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Durland in LifeRaft’s $1.45M Round

  • Oct 05, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

LifeRaft, the Halifax company whose platform uncovers potential threats through social media posts, has brought in noted investor Mike Durland to its team as an investor and adviser.

The company said today that Durland led a “non-dilutive” $1.45

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Oceans Contest Offers China Access

  • Oct 05, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

A new startup competition in the OceanTech space is offering competitors cash prizes of as much as US$70,000 (C$87,5000) as well as access to the Chinese market.

Halifax is one of a handful of cities around the world that will host regional

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PEI Ignition Fund Backs 10 Startups

  • Oct 04, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The government of Prince Edward Island has announced that 10 young companies will receive Ignition grants of $25,000 each to develop their products or services.

The government said Tuesday the grants would be awarded to the companies to help

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NC Client Adds CarbonCure Systems

  • Oct 04, 2017
  • Carol Moreira

CarbonCure Technologies says one of its major clients has installed its technology at two more of its concrete production facilities.

Dartmouth-based Carboncure this week distributed an announcement by North Carolina-based Concrete Supply Co.,

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McInnes Cooper’s Startup Package

  • Oct 04, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

McInnes Cooper, the Atlantic Canadian law firm, has announced its new Start-up and Retainer Packages with the goal of making legal services more accessible for innovation-driven startups in Atlantic Canada.

The firm said in a statement on Tuesday

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Boondoc’s MRR To Hit $140K in Jan.

  • Oct 03, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Before discussing his survey of 1,450 physicians about tax reform, Blair J. Ryan was more than happy to discuss the financial success his company, Boondoc, has been enjoying lately.

Halifax-based Boondoc is best known as the holding company for The

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SMU’s New Multicultural Sales Course

  • Oct 03, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The Sobey School of Business at St. Mary’s University will hold an information session Thursday for its new sales course, Sell Beyond Borders.

The information session will be held at the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre, 1334 Summer Street, at 11:30

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Immigration Event Planned for Halifax

  • Oct 01, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Startup Halifax and The Halifax Library will host an event on Oct. 16 to educate people on the processes available to foreigners who want to immigrate to Canada.

In particular, the free session is targeting three groups: international students who

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Jobs: Dash Hudson’s Sales Dev Rep

  • Oct 01, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Dash Hudson has an opening for a Sales Development Representative in Halifax, and this is the focus of Job of the Week today.

Halifax-based Dash Hudson has created a “visual intelligence platform” that helps its corporate clients to create and

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How Would Reforms Affect Startups?

  • Sep 29, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Like many entrepreneurs, Alastair Trower recently told his member of Parliament of his outrage about the proposed tax reforms, which are being billed as an attempt to ensure fairness in the tax system.

A veteran of the startup world, Trower heads

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NBIF Backed 29 Startups in 2016-17

  • Sep 29, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation released its 2016-17 annual report on Wednesday, revealing an active year, in which it invested in 29 different companies.

The report on the innovation agency’s operations in the 12 months to March 31, 2017,

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DemoCamp Set for Halifax Oct. 10

  • Sep 29, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

The countdown is on for DemoCamp Halifax, which is set to take place Oct. 10 at Pier 21 in Halifax.

DemoCamp is an opportunity for early-stage startups to present their projects to an audience of fellow innovators and potential investors. The

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