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Bridgit Raises US$1.7M VC Round

  • Apr 21, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Bridgit, a Kitchener startup that has developed a mobile communications platform for the construction industry, has secured US$1.7 million (C$2.2 million) in venture capital financing, which it hopes will help to fund its U.S. expansion.

The

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Checking Out Nashville’s Project Music

  • Apr 20, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

I was really lucky in February to drop by the coolest accelerator I’ve ever heard of – Project Music in Nashville.

At an old brick transit garage in the heart of Nashville, two cohorts of music-related startups have been held, mentored by business

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Why You Should Complete our Survey

  • Apr 20, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

We want to heartily thank the dozens of founders who have completed our survey, and remind those of you who haven’t done so to please fill it out.

We’re thrilled with the response we’ve had to the survey. A vast range of founders have taken a few

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Mobivity Buys Livelenz, Signals Growth

  • Apr 19, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Livelenz, a Bedford-based company that analyzes data for fast food restaurants, has been sold to Mobivity Holding Corp. for less than $1 million in stock in a bid to grow with the larger company.

Chandler, Arizona-based Mobivity, whose shares trade

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Jobs of the Week: Spring Loaded

  • Apr 18, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Spring Loaded Technology, the Dartmouth company that is making the bionic knee a reality, is staffing up its marketing department and looking for two individuals for key positions.

The company, which announced a $1.9 million venture capital

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Moyer Wants to Extend Pelorus Model

  • Apr 15, 2016
  • Carol Moreira

After a successful first year in which he invested in four new companies, Chris Moyer believes that Venture Newfoundland and Labrador provides an investment model that other Atlantic provinces should emulate.

Moyer is the Director of Pelorus

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Build, NBIF Invest $1.8M in Fiddlehead

  • Apr 14, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Fiddlehead Technology, which makes forecasting systems for the food and beverage industries, has closed a $1.8 million round of seed financing from Build Ventures and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

Halifax-based Build Venture accounted

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Briefs: V4C, Masitek, Volta, TSX

  • Apr 14, 2016

Venture for Canada unveils cohort

After receiving a record 1670 applications, Venture for Canada has announced its 2016 cohort of fellows, awarded to students representing 22 universities from across the country.

The group received twice the

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Google Invites PACTA, Knowledgehook

  • Apr 14, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

Google has invited two up-and-coming Canadian startups – Waterloo-based EdTech company Knowledgehook and Halifax-based contract management startup PACTA – to pitch at its annual Demo Day next month in Silicon Valley.

They are the only Canadian

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FDA Grants Appili Orphan Drug Status

  • Apr 13, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

After growing quietly for several months, Appili Therapeutics Inc. of Halifax announced Tuesday it has received a key U.S. regulatory designation for a drug that treats Clostridium difficile infection, or CDI, in children.

The company said in a

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Dal Launches $100K Competition

  • Apr 13, 2016
  • Carol Moreira

Entrepreneurs with new ideas are invited to apply for Dalhousie University’s third annual $100K Competition, part of the university’s LaunchPad Accelerator.

The $100K Competition is one of several Launch Dal initiatives organized by the Norman

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Kira Awards Finalists Announced

  • Apr 13, 2016
  • Peter Moreira

The organizers of the Kira Awards have announced the finalists for the awards, which are presented annually to members of New Brunswick’s knowledge industry.

In a statement, the organizers said the awards, which will be presented at a gala in

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