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FAN Sinks $250,000-Plus into Zengo
In the group’s first investment ever in Prince Edward Island, members of the First Angel Network have committed to sink more than $250,000 into Zengo Inc., which has developed a seal to plug leaks in tanks carrying hazardous or contaminating
Martell to Launch Clarity.fm in NB
Serial entrepreneur Dan Martell next week will announce a new startup that will operate out of his hometown of
Martell will launch Clarity.fm at a ceremony in
Happy Holidays to our Readers
As youmay have noticed, we're now winding down for the holiday season and are officially in Yuletide loaf mode. We've posted our final joint column with Progress Magazine for 2011, and are now putting our feet up. It's been a great three months
10 Things to Watch in 2012
Omers Ventures Connects in Region
Omers Ventures, the new venture fund set up by the Ontario municipal employees’ pension fund, has begun to reach out to entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada, looking for small companies that want to get big – really big.
The Toronto VC fund received
Cybersocial, 3rd Wed. to Meet
The Maritime tech community will celebrate the holiday season with the regular get-togethers Cybersocial in Moncton and Third Wednesday in Halifax.
In Moncton, the lead-in for the Cybersocial on Wednesday Dec. 14 is a mini-workshop titled
Forces Generating VC Excitement
There’s a buzz about venture capital now that’s growing ever louder. The buzz is growing to impressive volumes nationally, but here in Atlantic Canada it’s reaching unprecedented decibel levels.
The numbers are starting to show the reason for
Kudos for GoInstant, SimplyCast
The trophy case for Atlantic Canadian startups gained a positively cluttered look yesterday as GoInstant of Halifax and SimplyCast of Dartmouth both brought home some silverware.
GoInstant, which launched in September with $1.7 million in
DiscoveryGarden Defies Convention
The hottest new tech company on Prince Edward Island is disrupting the data asset management market – not to mention a few stereotypes.
DiscoveryGarden Inc. was created by a librarian, who then recruited a religious studies professor, and
65 Submissions for CleanTech Open
Innovacorp has received 65 entries for its CleanTech Open competition, more than doubling the Nova Scotian innovation agency’s internal target of 30.
Innovacorp has said it wants to find the best cleantech entrepreneurs in the world and
FAN Promoting Standards for Angels
As it prepares to host angel organizations from across Canada next October, the Halifax-based First Angel Network is taking a lead in improving the standards of angel investing in Canada.
Ross Finlay, a founding member and de facto executive
Applications Open for Launch 36
PropelICT, the New Brunswick accelerator, has announced it is now accepting applications for its first five-month course in Launch 36.
For full details, please take a look at Propel's announcement here.
PropelICT announced in October that it
