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Cyno Plans Soft Launch This Week

  • Nov 07, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

After raising $450,000 from specialist angels who can help the company, St. John’s-based Cyno this week is planning the soft launch of its digital platform for physiotherapy clinics.

Cyno is a year-old Software-as-a-Service company that helps

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Startup Award Gives Ritchie A Boost

  • Nov 06, 2018
  • Dominyka Taylor

Fredericton student Cameron Ritchie is the perfect role model for entrepreneurs of any age.

Ritchie, a first-year engineering student at the University of New Brunswick, recently received the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Startup Canada

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Immigrant-focused startup hits Toronto

  • Nov 05, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Spritely Technologies, a Halifax startup that offers a personalized approach to tourism and immigrant services, is having its debut Toronto event Nov. 10 and is seeking local input.

The Spritely platform allows tourists and newcomers to connect

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Build’s 2nd Fund Passes $40M Mark

  • Nov 05, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Build Ventures, the Atlantic Canadian venture capital fund, has received more than $40 million in commitments for its second fund, including backing from two bodies within the federal government.

The Halifax-based VC fund said Monday it has

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Fraser Eyes Top 10 Startup Ecosystem

  • Nov 05, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Malcolm Fraser revealed a rather audacious goal last Thursday: the CEO of Innovacorp wants the Atlantic Canadian startup ecosystem to be one of the 10 best in the world.

Speaking to 800 members of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce at their annual

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Precision BioLogic Buys Affinity

  • Nov 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Dartmouth-based medical products company Precision BioLogic has purchased Affinity Biologicals of Ancaster, Ont., hoping to merge seamlessly given that they both sell to the same market.

The companies released the news in a statement last week, but

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Invest NL, Other Events in St. John’s

  • Nov 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

We’re starting a busy week in St. John’s, which will feature the Invest Newfoundland and Labrador conference on Wednesday and several other events as well.

On Tuesday, I will conduct a presentation on the metrics of the Atlantic Canadian startup

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Job of the Week: Jameson Group

  • Nov 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based event organizer Jameson Group is looking for a high-energy person to take on the position of 2IC Partner.

Headed by Bob Williamson, Jameson engages in a range of activities. It is best known as the organizer of such conferences as

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Smart Skin Closes $3.1M Round

  • Nov 01, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Fredericton-based Smart Skin Technologies, whose pressure-sensitive products help packaging companies operate more efficiently, has closed a $3.1 million round of funding.

Schott AG, a German maker of glass, glass-ceramics and packaging, is the

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Let’s Make Customer Research Sexy

  • Nov 01, 2018
  • Katelyn Bourgoin

Every marketer or product manager worth their salt is looking for ways to do more with less.

If you’re anything like me, you’re always hunting for new channels, tactics or experiments to try. You want to create the maximum amount of impact for the

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Canndeloo’s Cannabis Rating System

  • Nov 01, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

The madness of the reefer market has left many consumers dazed and confused, so Canndeloo aims to help sort it out by giving cannabis brands ratings.

Based in Halifax, Canndeloo is an online platform that lets people rate their cannabis and the

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Propel Names 21 Startups to Incite

  • Oct 31, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Propel, the Atlantic Canadian IT accelerator, has named the 21 teams accepted into the first cohort of Incite, its new digital program.

Incite is a virtual program that startup founders can take for up to a year regardless of where they are based

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