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StepScan Launches Military Product
Stepscan Technologies, the Charlottetown company that has developed pressure-sensitive floor mats, has launched a new product that helps the military train soldiers in combat techniques.
Primarily a medical device company, Stepscan has developed
Ocean Sonics Expands to New HQ
Ocean Sonics, the Nova Scotia-based maker of equipment that listens to and monitors the oceans, has moved into a new headquarters in Truro Heights that will facilitate growth of staff, innovation and sales.
Ocean Sonics designs and manufactures
Nine Win Startup Canada Awards
Gary F. Keenan, the Co-Founder and Chairman of F6 Networks of Fredericton, was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Atlantic Region Startup Canada Awards on Tuesday.
Keenan, who last year was named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Atlantic
Saint John Seeks Young Founders
Economic Development Greater Saint John is launching a new program that offers curriculum and pay to young people interested in developing businesses in the Port City.
The development agency has teamed up with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities
Devil’s Keep Vodka Wins Big
Two well-known drivers of New Brunswick’s innovation sector are celebrating a win for their own recently founded startup as they take home international recognition for their Devil’s Keep vodka.
Ray Fitzpatrick and Joe Allen have won a Platinum
Pelorus Mulls Raising 2nd Fund
With its Newfoundland and Labrador-focused fund performing better than expected, Pelorus Venture Capital is talking about raising a second fund.
Four years ago, the Atlantic Canadian investment group began to manage the Venture NL fund, which makes
NBIF Backs TurboPlay with $200K
TurboPlay, a Fredericton company building a customized marketplace for indie games, has raised $200,000 from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation as part of an initial funding round.
NBIF issued a press release on Monday outlining its
Volta Presents 5 Ecosystem Awards
Volta presented Ecosystem Impact Awards to five companies or organizations Thursday to acknowledge their contributions to nurturing startups in Atlantic Canada.
The Halifax startup hub initiated the awards this year to recognize groups that had
Jobs: Remsoft, Springboard Atlantic
Our Job of the Week column today showcases two openings at Remsoft in Fredericton and one at Springboard Atlantic in Atlantic Canada.
Remsoft, a predictive analytics software company, helps its clients in the forest industry increase land value by
Carman Wins 100 Seed$ Event
The winner of the 100 Entrepreneurs Planting Seed$ pitching competition plans to use the prize money to help improve modern farming methods in rural Nova Scotia.
Thian Carman is the owner of Meadow’s Brothers’ Farms, which purchases or leases
VineView Eyes $10M A Round
With a new CTO on board and revenues expected to hit $1 million this year, Bedford-based VineView is on the hunt for capital, hoping to close a $10 million funding round near the end of the year.
VineView uses aerial images to assess the health and
Kognitiv Named in Microsoft Awards
Kognitiv Spark on Thursday said it was named a finalist in the 2019 Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner of the Year Award.
The Fredericton company, which uses augmented reality and mixed reality to assist remote workers using complicated equipment, was
