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Halifax’s Manifold Acquired by Snyk

  • Jan 27, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Manifold has been acquired by Snyk, marking the second time in less than a decade that a company led by Jevon MacDonald has exited.

Snyk Founder Peter McKay posted a blog Tuesday saying his company – whose platform allows programmers

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Energia To Offer 2 Cohorts in 2021

  • Jan 27, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

Energia Ventures has announced it will now hold two cohorts a year, with the spring program for 2021 now accepting applications

The program, which has held five cohorts a year for the past four years, is part of University of New Brunswick’s J.

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Outcast Partners with SportChek

  • Jan 26, 2021
  • Carol Moreira

Dartmouth-based Outcast Foods has partnered with SportChek in a deal that makes the sports retailer Outcast's biggest national retail partner and puts Outcast products in 150 SportChek stores across Canada. 

Outcast uses misfit, unsellable or

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Using Mobile Apps To Improve People’s Lives

  • Jan 26, 2021
  • Avery Mullen

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As a computer science student in Nigeria, Rita Orji says she had little idea how influential her field would become. But as smartphones reshaped the world of IT, she was able to bring her expertise to bear on her true passion:

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With Sales up 50-75%, iTacit Eyes More Growth

  • Jan 25, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

With the introduction of new products and market segments, iTacit is considering raising equity capital for the first time in its almost decade-long history.

The Fredericton-based company has evolved over the past 10 years so it is now best known

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Black, Indigenous Applicants Sought for Boost Program

  • Jan 25, 2021
  • Carol Moreira

Nova Scotia’s Black Business Initiative and startup hub Volta are seeking applicants for Boost, a new four-month program designed to support the growth and development of Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada.

Launching in

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Vroom Crew Expanding in Halifax

  • Jan 24, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

With a growing business in greater Halifax, Vroom Crew is looking to long-term growth through a franchising model that could see it branch out to other cities.

Vroom Crew is a young company that takes the hassle out of getting your car cleaned. It

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Commlet Widens Market for Wearable Bracelet

  • Jan 21, 2021
  • Carol Moreira

The pandemic has forced many companies to pivot. Commlet Technologies’ app and wearable bracelet were developed to track children on school trips, but now the technology is being refined to improve care for vulnerable adults.

Commlet was formed in

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Oceantech Program for Young Women

  • Jan 21, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship has partnered with several Nova Scotian groups to create a new program to promote oceantech industries to female high school students.

Exploring Opportunities in Ocean Tech for Young Women is an

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Plan Promotes Prosperity for African Nova Scotians

  • Jan 20, 2021
  • Carol Moreira

In a celebratory Zoom ceremony, a five-year plan to improve the prosperity of African Nova Scotian communities was launched on Wednesday in Halifax.

The African Nova Scotian Road to Economic Prosperity Action Plan aims to boost education,

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Metricsflow Eyes Sales, New Round in 2021

  • Jan 20, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

After raising capital and being accepted into the Salesforce Marketplace in 2020, St. John’s-based Metricsflow is now lining up beta-testers for its cookieless analytics product.

The company in 2020 raised between $400,000 and $450,000 in equity

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Summer Institute Applications Open

  • Jan 20, 2021
  • Peter Moreira

The TME group at University of New Brunswick has opened applications for the 2021 cohort of its Summer Institute, an accelerator that focuses on social impact more than innovation.

Whereas most accelerators teach lean methodology and product

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