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Launch36 Looking for Fourth Cohort
Launch36, the Atlantic Canadian regional startup accelerator, is calling for applications for its fourth cohort, building on its mission of launching 36 companies in three years.
In particular, the accelerator operated by the regional technology
Press Release: Funds for Tech Women
The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Central Nova, and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, recently announced
Profile: Community-Builder Jason Janes
It’s been two years since Jason Janes and Roger Power began Startup St. John’s as an opportunity for isolated entrepreneurs to network and gain mutual support. Meeting in borrowed boardrooms and local restaurants, those first get-togethers
FAN in $850K SageCrowd Round
SageCrowd, a Halifax startup that develops online networks for personal improvement authors, announced Wednesday it has closed its first round of financing, valued at $850,000.
In a statement, the company said the investors were the Ogden Pond
UserEvents Deal Boosts Mentors, NBIF
Maybe it’s a good thing we didn’t learn how much the shareholders pocketed when UserEvents Inc. of Fredericton was bought this week.
It would be nice to know how much Redwood City, Calif.-based LiveOps Inc. paid in the acquisition announced
Thank You for Supporting the Survey
We’re overwhelmed by the response we’re getting when we notify people about the Entrevestor Survey, which we will send out to about 300 Atlantic Canadian startups one week from today – Thursday, February 6.
What’s really heartening is the
LeadSift, RtTech, TitanFile: New Deals
Three of the region’s leading ITC companies – LeadSift, RtTech and TitanFile – announced partnerships with blue chip international corporations on Tuesday, which will help develop their sales around the world.
Moncton-based RtTech, whose
Thompson: ‘Our Vision Was Aligned’
Aside from the financial considerations, the founders of Fredericton-based UserEvents decided to sell out to LiveOps, Inc. this week because they discovered an alignment of ambition and vision for the two companies.
UserEvents, a Fredericton
I-3 Shows Spread of Tech Boom
There’s been a subtle change on the podium of Innovacorp’s I-3 competition, and it’s a change for the better.
The provincial innovation agency released on Monday the regional winners and runners-up of the biennial competition, which aims to find
UserEvents Sells Out to LiveOps
UserEvents, a Fredericton startup whose technology alerts corporations when customers are having trouble with online transactions, has sold out to LiveOps, Inc., a global leader in cloud contact center and customer service solutions.
The Redwood
Rolling Out Presenter’s Podium
Matthew Fanning reveals his background in sales as he begins to tell the story of Presenter’s Podium, the eLearing platform he has developed and is beginning to sell to universities in the region.
The former medical device salesman delivers a
Fighting Illiteracy Is in her Genes
Eradicating illiteracy is a lofty goal, some might say an unrealistic one, but for Joelle MacPhee the fight against illiteracy is a family tradition, a business, and a battle she intends to win.
MacPhee, 25, is director of reading partnerships
