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CoLab launches Beta
St John’s-based CoLab Software released the beta version of its collaboration platform this week.
CoLab helps engineering teams better communicate and manage feedback when designing 3D models with its integrated platform, called Gradient.
The
The BIC Semi-Finalists
Eight companies have been chosen to compete in this year’s BioInnovation Challenge, a regional health and life sciences business competition hosted by BioNova.
The competition will go down on Nov. 7 at BioPort 2018, BioNova’s annual conference for
Eyesover Lands $200K from NBIF
Eyesover Technologies, a provider of opinion tracking and targeting software, has received a $200,000 equity investment from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, as part of a $450,000 funding round.
In addition to the NBIF investment, the
Social Media Event Set for Sydney
Cape Breton’s burgeoning startup community will host a one-day seminar next month in which experts from Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. will provide instruction in online marketing.
The event, to be held Sept. 14, is called Social Media Sydney: A
Could Funding Hit $200M This Year?
Here’s something to watch in the startup community as we move toward the autumn season: it’s conceivable Atlantic Canadian startups will record $200 million in equity investment this year.
I wouldn’t put money on it, but after the Canadian Venture
Jobs of the Week: SomaDetect
SomaDetect, a Fredericton-based company that produces an in-line sensor that measures and collects data on critical indicators of milk quality, has various job postings in our Jobs of the Week column today.
The company helps dairy farmers collect
Intersect Seeks IT Problem-Solvers
Innovacorp on Wednesday in Sydney will unveil its first-ever Intersect Challenge, which aims to introduce potential startup entrepreneurs to a bona fide business that is looking for a solution to a problem.
The Intersect Challenge allows owners of
Startup Community Keeps Growing
Since April, there’s been a post-it on the window frame beside my desk that has only a number and a word written on it. It reads: “486 companies”.
Actually, when I first stuck it up, it read “485 companies”, but I had to add one so I took a black
CarbonCure Grows in San Francisco
Dartmouth-based CarbonCure Technologies is expanding in the San Francisco area as Central Concrete Supply Co. of San Jose has agreed to adopt the company’s technology.
A finalist in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, CarbonCure has developed technology
Volta’s New Corporate Membership Program
Volta Labs in Halifax has announced its plan to increase corporate innovation in Atlantic Canada with its new Corporate Membership Program.
The program is designed to connect corporations and large organizations with the talent and the culture of
Invest Atlantic Seeks PitchCamp Entries
Invest Atlantic, the regional startup conference, is looking for applicants for its PitchCamp workshop and competition next month, as well as entrepreneurs and students to attend the event.
Now in its ninth year, Invest Atlantic is a conference
Our Debt Article Sparked Discussion
Entrevestor’s column on startup founders’ debt last week sparked an interesting discussion on social media, especially in New Brunswick. And today, we’d like to share some of the insights brought out in the online exchange.
The participants dove