In Techstars, Securicy Unveils Product

Securicy, the Cape Breton company that helps SMEs implement cybersecurity plans, has been accepted into TechStars Boston as it launches its first product, Policy Builder.

The Sydney company issued a statement Thursday with the announcements, highlighting an acceleration of its growth over the past two years.

“In general, everything seems to have hit a fast track since we landed here on the 17th

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Techstars Key to BlockCrushr Expansion

As it expands into the U.S. by opening a Wyoming subsidiary, BlockCrushr Labs and its TokenClub unit have been accepted into the prestigious Techstars accelerator.

Halifax-based BlockCrushr is a skunkworks for blockchain. Established two years ago, it aims to produce various projects and companies based on blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It’s gaining

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Island Capital Backs Onset with $230K

Onset Communication Inc., a Charlottetown company that enhances communication within film crews, has raised $230,000 from Island Capital Partners.

The P.E.I. investment group, led by local tech and investment veterans, issued a statement this week announcing the investment.

Onset has developed The Visual Assistant, a visual communication tool that reduces miscommunication, delays and mistakes

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MUN’s New MBA in Social Ventures

Memorial University of Newfoundland will launch Canada's first MBA program in social enterprise and entrepreneurship this year, and is already receiving applications for the program. 

The St. John's university is hoping for at least 20 students to enrol in September in the first year of the program, which it refers to as MBA-SEE, said Isabelle Dostaler, the Dean of MUN’s Faculty of Business

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370 Testing Passiv’s FinTech Product

At this very moment, some $16 million in Canadian retirement accounts are being managed with the aid of a new investment tool managed by a young Fredericton company.

The company is Passiv. It’s the brainchild of Brendan Lee Young and Brendan Wood, two passive investors who wanted a better, more cost-effective tool to make sure their investment accounts were always properly balanced.

They built

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5 East Coast Teams in Fierce Founders

When Fierce Founders named the 25 startups entering its latest bootcamp for women entrepreneurs earlier this month, five of them were from Atlantic Canada.

Yes, one-fifth of the intake in what’s undoubtedly the country’s leading program for female founders hails from the East Coast. It is only the latest sign that there is a special rapport between Fierce Founders and the Atlantic Canadian

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