locals in order to make visiting or relocating to a new city less stressful and more personalized. 

Users can choose and hire a city expert

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Build’s 2nd Fund Passes $40M Mark

Build Ventures, the Atlantic Canadian venture capital fund, has received more than $40 million in commitments for its second fund, including backing from two bodies within the federal government.

The Halifax-based VC fund said Monday it has received $7.5 million in funding from the Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative, or VCCI. And in an interview, Build Partner Rob Barbara also said the company

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Fraser Eyes Top 10 Startup Ecosystem

Malcolm Fraser revealed a rather audacious goal last Thursday: the CEO of Innovacorp wants the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem to be one of the 10 best in the world.

Speaking to 800 members of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce at their annual dinner, Fraser said the pieces are in place to move into the top 10, and asked the broader business community to help out by working with high-growth

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Precision BioLogic Buys Affinity

Dartmouth-based medical products company Precision BioLogic has purchased Affinity Biologicals of Ancaster, Ont., hoping to merge seamlessly given that they both sell to the same market.

The companies released the news in a statement last week, but did not disclose the value of the deal.

The two companies both provide products that assist hemostasis medicine – that is the practice of stopping

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Invest NL, Other Events in St. John’s

We’re starting a busy week in St. John’s, which will feature the Invest Newfoundland and Labrador conference on Wednesday and several other events as well.

On Tuesday, I will conduct a presentation on the metrics of the Atlantic Canadian startup community. It will focus in on Newfoundland and Labrador and dive into data on such areas as funding, revenue, employment and others. I’ll deliver the

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Job of the Week: Jameson Group

Halifax-based event organizer Jameson Group is looking for a high-energy person to take on the position of 2IC Partner.

Headed by Bob Williamson, Jameson engages in a range of activities. It is best known as the organizer of such conferences as Invest Atlantic, Smart Energy and the PitchCamp Workshops. It is now looking for a full-time person to help run the operations, though the company will

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Let’s Make Customer Research Sexy

Every marketer or product manager worth their salt is looking for ways to do more with less.

If you’re anything like me, you’re always hunting for new channels, tactics or experiments to try. You want to create the maximum amount of impact for the minimum amount of effort.

So… when you’re working your tail off, but aren’t getting the results you’d hoped for, of course you want to find an easier

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