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Fundy Monitoring Projects Funded
Two Nova Scotian projects have been selected and received funding to develop environmental monitoring technologies for tidal energy applications.
The Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia said last week that industry and academic
Spark Zone Hits Its Stride
One snowy evening last month, the Spark Zone finally got a chance to show what it had been up to in the past year or two.
The entrepreneurship group hosted its New Product Competition finals at Saint Mary’s University, showcasing three student-led
PocketPass Wins Collide Event
PocketPass, which plans to use blockchain technology to stop scalpers from jacking up ticket prices, won the $3000 first prize at Dalhousie University’s Collide pitching competition Thursday night.
Founded by Conor Daly and Kyle Gardiner,
Kognitiv Spark Gains Traction
Kognitiv Spark has plunged into the heady market for augmented realty training products, and is now using its traction to raise capital.
The Fredericton company offers an augmented reality solution to help the military and industries with training
Canada’s First AngelList Syndicate
Charlottetown-based Forestry.io has become the first startup in Canada to close a round of funding that includes an AngelList syndicate — a development that opens a new avenue of financing for Canadian startups.
Forestry.io, which has developed a
Briefs: Deacon, Dal, Appili, CarbonCure
Startup Zone Names Deacon as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Startup Zone, the startup hub in downtown Charlottetown, has announced that Colin Deacon will be joining the Startup Zone team as Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Deacon brings years of experience
A New BoomersPlus Enters Ontario
BoomersWork, the Halifax company that helps retired executives find part-time work, is rebranding itself as BoomersPlus and launching operations in Ontario.
The new branding is part of an expanded service that will offer its clients — largely
Jobs: Manifold, Dash Hudson
Our Jobs of the Week column today features a few recent postings in Halifax by IT companies Manifold and Dash Hudson.
Manifold is a young company dedicated to helping developers discover and use tools that can simplify and accelerate their work.
Howe Plots Cribcut’s Expansion
David Howe wants to do for haircuts what Uber did for transportation.
The CEO of Halifax-based Cribcut gets that it’s a bit of a cliché to say your startup can do what Uber did, but it conveys his message: he hopes that Cribcut can change the way
Finalists Named for Kira Awards
The organizers of the 18th annual Kira Awards have announced the finalists for the awards, which recognize success in New Brunswick’s knowledge industry.
The awards committee said in a statement the winners will be named at a gala in Fredericton on
Kasis Aims To End Cyanide in Mining
A team of researchers at Mount Allison University was searching for a waste remediation product for miners last year when they struck gold.
Literally.
As a result, they have formed Kasis Environmental, a Sackville- and Moncton-based company that
Getting Beyond Government VC
Much venture capital funding in Atlantic Canada comes from government sources. That can have its drawbacks, so the challenge is to attract more private-sector investment to bring badly needed diversity to the region, say some investors.
