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We Hate To Nag, So Fill In Our Survey

  • Feb 04, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

We’re in the middle of our campaign to get Atlantic Canadian startup founders and CEOs to complete our survey. We’re thrilled by the response and want to remind all startups that haven’t completed the 18-question questionnaire to please do so.

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In Techstars, Securicy Unveils Product

  • Feb 02, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Securicy, the Cape Breton company that helps SMEs implement cybersecurity plans, has been accepted into TechStars Boston as it launches its first product, Policy Builder.

The Sydney company issued a statement Thursday with the announcements,

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Techstars Key to BlockCrushr Expansion

  • Feb 02, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

As it expands into the U.S. by opening a Wyoming subsidiary, BlockCrushr Labs and its TokenClub unit have been accepted into the prestigious Techstars accelerator.

Halifax-based BlockCrushr is a skunkworks for blockchain. Established two years ago,

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Island Capital Backs Onset with $230K

  • Feb 02, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Onset Communication Inc., a Charlottetown company that enhances communication within film crews, has raised $230,000 from Island Capital Partners.

The P.E.I. investment group, led by local tech and investment veterans, issued a statement this week

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QRA Corp sells to DND

  • Feb 01, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Halifax-based QRA Corp announced Thursday the successful sale of its QVscribe software to the Canadian Department of National Defence.

QRA develops software that helps businesses across industries make better design choices and streamline design

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Data Proves Startups Are For Real

  • Feb 01, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Financial Post columnist Diane Francis popped a few entrepreneurial noses out of joint this week by saying Canada’s innovation craze is creating government-funded “Bombardier-like boondoggles”.

The founders and supporters of startups have taken

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MUN’s New MBA in Social Ventures

  • Jan 31, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Memorial University of Newfoundland will launch Canada's first MBA program in social enterprise and entrepreneurship this year, and is already receiving applications for the program. 

The St. John's university is hoping for at least 20 students to

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370 Testing Passiv’s FinTech Product

  • Jan 31, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

At this very moment, some $16 million in Canadian retirement accounts are being managed with the aid of a new investment tool managed by a young Fredericton company.

The company is Passiv. It’s the brainchild of Brendan Lee Young and Brendan Wood,

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Cannabis Congress Set for Saint John

  • Jan 31, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Saint John will host the World Cannabis Congress 2018 in June, billing it as Canada's premier event for connecting players in the global cannabis industry.

The organizers announced the invitation-only event on Monday, saying they hope to attract

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5 East Coast Teams in Fierce Founders

  • Jan 30, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

When Fierce Founders named the 25 startups entering its latest bootcamp for women entrepreneurs earlier this month, five of them were from Atlantic Canada.

Yes, one-fifth of the intake in what’s undoubtedly the country’s leading program for female

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Nexus, Vertiball Win Apex Competition

  • Jan 30, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Nexus Robotics of Nova Scotia and Vertiball of University of New Brunswick were the two big winners at the Apex Business Plan Competition in Fredericton last week.

Eighteen teams from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario competed in either the

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Aqualitas Receives Cannabis Approval

  • Jan 30, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Liverpool, NS-based Aqualitas is on track to be the third licensed producer of medical cannabis in Nova Scotia after receiving Health Canada’s approval to cultivate the crop.

The new licence is in line with Health Canada’s Access to Cannabis for

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