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SimplyCast’s $100K Fund for Youth
SimplyCast, the automated marketing company based in Dartmouth, has announced a $100,000 fund to benefit young people as the central part of its 10th anniversary celebration.
President and CEO Saeed El-Darahali said at an anniversary party
Novalte Moves to N.S. to Grow
A project that allows disabled seniors to live more independently has resulted in the company behind the core technology – Novalte – moving from Ontario to Halifax to take advantage of the opportunities and older demographic the province offers.
APEC Details IT Labour Crunch
Atlantic Canada’s post-secondary institutions graduated only about two-thirds of the IT personnel required by industry, says a new report from the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, highlighting the tight labour market in IT.
The report Digital
Region’s IT Revenues Hit $6.1B
Atlantic Canada’s digital technology industry accounted for $6.1 billion in revenue in 2017, up from $5.2 billion in 2014, says a new study of digital industries in the region by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.
The study titled Digital
New Community Startup Group in NL
There’s a new, community-based startup group in St. John’s that aims to tackle some of the gaps in the local ecosystem and support young companies.
ConnectioNL (pronounced “Connectional”) is a volunteer group that now totals about 200 members, and
ReelData Enters Techstars AI
Halifax-based ReelData, whose software uses artificial intelligence to analyze video for the aquaculture industry, has entered the Techstars Montreal AI Accelerator.
Founders Matt Zimola and Hossein Salimian joined the latest cohort of the
Women’s Fund Eyes Spring Launch
The Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund is now working on closing its fund with a target of $20 million, and hopes to be funding female-led ventures in the second or third quarter of 2020.
Two representatives of the nine-member council overseeing the
Patchell Brook Raises $360K Round
Miramichi-based fintech company Patchell Brook Equity Analytics has raised $360,000 in equity funding, including a $150,000 contribution from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.
NBIF announced the funding Tuesday that said the other investors
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ClearRisk Adds Product, Eyes Raise
St. John’s-based ClearRisk, which makes software for insurers, has launched its next generation data solution ClearRisk Insights to help risk managers use their data more efficiently.
The company issued a statement Monday saying it had launched the
BlueLight Names Brad Rodgers CEO
Halifax dental technology company BlueLight Analytics on Monday named local tech executive Brad Rodgers as its new CEO, replacing J.P. Furey.
Rodgers, who will begin his new role Sept. 26, was most recently the Vice-President of Product
