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SMU Grad Chiang Dives Into Chatbots
When the chatbot-building company ChatFuel held a global competition for chatbot development recently, Halifax's Janet Chiang was delighted that her company, GoSky AI Digital Marketing, placed fourth.
Taiwan-based GoSky is a global digital
Curv’s Journey from Dal to Superbowl
Shea Balish did at Super Bowl LII what Tom Brady couldn’t: he came away with a win.
Balish, who cut his entrepreneurial teeth at LaunchDal and Propel ICT, is now the Co-Founder and CEO of Toronto-based Curv, which uses artificial intelligence to
Appili Raises $4.3M in Equity Funding
Halifax drug discovery company Appili Therapeutics Inc., has raised $4.3 million in equity financing to further its operations and add to its number of drug candidates.
The company said in a press release it raised the money through a private
Startup Weekend for Social Ventures
The startup community in Fredericton is organizing Startup Weekend New Brunswick: Social Impact Edition, to take place Feb. 23 to 26.
Startup Weekends are part of a global movement in which people with an interest in starting a business come
Prooflo Enhances Creatives’ Workflow
Though his main goal is to help web designers collaborate more efficiently with their clients, Shane Long could provide a few lessons for entrepreneurs on bootstrapping.
Long is the Founder and CEO of Fredericton-based Prooflo, which is developing
Stuart To Give Starting Point Keynote
The Sobey School of Business at St. Mary's University this month will host the 2018 Starting Point Student Entrepreneurship Conference, a three-day event that brings together student entrepreneurs for a series of classes, seminars, and
Four Join NS Cleantech Program
Four Halifax clean technology startups have been accepted into Innovacorp’s CleanTech Development Program.
The provincial venture capital and innovation agency established the program to help early-stage companies meet technical and business goals.
SMU Places 2nd at VCIC in Boston
A team from the Sobey School of Business had an exciting weekend at the Venture Capital Investment Competition in Boston, taking home the silver medal and beating teams from prestigious schools like Yale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and
Ulnooweg Plots Tech-Ed for Natives
The Ulnooweg Development Group, a non-profit organization that encourages economic development among the Mi’kmaq people, will lead an initiative to teach digital skills to First Nations children in Atlantic Canada.
Chris Googoo, the chief operating
Here’s Why our Survey Matters
Last week, we were able to introduce facts into an emotional debate. We want to be able to do that again in the future, but we need your help.
When columnist Diane Francis wrote recently about governments wasting money on “fake startups”, her
Jobs: 7 Openings at Brilliant Labs
Brilliant Labs, a New Brunswick-based non-profit organization that works with schools to teach students about robotics and coding, is looking to hire seven program specialists across the region.
The candidates will help facilitate Brilliant Lab’s
Jobs: Dash Hudson Seeks a CSR
Dash Hudson, a Halifax Software-as-a-Service company that helps corporate clients optimize and manage visual marketing strategies, hopes to hire a Customer Success Representative.
The CSR will help train and engage potential customers during a