New entrepreneurs are advised to find a problem, or pain, to solve, and consult with prospective clients before proceeding. Chrissy Rossiter did so and is now helping companies that care for seniors in their own homes streamline and improve care.

Rossiter, the CEO of software company Peachy, and her co-founder Diego Zuluaga, initially founded their venture to help seniors with health-related

A team of four students from the University of New Brunswick has made it to the top 20 of the CanInfra Challenge, a nationwide contest that crowdsources pitches to solve Canada’s infrastructure problems.

The team, called Smart Roads, is pitching a concept for an intelligent highway system with an open databank that feeds vital road, traffic and weather data to drivers.

“We’re possibly the only

SimplyCast announces it’s in accord with new General Data Protection Regulation

Dartmouth-based communication automation company SimplyCast has announced its compliance with the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation.

The regulation, to be implemented May 25, requires stricter handling and processing of personal data belonging to E.U. citizens.

After completing an audit of its

Spritely, a Halifax company that aims to show newcomers around their new cities, showcased its web platform at its soft launch Tuesday night in Bedford.

“This launch is just a taste, and will give users an idea of what the platform will look like,” said Akram Al-Otumi, the founder and CEO of Spritely, during an interview. The complete platform will include the website and a mobile app. Attendees

Halifax-based Axem Neurotechnology is attending the HAX Accelerator in Shenzhen, China, where it plans to complete the prototype of its device, which enhances mental training for athletes.

The company’s co-founders, Tony Ingram and Chris Friesen, are now at Hax, the world’s largest hardware accelerator, as they prepare to begin beta-testing in Canada.

The two PhD students in neuroscience from

Startup Zone has taken on eight new resident companies after seven clients graduated this month.

The startup house in downtown Charlottetown said in a press release on Monday that seven members have graduated and joined its alumni network: Kim Roach Design; Mighty Pebble Games; Onset Communication; TopFeed; Open Air UAV Training; Becka Viau; and Lift Media. With the departure of these companies,

When the national research organization Mitacs named 150 leading Canadian researchers in December, one name on the list was Tanzina Huq, the CTO of Fredericton natural preservative company Chinova Bioworks.

Huq is a postdoctoral fellow in Chemical Engineering at University of New Brunswick. Her research into drawing the multi-purpose compound chitosan from mushrooms is the foundation for

A position as a Community Manager with PropelICT is our lone posting in our Jobs of the Week column today.

Propel is the main IT accelerator in Atlantic Canada, known for its Launch and Build accelerator programs. The Community Manager will report directly to Propel’s CEO and help educate potential and current accelerator participants and stakeholders. The group is advertising to hire someone in

After a summer of intense mentorship in Singapore and a 100-member beta test, Moncton-based fintech company Quber has just launched its product, which helps people manage their spending and savings.

The product — an app that helps people visualize the money they’re saving — was launched this month in the two major outlets for mobile apps, Google Play and Apple’s App Store. Before the launch,

EhEye, a New Brunswick startup that aims to make security cameras more effective, has completed its “MVP 2.0”, which is able to detect guns and quickly alert security teams to potential threats.

The software is able to recognize people and, more important, weapons. The photo above shows what a security camera, outfitted with EhEye’s system, would record. The green outlines indicate that the