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NS Searches for Private VC Partner

  • Jun 30, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

The Nova Scotia government on Wednesday resurrected its plan to establish another venture capital fund in the province, and is seeking a private partner to lead the fund and most likely invest in it.

The government of Stephen McNeil first mooted

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Airbly To Launch 100 Units This Summer

  • Jun 30, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

When Chris VanHorne bought his own small plane with seven other pilots, he wished there were some system that automatically compiled the flight logs.

There is now.

VanHorne set up a company to make one.

An engineer by training, VanHorne teamed up

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Affinio Adds Staff as Sales Rise

  • Jun 29, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Tim Burke wandered through the empty half of Affinio’s office to the meeting room where the interview would take place.

In the early morning sunshine, this half of the open-plan office was an expanse of empty tables, and a ping pong table, but no

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Grads Love Region, Worry About Jobs

  • Jun 28, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

An overwhelming majority of students studying at Atlantic Canadian universities and colleges want to stay in the region but have grave concerns about opportunities here, a new poll shows.

The poll by Corporate Research Associates also found that a

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Startup Zone Opens in Charlottetown

  • Jun 27, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Government and geeks came together in downtown Charlottetown on Friday to officially open the Startup Zone, the new incubator for young businesses on P.E.I.

The 3,600-square-foot facility at Water and Queen streets has enough space for about 16

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Jobs of the Week: Resson is Hiring

  • Jun 27, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Resson’s new motto could be: Have Money. Will Hire.

The Fredericton agriculture technology company last week announced it had raised US$11 million (C$14 million) from Monsanto Growth Ventures and other investors to expand its team and open a

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WoodsCamp, 4Deep Win AVF Honours

  • Jun 24, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

The 2016 Atlantic Venture Forum wrapped up Thursday with the announcement that 4Deep Inwater Imaging was chosen the leading growth-stage company to pitch at the event, while WoodsCamp was the top seed-stage company.

The delegates at the conference

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Itavio Enters Matter in Silicon Valley

  • Jun 23, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Itavio, the Moncton startup that helps parents control how much money their children spend on online games, has been accepted into the prestigious Matter accelerator in Silicon Valley.

Itavio is the first Canadian company ever accepted into the

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The Farmers’ Truck Rolls into Moncton

  • Jun 23, 2016
  • Carol Moreira

After starting Moncton’s first farmers’ truck to sell local produce last year, Fred Laforge and his co-founder Mathieu Reyjal, are working out of Moncton’s Vennture Garage with the aim of franchising their idea.

The duo set up The Farmers’ Truck to

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AVF Pitchers Highlight Initial Markets

  • Jun 23, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

If there is a theme developing in the pitches we’ve seen this week in Halifax, it is that East Coast startups are finding their paths to an initial market.

In the Propel Demo Day on Tuesday and the first day of the Atlantic Venture Forum on

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Resson’s $14M Round Led by Monsanto

  • Jun 22, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

In a landmark venture capital funding, Fredericton agriculture technology company Resson has raised US$11 million (C$14 million) from Monsanto Growth Ventures and other investors to expand its team and open a Silicon Valley office.

Resson said in a

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Propel To Create New Grow Program

  • Jun 22, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Six companies from the Propel ICT Build Program displayed last night the budding revenue streams that place them in the top tier of the Atlantic Canadian regional accelerator – at least, for now.

Up until now, Propel has been divided into two

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