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Island Capital Invests in Garago
Garago Software Inc., which makes software for local governments, has received a $205,000 investment from Island Capital Partners, with which it hopes to sell its product across North America this year.
Founded in Moncton, Garago has developed a
IWT Lands $500K, Joins Imagine H2O
Charlottetown cleantech company Island Water Technologies has closed a $500,000 round of funding from Island Capital Partners and Natural Product Canada.
The company announced the financing, which will be used to commercialize its new bio-electrode
B4checkin Unveils B4easypost Sales
B4checkin, a Halifax company that offers Software-as-a-Service solutions to the hospitality industry, is installing one of its main products in two prestigious Canadian hotels – One King West Hotel & Residences in Toronto and the Rimrock Resort
Tieӧs Takes New Approach to Cancer
Tieӧs Pharmaceuticals, a Moncton- and Toronto- based biotech company, is taking a whole new approach to finding a cure for cancer.
For generations, the scientific and medical communities have been attacking cancer with the understanding that the
Applewhite To Deliver R3 Keynote
Ashton Applewhite, an ageism activist and author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, will present the keynote address at the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation’s R3 awards gala on April 12.
“Ashton’s refreshing manifesto assures us
Sona Nanotech To List on TSX Venture
Sona Nanotech, a Halifax company that produces gold nanorods, has brought on board a new CEO from Great Britain and is preparing for a stock market listing within a few months.
In a statement in September that attracted little notice, the company
Propel To Unveil New Program
The regional tech accelerator Propel ICT has decided not to hold its customary Launch and Build cohorts this spring as it prepares to launch a new program later in the year.
Propel issued a statement Monday announcing that a new program is on the
Our Virtual Pints and Pitches
If you were as disappointed as we were that Pints and Pitches was scrapped due to weather, here’s your chance to make up for it: Entrevestor’s Virtual Pints and Pitches.
The regional IT accelerator Propel ICT had planned to combine a pub crawl into
We Need Survey Responses from NB
We’re approaching our targets with the 2017 Entrevestor Survey, but we still need more startup founders and CEOs to fill in our questionnaire – especially in New Brunswick.
This survey is the foundation for the data we collect on the Atlantic
Jobs: Harbr, Dash Hudson, Forests
Our job board is really full this week with a total of five openings from Dash Hudson, Harbr and Community Forests International.
Dash Hudson, a Software-as-a-Service company that helps clients optimize visual marketing strategies, hopes to hire a
Supporting Forests in Canada, Africa
Atlantic Canada’s woodlot owners could benefit from the growing tendency of jurisdictions to require businesses to offset their carbon emissions, said Daimen Hardie, executive director and a co-founder of Sackville, NB-based Community Forests
China Program Launched in Halifax
Institutions that foster education and innovation are banding together to run the China Program, a series of free events for innovators in the Halifax area.
The programming begins on Feb. 26 and runs on a further five days through March. It is