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ACOA Backs Maritime Gourmet Mushrooms
Maritime Gourmet Mushrooms of Herring Cove, Nova Scotia, has received a $200,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to meet the growing demand for its exotic varieties of mushrooms.
The company was established in 2014 and began
The Rounds Fights Pancreatic Cancer
Halifax-based The Rounds, a closed social network for Canadian physicians, has launched its Learn, Share and Give campaign, which will donate up to $5,000 towards the fight against pancreatic cancer.
The company said about 5,500 Canadians are
CARIS Leads Ocean Map Project
Teledyne CARIS, the Fredericton specialist in underwater mapping, will lead a new project funded by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster to develop cloud-based software to be used in mapping the ocean floor.
The Ocean Supercluster announced the $2.1 million
Startup Data Presentation for NB
On Friday, Entrevestor and Ignite Fredericton will team up to broadcast a virtual presentation of our 2019 Startup Data analysis with a special focus on New Brunswick -- two days after our Newfoundland and Labrador presentation.
Every autumn, I
Jobs: Project Manager at Dash Hudson
Our Job of the Week column this week features an opening for a Product Manager at Dash Hudson in Halifax.
Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its
Nasdaq To Buy Verafin for US$2.8B
Nasdaq, the New York stock exchange focused on tech companies, has agreed to buy St. John’s-based anti-fraud software maker Verafin for US$2.75 billion (C$3.6 billion) in cash.
The marriage of Nasdaq and Verafin will produce a leader in “Anti
What’s the Impact of Verafin Exit?
The benefits of Verafin’s sale to Nasdaq will be felt throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, and Atlantic Canada, impacting entrepreneurship, investment and philanthropy in a big way.
The New York tech-focused stock exchange announced Thursday it
Flashback: The Culture That Made Verafin
Editor's note: With the announcement of Verafin's exit, we've decided to republish this 2014 article, in which CEO Jamie King outlined the culture his team used to grow the company.
One week before he announced the deal that would transform his
SalesRight Acquired By FastSpring
Halifax-based SalesRight, which helps B2B Software-as-a-Service companies simplify their pricing, has been acquired by Santa Barbara, Calif.-based FastSpring for an undisclosed price.
FastSpring is a privately owned ecommerce firm targeting
Four Supercluster Projects Unveiled
Further ramping up its activity, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster on Thursday announced it is backing four more projects that aim to grow Canada’s marine economy, benefit the environment and encourage diversity.
The oceantech initiative backed by the
Rural Innovators Advanced in 2019
One of the bright spots of the Atlantic Canadian startup community in 2019 was the strong showing by rural innovators, especially in Nova Scotia.
A stalwart of the startup community once told Entrevestor, “Innovation tends to be an urban
Introhive in Deloitte Fast 50 Again
Introhive, which makes B2B sales intelligence software, has been named to the 2020 Deloitte Fast 50 Technology Awards for the second time in as many years.
The company, which is based in Fredericton and Washington, D.C., announced today that it was