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Easy Golf Aligns with Association
When Todd Chant was developing his software for golf tournaments, he was worried about the narrow path to market. But he’s come up with a strategy that broadened his path to the width of the friendliest fairway.
Chant is the Co-Founder and CEO of
Inboundli’s New Home in Halifax
Gene Sobolev, the CEO of Innovacorp’s newest resident company Inboundli, was torn between three Canadian cities when deciding where to relocate from Berlin, Germany. The Start-Up Visa program put Halifax on top, and Sobolev moved his content
BDC Lends $140M on East Coast
Over the last 12 months, Atlantic Canadian businesses, including high-growth ventures like TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, have received over $140 million in financing from the Business Development Bank of Canada.
The money is part of the bank’s
5 Teams Split $125K at Volta Cohort
Volta Labs on Wednesday night awarded $125,000 to five startups – including two from outside the Halifax area – in the second Volta Cohort pitching competition.
Backed by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, BDC Capital and Innovacorp, the
Highline Relaunches Female Funders
Highline BETA of Toronto has announced the relaunch of Female Funders Angel Academy, a national program that will help women become angel investors.
Highline, which supports and invests in new ventures, last year bought Female Funders and is now
Spring Loaded Shows its Impact
Spring Loaded Technology on Tuesday used a press conference to show what its Levitation knee brace means to the people who use it --especially to users who suffer from osteoarthritis.
The manufacturer held the media event at its Dartmouth
Sayle Awarded BCIP Contract
The Halifax company devoted to fostering a culture of safety in the workplace has been awarded a $551,770 contract through the Government of Canada’s Build in Canada Innovation Program.
SayleSafety, a Software-as-a-Service company based in Hammonds
Cribcut Expands to Toronto
When Entrevestor featured Cribcut last spring, founder David Howe was deciding how and where to expand his company, which provides a software-enabled marketplace for mobile hairstylists. Almost a year later, Cribcut is expanding into Toronto.
CyberSmart 2018 Starts Today
CyberNB today will open CyberSmart 2018, a conference that features presentations by cybersecurity experts from around the world.
The conference will develop themes that were brought out at the inaugural event last year, CyberSmart is the only
Skyline Rebrands to RetailDeep
RetailDeep, the Halifax-startup that used to be known as Skyline, is currently in the running for some big prizes and was shortlisted to the Top 20 at the XRC Labs innovation accelerator in New York City.
XRC runs two cohorts annually and
Mastering the Art of the Pivot
How Dash Hudson launched (and killed) four products in two years and lived to tell the tale.
If you’re an early-stage startup founder, a successful pivot story is much like a modern-day fairytale. It’s got all the right elements—heroism, suspense,
Dal Seeks $100K Contest Entries
Applications are open for Dalhousie University’s $100K Competition.
The competition, now in its fifth year, assists teams of early-stage ventures in harnessing their talent, resources, and technological know-how to build high-growth companies.
The
