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QUBER’s $450K Raise Led by NBIF
QUBER, the Moncton company whose smartphone app helps people save money, has raised $450,000, in equity funding led by a $200,000 contribution from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.
NBIF issued a statement on Monday announcing the round,
Jobs: 2 Openings at Dash Hudson
Our Job of the Week column today showcases a couple of openings at Dash Hudson in Halifax – for a Sales Development Representative and an Account Executive.
Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients
German Firm Invests in Focus FS
St. John’s-based Focus Field Solutions Inc. has sold a stake to Germany’s Dräger Safety AG, which will help to sell the company’s digital industrial safety solutions in global markets.
Focus FS issued a statement this week saying Lübeck,
Innovacorp Invested $6.3M in FY19
Innovacorp, the Nova Scotia government’s early-stage venture capital agency, invested a total of $6.3 million in 17 companies in its 2019 fiscal year, marking a decline in investment totals from the previous year.
The agency each summer releases
NPC Launches 3 New Programs
Natural Products Canada is launching three new programs to help companies in its space grow to become companies bringing in eight figures in revenue each year.
Based in Charlottetown, NPC is an association that helps grow Canadian ventures that
Curv Health Raises $1.5M
Curv Health has closed a $1.5 million round of equity financing, which will help the company sell its digital healthcare product directly to health and educational institutions.
With offices in Halifax and Toronto, Curv uses machine-learning tools
Introhive Lands $1M ACOA Funding
Relationship intelligence company Introhive, which is one of the larger tech employers in Fredericton, has received almost $1 million in funding from the federal government to increase its foreign sales.
SomaDetect Closes $2.6M Round
SomaDetect, which tests the quality of milk and collects data for the dairy industry, has closed a US$2 million (C$2.6 million) round of funding to help it build out its databank and technology.
The Fredericton-based company issued a statement
Sustane Plant To Open Next Month
Sustane Technologies has received a $358,750 loan from the federal government to help build its capacity to convert garbage into synthetic fuels.
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency issued a statement last week saying it would lend the
Smarter Spaces Lands ACOA Loan
A Halifax startup that specializes in large-scale, 3D scanning projects has received a $321,000 loan from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
Smarter Spaces CEO Colin Gillis said the funding will allow him and his co-owner, COO Dan MacIntosh,
NACO Calls Halifax Summit ‘Critical’
The National Angel Capital Organization is focusing its effort to develop angel networks in certain areas like Atlantic Canada and believes its Angel Summit in Halifax next month will be a “critical” step in achieving the goal.
The mission of NACO,
New Innovation Awards for UPEI
Charlottetown-based commercialization group Synapse is playing a role in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the University of Prince Edward island by launching two annual awards that recognize innovators with a connection to the university.
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