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US Tech Magazine Recognizes Harbr
Halifax-based Harbr has been recognized as one of this year’s Top 10 Construction Technology Solution Providers by CIO Applications, a Silicon Valley-based technology magazine.
Harbr’s recognition is based on an evaluation of its capabilities in
Jobs: Dash Hudson, Adaptiiv, CDL
Three openings in Halifax headline our Jobs of the Week column today.
Digital health company Adaptiiv is in the market for an Operations Associate, while visual marketing SaaS company Dash Hudson is looking for a Junior Customer Success
Bend Beauty Aims To Be Global Brand
A Halifax-based company has created a new skin care line that claims to treat your skin from the inside out.
Bend Beauty is a high-end skin-care company that produces ingestible supplements that reduce inflammation in the skin and build its
2 Exits That Shaped NB’s Ecosystem
The idea for one of Fredericton’s latest tech startups was dreamed up on a hike in Scotland.
As Duncan McSporran and Ryan Groom, the co-founders of Kognitiv Spark cleared their heads in the outdoors and talked about augmented-reality software
NS Social Venture Fund Launched
The Social Enterprise Network of Nova Scotia and the national Social Enterprise Ecosystem Project have joined up to launch the province’s first impact investment fund, the Social Enterprise Impact Investment Pilot.
The two groups issued a press
Genome Atlantic Fighting Superbugs
Halifax-based non-profit Genome Atlantic has announced the development of a $1.4 million research project to develop new surveillance tools to help identify and track genes involved in superbugs.
In a statement, Genome Atlantic said that bacteria
Beyond Food Raises $1M Round
Halifax-based Beyond Food Inc. has closed a $1 million funding round to help it launch its system that will convert aging supermarket produce into a powdered food supplement.
The company issued a press release this week saying it raised the money
NB Funding Up 400%+ in 2018
Any time an economic metric more than quadruples in one year, you have to figure it was a pretty good year. So, 2018 was definitely a good period for funding by New Brunswick startups.
Though all the funding from last year has yet to be announced,
SMU Centre Targets Social Ventures
As it extends its mandate beyond the university’s business school, the Saint Mary’s University Entrepreneurship Centre is focusing more heavily on helping students launch social enterprises.
Founded almost two decades ago as the Sobey School
NBIF Names Breakthru Semi-Finalists
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has announced the semi-finalists for its 2019 Breakthru Competition, which will award more than $500,000 in prize money next month.
The New Brunswick early-stage venture capital organization holds the
Job of the Week: SDR at Harbr
Our Job of the Week column today showcases a position as a Sales Development Representative at Halifax’s Harbr, which makes software for the construction industry.
Harbr, which has made a commitment to gender parity in its hiring, has developed a
SolarAssist To Help NS Go Solar
Nova Scotians can now access a free, interactive online tool to help them assess their solar potential and calculate how much they’d save by installing solar panels.
SolarAssist is a new web platform that gives Nova Scotians the tools and