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Mbissa Energy To Expand in Africa
Mbissa Energy, a Fredericton-based startup devoted to delivering electricity to remote areas, showcased its mini-home that is 100 per cent solar powered last Thursday.
The showcase, open to investors, partners and media, demonstrated how Mbissa
UNB, Mitacs, Hatch Launch Program
Planet Hatch, Mitacs and the University of New Brunswick have partnered to offer a new pilot program called Accelerate Entrepreneur for UNB graduates or postdoctoral students pursuing entrepreneurial ventures.
Accelerate Entrepreneur is open to all
Guild Solutions Banks $500K in Sales
Once you understand Guild Solution's target market, it’s easy to comprehend the upside of this young Bedford startup.
Guild, which is set to graduate from PropelICT’s Build cohort, has developed administrative software for the association
Keeping Roads Safe Teams With Telus
Halifax-based Keeping Roads Safe has partnered with national cellphone carrier Telus with the goal of keeping drivers off their phone while they’re on the road.
Co-founded by the father-and-son team of Angus and Josh Poulain, KRS has developed a
Build Opens Fund II with $15M from NS
Build Ventures, the Atlantic Canadian regional venture capital firm, has officially started building its second fund with a $15 million commitment from the Nova Scotia government.
The provincial government and its VC agency Innovacorp announced the
Propel Delays Demo Day Until Jan. 23
Propel ICT has postponed its Fredericton Demo Day.
Due to concerns about the weather, the regional ICT accelerator said Friday that the Pints and Pitches event scheduled for Tuesday night will now be held on Jan. 23. You can sign up for the event
Jobs: CloudKettle, Dash Hudson
Two openings at CloudKettle and a posting from Dash Hudson steal the headline of our Jobs of the Week column today.
Halifax-based Dash Hudson is a software-as-a-service company that developed a platform to help companies optimize their visual
Peace by Chocolate Aims for Top 5
The Hadhad family, operators of Antigonish-based Peace by Chocolate, have got their treats into Sobey’s stores across the Maritimes in time for the holidays. Next year, they intend to expand nationally and into the U.S. All of this comes less than
Province Raises NBIF Funding 20%
The New Brunswick government is increasing its five-year funding for the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation by about 20 percent in an effort to further boost innovation in the province.
Premier Brian Gallant announced Wednesday that his government
Daily Planet Features Chancellor
The Chancellor of the Universe, a game created in Halifax that features machine learning, augmented reality and robotics, has been featured on the Discovery Channel.
Three weeks ago, we featured an article on Brave New World, a Halifax web
RtTech Software Sells Cipher Product
RtTech Software of Moncton has sold a key product to Bedford, Mass.-based Aspen Technology, providing a capital injection for the company and the growth of two operations in the Moncton area.
Aspen said in a statement Tuesday it purchased RtTech’s
NS Commits $2.25M to Volta Labs
The Nova Scotian government has committed $2.25 million to the expansion of Volta Labs, which plans to triple the size of its facility in downtown Halifax.
The government’s contribution to the startup house follows on a $2 million commitment
