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Happy Canada Day from Entrevestor

  • Jul 01, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

In recognition of Canada Day, we’re pausing today  to reflect on how lucky we are to live in Canada.

Every day on social media, I read friends complaining that Stephen Harper has ripped the heart out of the country. I hear conservatives complain

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Transit 360 Downloads Spike with 5.0

  • Jun 30, 2015
  • Sabina Wex

Transit 360, a mobile app that gives information on public transportation, has experienced a five- to six-fold increase in downloads since its 5.0 version launched and it expanded into more cities this month.

MindSea Development Inc. of Halifax

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Dobbin Looks Ahead After Strong Year

  • Jun 30, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

More than a decade after encountering skeptics at a conference, Mark Dobbin feels vindicated for his faith in Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs.

The Founder and President of St. John’s-based Killick Capital Inc. was reminiscing lately about how he

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Build Ventures Invests in InteraXon

  • Jun 29, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

In its first investment outside of Atlantic Canada, Build Ventures of Halifax has invested in InteraXon, a Toronto company developing a consumer product that operates off brainwaves.

The Atlantic Canadian regional venture fund has announced it’s

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Press Release: Venture for Canada

  • Jun 29, 2015

Venture for Canada,  a not-for-profit organization that places graduates with startups, has issued the following press release:

Venture for Canada Announces Partnership with RBC

TORONTO, June 25, 2015 /CNW/ - Most recent university and college

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Co-Winners of Cleantech Competition

  • Jun 26, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Two Nova Scotian startups, Unified Software Technologies and NeoThermal Energy Storage, are the co-winners of the $100,000 Smart Energy Demo Challenge, which will help them move their product closer to a market launch.

Innovacorp, which

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Duff Brings Hard Lessons to CEO Role

  • Jun 26, 2015
  • Carol Moreira

Innovacorp President and CEO Stephen Duff knows what the entrepreneurs he supports go through. When Duff was first involved with Precision BioLogic, the biotech startup got so behind on the rent the sheriff turned up to change the locks on the

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BioNova, MEDEC Form Partnership

  • Jun 26, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

BioNova, the association of life sciences companies in Nova Scotia, has signed a partnership agreement with a national medical technology association that it hopes will accelerate the growth of Atlantic Canadian medtech companies.

The

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Halifax Index Highlights Startups

  • Jun 26, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

I’d like to thank the Halifax Partnership for including my work in the Halifax Index, its annual examination of social and economic progress in the city.

I contributed a column on the startup hub in Halifax, which examined the growth and impact

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Lokol.me Unveils 1st Hyper-Local Site

  • Jun 25, 2015
  • Geoff Davies

Startups of all stripes want to build capital, but the weeks-old venture of Sydney-based serial entrepreneur Mathew Georghiou is focused on capital of an entirely different kind.

Social capital is at the heart of lokol.me, the latest enterprise

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Press Release: Qimple Back from 500

  • Jun 25, 2015

Qimple, a Moncton human resources tech startup, has issued the following press release:

Atlantic Canadian company turns heads at international accelerator

After five months in San Francisco, HR tech startup Qimple is stronger than ever

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Propel Grads Up For Venture NL Funds

  • Jun 24, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Newfoundland and Labrador Startups in the PropelICT Build Program are now eligible for $250,000 in investment funding from the Venture Newfoundland and Labrador fund, the parties announced today.

Propel, the Atlantic Canadian accelerator, issued

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