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Sustane’s Deal Paves Way for Funding
Peter Vinall emphasized that the announcement in Chester was a key step in a long and complicated process.
“It’s a big milestone for us,” said the CEO and Co-Founder of Sustane Technologies Inc. over his cell phone as he drove away from the event
Jobs of the Week: RevIQ’s 4 Openings
RevIQ, the Charlottetown company that helps game-makers boost revenues, is our featured company in Jobs of the Week today with a quartet of postings.
The one-year-old company has been rapidly increasing its workforce and has now posted openings on
Erin Flood Grows in COO Role
Three years ago, HotSpot Merchant Solutions was a small Fredericton startup. Today, it’s growing with a major U.S. partner. Erin Flood, the company’s chief operating officer, said growth is driven by prioritizing relationships and communication.
WellTrack Near Closing $1M Round
There’s part of the WellTrack story that overshadows its pending $1-million funding, or even its efforts to double revenue every quarter this year.
It’s the tale of how CEO Darren Piercey decided one day that his COO Natasha O’Brien deserved a
Briefs: Sequence, CarbonCure, Venn
Incubators collaborate to deliver market intelligence
Moncton-based Venn Innovation said Wednesday that market intelligence services will be available to qualifying technology companies across Atlantic Canada through organizations that are part of
Simms Returns to Genesis as CEO
Michelle Simms has not only returned to the Genesis Centre. She is now running the St. John’s startup incubator.
Simms had worked at the Genesis Centre on the Memorial University campus for 14 years, most recently as Vice-President of Programs and
NS Should Maintain VC Policy
The closing of Unique Solutions has ignited calls for the Nova Scotia government to get out of the venture capital business. After four companies in the Nova Scotia Business Inc. VC portfolio have failed in 18 months, people on social and
The Digital Side of Charlottetown
Gillian McCrae smiled as she looked back at the makeshift stage where six Prince Edward Island digital technology companies had just pitched.
McCrae, the Propel ICT Vice-President, had just overseen her organization’s first Local Demo Day in
Job of The Week: 4Deep Inwater
Halifax-based 4Deep Inwater Imaging, which makes cutting-edge microscopes that can operate in the water, is seeking a product verification/quality control lead.
The company makes advanced microscopes that can examine micro-organisms and other small
New Programming at Planet Hatch
A method for streamlining access to entrepreneurial services is being developed in New Brunswick. The idea is to prevent service duplication, said Lisa Kinney, Entrepreneurial Services Coordinator at Fredericton’s Planet Hatch.
Chicago-born Kinney,
Sequence Announces US$3M Funding
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Data Collective is leading a US$3 million (C$3.9 million) seed round of funding in St. John’s-based Sequence Bio, calling the company’s work in health data “a globally significant opportunity.”
The parties issued
Unique Solutions Closes its Doors
Dartmouth-based body scan company Unique Solutions has closed down after burning through tens of millions of dollars in capital, including $5.6 million it raised from the Nova Scotian government.
A spokesman on Wednesday said that the company had
