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Propel Brings in Maurya, GrowthX
Propel has struck partnerships with Leanstack and GrowthX, which will provide curricula to be used in the Atlantic Canadian IT accelerator’s programing.
Leanstack is a business model platform created by Ash Maurya, one of the creators of the lean
Eli Aims to Disrupt 911 Market
Aiming to revolutionize the 911 emergency call market, Halifax-based Eli Technologies is in discussions with three countries and some of the world’s largest companies about the release of its platform in the next nine months.
The company has
Coloursmith Moves into The Labs
Optical technology company Coloursmith Labs has a new home.
On Thursday, the developer of specialized contact lens filters held an opening ceremony for its new headquarters in The Labs at Innovacorp—a facility on the edge of the Dalhousie
Jobs: Venture Manager at CDL
Our Job of the Week column today showcases the opening for a Venture Manager at the Creative Destruction Lab-Atlantic in Halifax.
CDL-Atlantic is an accelerator that brings startups from the region and elsewhere together with some of Atlantic
Brilliant Labs, Propel Get $5M
Two pan-regional programs for technology and entrepreneurship – Propel and Brilliant Labs – are receiving a total of about $5 million in funding from federal and provincial governments.
The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency said Thursday it
McGuire Aims to Aid Scale-ups
Editor's note: This is the second in a two part series on our interview with Francis McGuire.
Francis McGuire draws an analogy with baseball to describe the Atlantic Canadian startup community, saying a lot of young entrepreneurs have hit singles
16 Pitch at UNB Summer Event
University of New Brunswick on Thursday held its annual summer extravaganza in Fredericton, showcasing the companies graduating from two of its programs, including an all-female cohort at its Summer Institute.
The UNB Technology, Management and
McGuire Eyes More Talent for Startups
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on our interview with ACOA President Francis McGuire.
To Francis McGuire, the growth of Atlantic Canada’s startup community is above all a youth retention strategy, and he wants to accelerate
Nautel Names Schmid CTO
Nautel Ltd., the Nova Scotia-based maker of AM and FM radio transmitters, has promoted Philipp Schmid to Chief Technology Officer.
Nautel said Schmid was most recently leader of the company’s digital systems team. In his new role, he will lead
Cybersecurity Programs for Natives
Six First Nations students will graduate Friday from a Collėge communautaire du Nouveau Brunswick program in cybersecurity -- the first graduates in a new suite of programs to help indigenous youth participate in New Brunswick’s burgeoning
UNB Demo Day Thursday Night
We’re closing in on Demo Day for the University of New Brunswick’s Summer Institute.
The event will take place Thursday night at the Boyce Farmers’ Market in Fredericton. Doors open at 6 pm and the presentations begin around 7.
Now in its sixth
Smart Skin in $4.5M Funding Deal
Fredericton-based Smart Skin Technologies has received about $4.5 million in funding to help develop new quality assurance products for the pharmaceutical and beverage industries and expand its markets.
The 11-year-old company has developed a
