Marcel LeBrun Joins Real Ventures

Marcel LeBrun, the driving force behind one of Atlantic Canada’s most successful startups, Radian6, has joined Montreal-based Real Ventures as a Venture Partner.

Real Ventures announced the hiring of LeBrun – who it describes as “arguably one of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs” – in a statement released this morning. While maintaining his base in Fredericton, LeBrun will help the

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A Decade on, Marcato Eyes Growth

Marcato Digital Solutions, the Sydney company that provides administrative software for music festivals,  celebrated its 10th anniversary last month and outlined plans to further capitalize on the rise of major music events.

The company’s 13 staff members held a party to mark a decade in business, noting that it has overseen more than 1,500 events around the world and paid $6 million in wages

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Sona Lists on CSE, Raises $2M

Halifax-based life sciences company Sona Nanotech began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on Thursday, having closed a deal to raise $2 million through the sale of shares.

The company, which produces gold nanoparticles that can be used for various healthcare tests, has spent the past year working toward a stock market listing to raise capital and increase its visibility.

The shares

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Volta To Host Innovation Conference

Volta Labs, Halifax’s startup and innovation hub, will be co-hosting a one-day conference called Innovate Atlantic this November.

The startup incubator has partnered with the Rideau Hall Foundation, a Canadian charitable organization, to host the conference. It will feature panel discussions and keynote addresses that aim to inspire attendees to develop new and innovative Atlantic Canadian

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NBIF Names Jeff White New CEO

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has selected as its new CEO Jeff White, arguably the most experienced accountant in the startup space in the region.

The non-profit corporation, which makes venture capital investments and carries out innovation policy for the New Brunswick government, made the announcement in a press release this morning. White will replace Calvin Milbury, whose time with

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VitalMIST’s Nasal Atomizer

After Anna Gosine, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, spent four months in Malawi. she returned with a better understanding of the world and a new idea to improve health in developing countries. 

“When I came back, I wanted to find a way that I could combine my engineering abilities with designing a product that someday could help families

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BoomersPlus Closes $1.05M Round

Halifax-based BoomersPlus has closed a $1.05 million funding round, led by Innovacorp, which will help the company expand in Eastern Canada and beyond.

In a statement Tuesday, the company also said it is forming a partnership with the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Education and Development, or CEED, to help Nova Scotian retirees mentor entrepreneurs or form their own businesses.

Founded in 2013

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Nautel To Supply RCN with Sensors

Halifax-area transmitter-maker Nautel is working withGeneral Dynamics to upgrade and maintain underwater sensors on the Halifax-class frigates for the Royal Canadian Navy, the company said Tuesday.

In a statement, Nautel said the contract is part of the Underwater Warfare Suite Upgrade deal awarded to General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada.

As part of the hull-mounted sonar upgrade program,

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