Dash Hudson Now Tracks Pinterest

Halifax-based Dash Hudson, the fast-growing visual marketing SaaS company, has launched a new product to measure Pinterest campaigns for major brands.

Dash Hudson helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its software is a one-stop spot for clients to manage, source and engage with the traffic of their photos and videos. So far Dash Hudson has been known for monitoring

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Job of the Week: Dash Hudson

Halifax-based Dash Hudson is continuing to add staff:  the company's opening for an Account Executive headlines our Job of the Week column today.

Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its software, called Vision, is a one-stop spot for clients to manage, source and engage with the traffic of their photos

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Entrevestor Startup Data Shows Record Funding, Soaring Revenues

Startups in Atlantic Canada attracted a record $166.6 million in private capital in 2018, while increasing their revenues strongly and adding about 1,000 employees, according to a new study from Entrevestor, which provides news and data on East Coast innovators.

Entrevestor on Friday released its Atlantic Canadian Startup Data Report 2018 – the most thorough assessment of the performance and

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With $500M+, Verafin Has Firepower to Continue Its Stellar Growth

In announcing its whopping $515 million equity-and-debt deal on Wednesday, St. John’s-based fintech company Verafin revealed more about its stellar operations than about the deal itself.

Other than the headline number, the highlight of the announcement is that the company’s founders, management and staff are still the largest shareholding group. That indicates the performance of the underlying

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Verafin Closes $515M Equity-and-Debt Round

St. John’s-based Verafin, the world’s largest financial crime management software company, has closed a $515 million equity and debt recapitalization, which it says is one of the largest growth financings ever by a Canadian software company.

In a statement, Verafin, whose software helps banks battle fraud and money-laundering, said it has enjoyed tremendous growth in recent years, hitting $100

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Medusa Preps New Platform

Medusa Medical Technologies, the Halifax company that builds communication software for paramedics, is developing a new generation of software that customers can use on a range of platforms.

In an interview at the Invest Atlantic conference called Funding Founders, Medusa Chair Glen Dexter said the current version of the solution operates off a Windows-based operating system. The new version,

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Founder Institute Comes to Halifax

The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, is launching its newest chapter in Halifax and has opened applications for its winter 2020 cohort.

With plans to host two semesters annually, the Silicon Valley-based organization aims to launch more than 20 meaningful and enduring technology companies per year in Halifax.

The Founder Institute’s step-by-step program provides

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Vineview Extends Reach in California

Halifax-based VineView, which provides remote sensing technology for vineyards, has extended its blanket flyover coverage to the California communities of Edna Valley, Monterey, Paso Robles and Santa Barbara.

For years, VineView has flown most of Napa Valley and Sonoma County twice annually – once during bloom, and again during veraison, or the onset of ripening – capturing data on each vineyard

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