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Have a Great Holiday!
Our final post of 2019 is a simple wish: We hope all our readers have a fantastic holiday and prosperous New Year.
We're taking the holidays off, and we've now posted for the last time until Jan. 2 (unless something epic happens next week and we
Just One Story in 2019: Verafin
It seems obvious there is only one story for a 2019 year-end wrap-up for the Atlantic Canadian startup community.
It’s Verafin.
In September, the St. John’s company whose software helps financial institutions combat fraud and money laundering
How PLATO Embraces Reconciliation
For Jenilee Paul of St. Mary’s First Nation, her role as a course instructor at PLATO can help other Indigenous people see a path for growth in the IT sector.
“It’s kind of like being a role model. You’re setting that path so the people in the
Kinduct Signs Deal with NSHA
Halifax-based Kinduct Technologies has signed a contract with the Nova Scotia Health Authority that will allow the roll-out of a new program to improve the treatment of orthopedic patients in the province.
The contract nails down the details of an
NB’s Cirrus9 Acquired by Carbon60
Cirrus9, a Saint John-based managed cloud and data center operator, has been acquired by Carbon60 for an undisclosed price, and will now grow as part of Carbon60’s coast-to-coast operation.
Founded nine years ago by CEO Fred Bullock, Cirrus9
Our Data Shows How NL Is Advancing on Two Fronts.
There have been two main trends in the Newfoundland and Labrador startup community in recent years – the flood of new companies, and the accelerating advance of its most successful ventures.
This is rare. Some communities do a great job of
CEED, BoomersPlus in Mentoring Programs
The Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development and BoomersPlus.com have teamed up to develop a network of mentors to support the startup ecosystem in Nova Scotia.
CEED and BoomersPlus issued a press release Tuesday saying they’re now
My Cape Breton Wish List for 2020
My wish-list for the Cape Breton startup community in 2020 (or shortly thereafter) is short and sweet – 1. a university computer science program, and 2. an angel group.
These points came up in the discussion after I delivered Entrevestor’s startup
Manifold’s New Sales Strategy
For cloud-computing startup Manifold, a new business model is offering a path to faster growth.
Manifold’s online platform gives tech companies the ability to purchase software for their computer programmers, track how much money is being spent on
Job of the Week: Dash Hudson
Our Job of the Week column today features an opening for a Performance Marketing Strategist at Dash Hudson in Halifax.
Halifax-based Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their
Enginuity Targets Hardware Makers
It was bad luck for Enginuity that it scheduled its Robotics and Automation Day on Nov. 28, the day an early snowstorm made travel to its Spryfield headquarters a bit tricky.
But the Halifax-based engineering and design company had provoked enough
Rally Closes $750K Funding Round
St. John’s-based legal-tech company Rally has raised $750,000 in equity funding, with which it plans to expand its development and sales teams.
The company on Wednesday held a press conference at the Emera Innovation Exchange in St. John’s to