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C100 Launches Ambassadors Program
C100, the organization that helps Canadian startups navigate Silicon Valley, has launched a program of ambassadors across Canada.
The San Francisco-based group announced last week that it has named a group of “well-connected ambassadors” in major
Jobs of the Week: NewAE, Sentinel
This week in Jobs of the Week, we are featuring three positions from the Entrevestor Job Board that feature development and content marketing skills.
NewAE Technology of Halifax is looking for a software development programmer. DPL is looking for a
Coke’s New Model for Innovation
Corporate and statup communities should embrace a new collaborative model for innovation that will hasten the next wave of technology, Coca-Cola Co.’s head of innovation told a Fredericton audience Wednesday night.
David Butler told the R3 Gala
5 Thoughts on the New Volta CEO
On Monday, Volta Labs announced that Jesse Rodgers will be the new CEO of the Halifax incubator for tech companies. Rodgers will be moving from Waterloo Region to fill the position next month.
Here are five thoughts on the appointment of the former
Tory Calls for Innovation Corridor
Toronto Mayor John Tory on Wednesday called for his city and Waterloo Region to work more closely to develop and promote the two cities as a single technology corridor.
Tory made the call during a speech to the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of
Aterlo Raises $1M, led by MaRS IAF
Waterloo-based Aterlo Networks Inc. has raised $1 million in venture capital financing to help the company expand sales of its flagship product, Nightshift.
Nightshift allows households with weak internet connections to download high-volume
Halifax’s InNetwork Acquired by gShift
InNetwork, the Halifax marketing startup that helps clients spread their messages through influencers, has been acquired by Barrie, Ont.-based gShift.
GShift announced the all-stock deal in a statement Monday, but declined to place any value on the
Volta Hires Jesse Rodgers as CEO
Halifax’s Volta Labs has named Jesse Rodgers, the founding director of both Velocity and the Creative Destruction Lab, as its new CEO.
The startup house, which offers office space and mentoring to tech statups, has been looking for a CEO since last
RevIQ To Double Staff in 2nd Quarter
A new Charlottetown firm that helps game and app developers increase income has tripled its staff in six months and plans to double it again by Canada Day.
As it is now structured, RevIQ is more a service company than a conventional product-based
Celebrating Youth Entrepreneurship
Atlantic Canada last week hosted a flurry of youth and student entrepreneurship events, with hundreds of participants and cash prizes totaling thousands of dollars.
The highest profile event was YES Atlantic, or the Youth Entrepreneur Summit, in
Job of the Week: Sequence Bio
Today in Job of the Week, we are featuring an opening for Manager of Technical Development at Sequence Bio of St. John’s.
Founded in 2013, Sequence works with partners to analyze vast sets of data from gene pools to get a deeper understanding of
Agile Signs Deal with China’s Gaitech
Agile Sensor Technologies Inc., a St. John’s maker of components for the robotics industry, has landed six figures in funding from and a partnership agreement with Gaitech International Limited of Shanghai, China.
Agile CEO Brian Terry said in an
