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Spring Loaded Hires VP of Sales

  • Apr 04, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Spring Loaded Technology, the Dartmouth company that makes knee braces that add power to the joint, has hired a new Vice-President of Sales based in the U.S.

The company issued a statement Thursday saying it has hired Joe Khalifa, a Washington,

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Vertiball Ready to Ship Next Month

  • Apr 04, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

There are a lot of impressive numbers in the Vertiball story, and perhaps the most impressive is 1,100.

That’s the number of units of its back-massage device that the Fredericton-based company has pre-sold before its official launch.

Vertiball is

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Genesis Takes Over Common Ground

  • Apr 04, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Less than a year after its most recent expansion, St. John’s-based Genesis is growing again by taking over the city’s co-working space, Common Ground Coworking.

Common Ground opened in 2013 on Harvey Road when a group of nine volunteers established

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JEDI Alters Mandate, Mulls Angels

  • Apr 03, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

As it continues to nurture early-stage companies in its incubator, the Joint Economic Development Initiative is working on new and enhanced programs to support First Nations entrepreneurs, even pondering a native-focused angel network.

Based in

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Routinify Launches in NB

  • Apr 02, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Routinify, a software company that uses data to help with the care of seniors, has launched its product in New Brunswick.

Founded by serial entrepreneur Pat Kelly, the company has dual headquarters in Fredericton and Kelly’s home of Denver, and it

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Eigen Eyes Growth in Auto Sector

  • Apr 02, 2019
  • Cherise Letson, Huddle

When Scott Everett started pitching his company, Eigen Innovations, more than five years ago, he was trying to explain to rooms of manufacturing executives and potential investors about the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of

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PDC Eyes Region-Wide Expansion

  • Apr 01, 2019
  • Dominyka Taylor

Soon to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Pond-Deshpande Centre is planning to offer programs and services across Atlantic Canada to meet the changing needs of entrepreneurs.

The centre opened at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton in

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Woodward Cup Prizes Total $35K

  • Apr 01, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

The Memorial Centre for Entrepreneurship on Thursday handed out $35,000 in prize money to five startups at the 2019 Mel Woodward Cup, with a special emphasis on the MedTech and life sciences space.

The three main winners, each of whom captured

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Kognitiv Spark Inks Navy Deal

  • Mar 28, 2019
  • Cherise Letson, Huddle

A New Brunswick tech startup will be providing its new system to the Royal Canadian Navy.

Fredericton-based Kognitiv Spark announced Tuesday that the Royal Canadian Navy its new Mixed Reality Remote Assistant Support (MIRRAS) system, as part of a

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GSTS Closes $2M Seed Round

  • Mar 27, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Dartmouth-based ocean technology company Global Spatial Technology Solutions has closed a $2 million funding round to further develop its platform, which helps marine operators improve safety, security and their environmental footprint.

GSTS has

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Four NS Winners in Pitch@Palace

  • Mar 27, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

Four Nova Scotian startups – Clockk, eOceans Motryx, and Securicy – have won the Atlantic regional Pitch@Palace competition and will proceed to the national finals in Toronto.

The four companies were selected at a pitching competition at Volta on

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East Valley Plots an Active Future

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • Peter Moreira

There’s one angel group in Atlantic Canada that is not shutting down, and Gerry Pond wants everyone to know it has a management team that can take it into the future.

It’s East Valley Ventures, the wing of Saint John-based Mariner that invests in

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