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Introhive Lands $1M ACOA Funding

  • Aug 13, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

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.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

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SomaDetect Closes $2.6M Round

  • Aug 12, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Sustane Plant To Open Next Month

  • Aug 12, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Smarter Spaces Lands ACOA Loan

  • Aug 11, 2019
  • Avery Mullen

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,

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NACO Calls Halifax Summit ‘Critical’

  • Aug 08, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

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,

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New Innovation Awards for UPEI

  • Aug 08, 2019
  • Carol Moreira

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.

"As

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Purple Cow Aims To Cut Internet Rates

  • Aug 07, 2019
  • Avery Mullen

A new Halifax company is aiming to drive down internet prices in Nova Scotia.

Purple Cow founders Bradley Farquhar and Joe Power say they are undercutting the prices of other internet service providers, or ISPs, to encourage them to lower their

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UNB To Launch I-STEM Program

  • Aug 06, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

The University of New Brunswick is partnering with George Washington University to provide I-STEM programing, which will help scientists and researchers turn their new technologies into businesses.

The Fredericton-based university put out a

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Barbara Named Kauffman Fellow

  • Aug 05, 2019
  • Carol Moreira

Rob Barbara, a veteran investor and General Partner with Halifax-based venture capital firm Build Ventures, has been selected for Class 24 of the Kauffman Fellows, a two-year program that brings together innovative minds in venture capital.

Barbara

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Jobs: Three Openings at Sprypoint

  • Aug 05, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Three openings at Charlottetown-based Sprypoint headline our Jobs of the Week column today. The company is looking for a Business Development Specialist, iOS Developer, and Development Team Leader.

SpryPoint was founded in 2011 to assist utilities

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Startup Zone Launching Accelerator

  • Aug 01, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Charlottetown-based Startup Zone is launching a new early-stage accelerator program to help high-growth companies with product development, branding and sales.

The Prince Edward Island startup house is starting the accelerator so that entrepreneurs

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LaunchPad Celebrates Kilfoil, New Ventures

  • Aug 01, 2019
  • Avery Mullen

The 10 companies enrolled in Dalhousie University’s LaunchPad accelerator pitched their businesses to an audience at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium on Wednesday evening.

The pitching event marked the conclusion of LaunchPad, which is offered by Launch

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