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22 Startups to Present at AVF
Critical Path Group has named the 22 companies that will present at the Atlantic Venture Forum and tell their stories to investors assembled from across the U.S. and Canada.
The third annual AVF, organized by Critical Path Group, will take place
Eye on KW: Plum Reprioritizes Hiring
Caitlin MacGregor is convinced the recruiting profession has its priorities backward, and she and her colleagues at Plum Inc. are determined to put them right.
Plum is a Waterloo-based startup that helps companies or other employers find the
Woodland: Lawyer Turned Entrepreneur
As a lawyer, Mandy Woodland specializes in offering entrepreneurs affordable legal advice. Now, she’s also CEO of Caetum, a tech startup that aims to make clinical research easier and more successful.
Woodland said Caetum will create a
PropelICT Names 33 Cohort Members
Six diverse startups from around the region have been accepted into the PropelICT Build program this summer, headlining a record intake of 33 companies in the accelerator’s sixth cohort.
The PropelICT accelerator has grown into a two-tier system
Nature’s Way Buys Ascenta
Ascenta Health Ltd., the Dartmouth maker of natural beauty products, has exited.
The company said Tuesday it was bought by Nature’s Way, an affiliate of Dr. Willmar Schwabe Pharmaceuticals of Germany for an undisclosed amount. The company in
Press Release: Biorefinery Event Set
Le Collège communautaire du Nouveau‐Brunswick, Springboard Atlantic and BioNB have issued the following press release:
Changing the World One Technology at a Time: The Atlantic Biorefinery Conference to Kick Off in Edmundston
May 21, 2015
Press Release: RtTech Wins Award
BDC and the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association has issued the following press release:
BDC and CVCA award RtTech Software BDC Innovation Award for industrial app development
RtTech’s software deployed across 14 countries, 24
StockCalc Modernizes Stock Analytics
An intriguing company in Miramichi, N.B., will soon let people not only analyze publicly listed stocks by themselves but help more qualified users sell their analysis reports to others.
Patchell Brook Equity Analytics Inc. has developed a tool
CarbonCure Closes $3M Round
Green building materials maker CarbonCure Technologies has closed a $3 million round of funding, which it will use to launch its new ready-mix product. The Halifax company expects the funding will last until it reaches profitability, likely next
Entrevestor Luncheon Slated for Sydney
An Entrevestor Luncheon sponsored by BDO will be held on June 5 in Sydney, giving startup community members a chance to discuss the next phase of ecosystem development in Cape Breton.
The Entrevestor Luncheon, sponsored by the accountancy and
Sturgeon Named to Propel Post
Al Sturgeon, product marketing manager at Radian6/Salesforce in Fredericton, has been named Propel ICT’s second Entrepreneur In Residence.
Propel ICT—which advertises on Entrevestor—is an Atlantic Canadian accelerator for startups. It hosts
Swell Advantage Set to Launch
As mariners launch their boats this season, Iaian Archibald and Craig Sheppard are launching a mobile app to help them enjoy their time on the oceans more.
The co-founders of Swell Advantage have set June 1 for the official launch date for their
