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Startup Empire Set for Sept. 24 in Halifax

  • Aug 20, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Volta Labs, the Halifax startup house, has announced that it will hold its second annual Startup Empire event next month, featuring a range of speakers who have developed leading startups.

Held at the Park Lane Cineplex Theatre on Spring Garden

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Discussion of My Latest Book Sept. 1

  • Aug 20, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

I’d like to invite everyone who’s around Halifax on Sept. 1 to come out to my talk at the Central Library on my latest book.

The Jew Who Defeated Hitler: Henry Morgenthau Jr., FDR, and How We Won the War was published in the U.S. late last year,

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Kik Interactive Raises US$50M

  • Aug 19, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Waterloo-based Kik Interactive has raised a US$50 million (C$65.3 million) strategic investment from Chinese tech giant Tencent, valuing the maker of the popular North American chat network at US$1 billion.

Kik said in a press release on Tuesday

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Press Release: BioInnovation Challenge

  • Aug 19, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

BioNova, the association of life sciences companies in Nova Scotia, has issued the following press release:

Semi-Finalists Chosen for BioInnovation Challenge

Halifax, NS – August 17, 2015 -- The semi-finalists have been chosen for the 2015

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Bridgit & The Condo Boom

  • Aug 18, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Hasegawa certainly had perfect timing when they decided to launch an app that improves efficiency in the construction industry.

The co-founders of Kitchener-based Bridgit decided to launch the product they call

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Pursu.it Prepares for Journey Launch

  • Aug 18, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Pursu.it, the platform that helps elite athletes crowdfund sponsorship, will launch the next version of its technology in late October, allowing users to interact with supporters for longer periods of time.

The Halifax organization is planning

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Invest Atlantic Focuses on Funding

  • Aug 17, 2015
  • Scott Moreira

Tickets are now available for the sixth annual Invest Atlantic conference, which will focus on how to attract investment to Atlantic Canadian startups from beyond the region.

The conference, which will take place September 29 and 30 at the World

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Deadline Extended in Gigabot Voting

  • Aug 17, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

The deadline for voting in the Great Big Gigabot Giveaway has been extended to next Saturday, so we’re re-issuing our call to vote for the Atlantic Canadian entry, The Creator Program.

Our daughter Cat Adalay has initiated this program for young

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Press Release: SheEO In Halifax

  • Aug 17, 2015

The Volta startup house in Halifax has issued the following press release.

SheEO Comes to Atlantic Canada

Launch Event to be Held at Volta Labs

HALIFAX – Vicki Saunders is coming to Halifax to launch the Atlantic Canadian women

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Oleg Yefymov: Born To Be a Founder

  • Aug 14, 2015
  • Carol Moreira

Oleg Yefymov has always been entrepreneurial — by necessity and inclination.

As a child in Ukraine, the founder and CEO of Yomes, a site for landlords and tenants, had to help feed his family. Later, he learned about entrepreneurship

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Please Vote for The Creator Program

  • Aug 14, 2015
  • Peter and Carol Moreira

Here’s a chance to help out The Creator Program, an Atlantic Canadian initiative that could benefit the ecosystem in the region.

Our daughter Cat Adalay has initiated this program for young teens in the Halifax area, starting in St. Margaret’s

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Press Release: Pilot Targets Grads

  • Aug 14, 2015

Venor Search Group, OneNS and Equals6 have issued the following press release:

Pilot Aimed to Keep Graduates in Nova Scotia Launched by Venor Search Group

Venor Search Group (Venor) is pleased to announce the launch of an initiative to connect

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