When veteran tech entrepreneur Darren Gallop learned how hard it was to meet his partners’ demands for cybersecurity, it led to the creation of a new company that helps with such tasks.

Gallop is best known as the founder and CEO of Sydney-based Marcato Digital Solutions, which provides online administration systems for music festivals. As his company grew, Gallop learned Marcato had to meet the

Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies has bought ADI Systems, Lange Containment and Geomembrane Technologies from ADI Group Inc. of Fredericton for an undisclosed price.

In a statement released Wednesday, Evoqua said the three businesses are world leaders in wastewater solutions for industrial and manufacturing applications, primarily based in Fredericton.

Founded in 1989, ADI has about

Remsoft, the Fredericton company that produces predictive analytics software for the forest industry, is moving to the cloud, leading to one of the strongest staffing increases in its 25-year history.

The company, which now employs 33 people, plans to add about eight to 10 personnel in the next year as it develops an end-to-end cloud-based solution for its clients based around the world.

“We’re

The startup ecosystem in Cape Breton is changing, with the creation of a new program called the Momentum Initiative and the end of the ground-breaking UIT program at Cape Breton University.

The changes are taking place at a seminal moment in the growth of the Cape Breton tech community. Last week, three of the 11 companies presenting at the Propel ICT Demo Day in Halifax hailed from the Sydney

Propel ICT, the regional tech accelerator, is searching for a new CEO, which is the highlight of this edition of our Job of the Week column.

Propel is a unique phenomenon – the only tech accelerator in the country that holds cohorts in four different provinces. The organization has three levels of programming – the Launch cohort for companies proving their concept; Build for those gaining

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is still a relatively new field, one ripe for development in a region such as Atlantic Canada, where there are educational and business systems primed to boost entrepreneurship.

This is the belief of Richard Jones, an entrepreneur-in-residence at Propel ICT, Atlantic Canada’s startup accelerator.

Jones has decades of experience in the business world,

Kicking off an interview about her new music-technology business, Laura Simpson excused herself to text a friend in Los Angeles about an upcoming Janet Jackson concert in someone’s L.A. home.

This is the world that Simpson lives in now — organizing and promoting concerts in people’s homes. Her new startup, Side Door Access, is developing a platform on which performers can link up with homeowners

Having raised almost $1 million in equity funding, GoBumpFree is now launching its new travel platform for airline employees and retirees.

The Halifax company said in a statement this week it is launching the latest version of its travel platform and is running several promotions (including vacation giveaway packages) to coincide with the launch.

GoBumpFree aims to make it easier for the

It’s become a springtime rite in Atlantic Canada. Companies from across Atlantic Canada on Tuesday stood up at the Atlantic Venture Forum to tell investors from across the continent about their success.

Eight companies presented on Tuesday and another four will take the stage today, telling a story of growth in their businesses. The AVF has become the region’s leading meeting place for investors

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has announced $772,438 in funding for Moncton-based Venn Innovation Inc. to help the facility to continue supporting IT startups in New Brunswick and across Atlantic Canada.

The two-project funding announced Tuesday will include a two-year project that will help companies from across the region increase their competitive intelligence to help grow their