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Mysa Raises $2M-Plus in 2nd Round
St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostats has closed an equity funding round worth more than $2 million, enlisting investors from across the country to fund further sales of its energy-saving devices.
The company issued a statement Wednesday saying
Salesforce Donates $180K in NS
Digital Nova Scotia and the Discovery Centre have announced a pilot program to boost Nova Scotia educators’ exposure to the ICT and digital technologies sector, assisted by US$180,000 from Salesforce.org.
This is the first time Salesforce.org has
Launch Oceans Held in Yarmouth
Ignite Labs and Dalhousie University hosted a startup weekend-style event this past weekend to encourage ocean technology companies in Southwestern Nova Scotia.
At the Launch Oceans event in Yarmouth, teams of students, researchers and community
We Need Branham, Fast 50 Entries
Two lists of Canadian high-growth companies in the past few months have highlighted the fact that Atlantic Canada is still a long way from building tech companies with a truly national and global presence. However, the region is doing better than
Pauley Leads PEI’s Hostetter Centre
Matthew Pauley has been around the world studying entrepreneurship, and now he’s set up shop in Charlottetown where he wants to help new businesses launch and young businesses thrive.
As well as being an assistant prof at University of Prince
Kraken Announces Sales Worth $7M
Kraken Robotics, the St. John’s-based OceanTech company, announced two sales last week, the total value of which is worth more than all its revenues in its most recent quarter.
Publicly listed Kraken, which specializes in making software-based
Mindsea’s Wilson Starts SalesRight
Bill Wilson, the founder of Mindsea, has handed management of the mobile app developer over to his former technology chief so that he can focus on a new product-based company SalesRight.
Halifax-based Mindsea announced earlier this week that Wilson
Last Day To Apply for Export Igniter
Today is the last day for Fredericton companies to apply for the Export Igniter, a 12-week program to help companies sell effectively in foreign markets.
Organized by Ignite Fredericton and Planet Hatch, the program delivers comprehensive
SomaDetect Reveals Early Adopters
SomaDetect, an AgTech company that launched in Fredericton two years ago, has begun installations of its Version 2 in-line milk monitoring system at Cornell University, marking the beginning of its early adopter program.
The company, which is now
Volta Cohort Puts $150K into 6 Teams
The Volta Cohort program awarded a total of $150,000 to six companies on Wednesday night, handing out an extra $25,000 bundle due to the strength of the pitches.
In its third pitching event, the Volta Cohort advertised that it would invest as much
BlueLight Raises $3M, Led by CIC
Dental technology company BlueLight Analytics has closed a $3 million funding round and plans to use the money to launch a new data analytics product that can be installed in any dental office.
The Halifax company released a statement Wednesday
EhEye Sold for $3.2M-Plus in Stock
EhEye, the Saint John company that has developed video recognition software for public security, has been purchased by Patriot One Technologies of Toronto for more than $3.2 million in stock.
The companies announced Tuesday that Patriot One would
