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An Irish View of St. John’s Startups
When you work around startups, you sometimes get the chance to go to an event in a far-flung city. So when Roger Power of Startup Newfoundland and Labrador invited me to be a pitch mentor at a Startup Weekend in St. John’s in June, I decided that
CollegeMix Gains its First 500 Users
CollegeMix has gained 500 users for its app to connect students after launching on Sept. 6 during the University of New Brunswick’s orientation week.
Fredericton-based CollegeMix aims to act as a virtual bulletin board for university and college
Selectbidder Lands First US Client
Moncton automotive technology company Selectbidder last week secured its first customer in the United States, Space Coast Auto Auction of Melbourne, Fla., after recently launching its new platform.
The company said getting its latest auction
Thomson Reuters Lab Opens in Hub
Thomson Reuters, the global news and data company, recently opened its second Thomson Reuters Lab and it is located in the heart of the Communitech hub in downtown Kitchener.
Though the official opening is not until Techtoberfest next week, the
Flixel Raises $2.2M; Extreme Leads
Toronto-based Flixel Photos Inc., whose software allows content creators to easily produce cinemagraphs, has closed a $2.2 million seed round led by Extreme Venture Partners.
Cinemagraphs are still photos that include an element of video – a
Vidyard’s Space Camp Shows Creativity
When Vidyard was coming up with a theme for a conference that embodied everything the video marketing startup stands for, it wanted something fun, something futuristic, something that kids long for.
Thus Space Camp was born.
Space Camp is the
How Can We Improve our Ecosystem?
As in all startup ecosystems, there’s a crying need for more capital and coding talent on Canada’s East Coast. But in terms of structural improvements that would lead to economic growth, the region most needs expertise in helping established
Press Release: BioNB and Laforge
BioNB, the New Brunswick life sciences agency, has issued the following press release:
Bioscience Community Honours Laforge Bioenvironmental with New Brunswick Bioscience Achievement Award
Fredericton, New Brunswick (October 2nd, 2015) – BioNB
Murphy Wins at Women’s Bootcamp
Sarah Murphy, the CEO and Co-Founder of St. John’s-based Sentinel Alert, captured the $35,000 first prize on Thursday for the pitching event at the Women Entrepreneurs’ Bootcamp at Communitech.
Sentinel Alert, co-founded by a Murphy and Jason
Bourgoin Extends Global Reach
Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs are often advised to aim for global sales. In assembling a new team of international advisers, Vendeve founder and CEO Katelyn Bourgoin is doing just that.
Vendeve is a women-only site that allows members to swap
NB Aims for Digital Government
The New Brunswick government is teaming up with TechImpact with the goal of producing the first truly digital government in North America.
Premier Brian Gallant and Ed McGinley, CEO of TechImpact (formerly the New Brunswick Information
9 East Coasters in Startup Awards
Startups Canada announced its Regional Startup Awards on Thursday, with Andrea Feunekes, co-founder and CEO of Remsoft, and David Alston, CMO of Introhive, leading a field of nine individuals or companies winning Atlantic Canadian prizes.
