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CarShare Atlantic’s Cooley Steps Down

  • Jan 16, 2019
  • Jennifer Lee

It was a bittersweet birthday for CarShare Atlantic as the Halifax company celebrated its 10th anniversary last month. The company’s co-founder and CEO, Pam Cooley, announced that she will step down from the position in February.

CarShare Atlantic

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Accenture Opens Outpost at Volta

  • Jan 16, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

The global consultancy Accenture has opened an innovation outpost at Volta in Halifax, made possible through a $400,000 grant from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

Halifax MP Andy Fillmore announced the funding at a reception at Volta on

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Mitacs, MTI, Dal in $1.6M Project

  • Jan 15, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Metamaterial Technologies Inc., Dalhousie University, and Mitacs on Tuesday announced a $1.62 million project to explore light manipulation for use in a range of commercial applications.

The project will be the largest ever financed in Atlantic

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State of the Ecosystem Talk at Volta

  • Jan 15, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

There’s a State of the Ecosystem discussion taking place at Volta in Halifax today, and you can tune in regardless of where you are.

Chris Crowell, VP of Corporate Innovation at Volta, and I will hold a fireside chat about what’s happening in the

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Sonrai Closes US$18.5M VC Round

  • Jan 15, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Sonrai Security, an enterprise cybersecurity company launched by senior executives from Q1 Labs, has closed a US$18.5 million (C$24.6 million) round of venture capital funding, likely the largest VC round in Atlantic Canadian history.

With a

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Sonrai Deal Ticks All Boxes for NBIF

  • Jan 14, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Raymond Fitzpatrick was positively giddy about the last deal he signed in 2018 – the US$18.5 million ($24.6 million) financing of Fredericton cybersecurity company Sonrai Security.

Fitzpatrick is the Director of Investment for the New Brunswick

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MESH/Diversity Eyes Sales in 2019

  • Jan 14, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

With a new name and brand, MESH/Diversity is now building its client base, aided by a changing attitude among corporations toward diversity and inclusion, or D&I.

The New Brunswick and Toronto-based company launched as Enkidu more than a year ago

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15 Startups in Propel’s Incite Phase 2

  • Jan 13, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Propel, the Atlantic Canadian tech accelerator, has announced the 15 companies that will participate in the second phase of its Incite program, which is designed to ramp up sales.

Incite is a virtual program that startup founders can take for up to

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Jobs: Alongside, Dash Hudson

  • Jan 13, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

A pair of opportunities at our job board partner Alongside headline our Jobs of the Week column today.

Moncton-based Alongside is looking for a Technical Project Coordinator and a Junior Designer, while Halifax-based Dash Hudson is in the market

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Groundhog Preps for Alpha Launch

  • Jan 10, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Scott Burke smiles as he tells the story of how he came up with the name for his company’s flagship product, Groundhog.

Burke is the CEO of Halifax-based BlockCrushr Labs, which has been experimenting with various cryptocurrency and blockchain

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Venn, Calof Offer CI Workshop

  • Jan 10, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Venn Innovation is looking for applicants for the next cohort of its month-long competitive intelligence workshop led by Jonathan Calof.

Venn, which supports innovation businesses, is offering the course at its Moncton headquarters with the goal of

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PhotoDynamic Eyes 2020 Launch

  • Jan 09, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

After receiving surprisingly strong results from its first clinical trials, Halifax-based PhotoDynamic has altered its business strategy to build up more value in the company before contemplating an exit.

PhotoDynamic is developing a device that

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