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Routinify Launches in NB

  • Apr 02, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Routinify, a software company that uses data to help with the care of seniors, has launched its product in New Brunswick.

Founded by serial entrepreneur Pat Kelly, the company has dual headquarters in Fredericton and Kelly’s home of Denver, and it

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Eigen Eyes Growth in Auto Sector

  • Apr 02, 2019
  • Cherise Letson, Huddle

When Scott Everett started pitching his company, Eigen Innovations, more than five years ago, he was trying to explain to rooms of manufacturing executives and potential investors about the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of

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PDC Eyes Region-Wide Expansion

  • Apr 01, 2019
  • Dominyka Taylor

Soon to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Pond-Deshpande Centre is planning to offer programs and services across Atlantic Canada to meet the changing needs of entrepreneurs.

The centre opened at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton in

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Woodward Cup Prizes Total $35K

  • Apr 01, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

The Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship on Thursday handed out $35,000 in prize money to five startups at the 2019 Mel Woodward Cup, with a special emphasis on the MedTech and life sciences space.

The three main winners, each of whom captured

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Kognitiv Spark Inks Navy Deal

  • Mar 28, 2019
  • Cherise Letson, Huddle

A New Brunswick tech startup will be providing its new system to the Royal Canadian Navy.

Fredericton-based Kognitiv Spark announced Tuesday that the Royal Canadian Navy its new Mixed Reality Remote Assistant Support (MIRRAS) system, as part of a

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GSTS Closes $2M Seed Round

  • Mar 27, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Dartmouth-based ocean technology company Global Spatial Technology Solutions has closed a $2 million funding round to further develop its platform, which helps marine operators improve safety, security and their environmental footprint.

GSTS has

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Four NS Winners in Pitch@Palace

  • Mar 27, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Four Nova Scotian startups – Clockk, eOceans Motryx, and Securicy – have won the Atlantic regional Pitch@Palace competition and will proceed to the national finals in Toronto.

The four companies were selected at a pitching competition at Volta on

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East Valley Plots an Active Future

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

There’s one angel group in Atlantic Canada that is not shutting down, and Gerry Pond wants everyone to know it has a management team that can take it into the future.

It’s East Valley Ventures, the wing of Saint John-based Mariner that invests in

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Meeting on Women’s Angel Fund

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

There’s a movement afoot to establish a women’s angel network in Atlantic Canada, and proponents are inviting anyone who’s interested to an information and planning workshop on April 12.

Tentatively called the Atlantic Women’s Angel Investment Fund

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Introhive Expanding in Saint John

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • Cherise Letson, Huddle

SAINT JOHN– New Brunswick startup Introhive is experiencing faster than expected growth in its new Saint John operation, company executives say.

Last July, the Fredericton headquartered company announced that it was adding 12 new staff to its

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Appili Raises $3.6M, Files Prospectus

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

As it moves closer to listing its stock on the TSX Venture Exchange, Appili Therapeutics of Halifax has raised an additional $3.6 million by selling shares and warrants through a private placement.

The drug discovery company issued a statement

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Smart Energy Seeks Pitchers

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

The Smart Energy conference is looking for startups to pitch at its 15th annual conference, which will take place in Halifax on April 15 and 16.

The Smart Energy conference is hosted by the Jameson Group, which also produces the Invest Atlantic

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