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EhEye’s Crowdfunding Goal: $200K

  • May 07, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

There have been a couple of setbacks at EhEye, the Fredericton company that has built a gun detection software to enhance public safety.

After a significant loan fell through, the company is hustling to raise $200,000 through a crowdfunding

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16 Startups To Pitch at Volta Cohort

  • May 07, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Volta Labs has announced the 16 companies that will pitch for a chance to win $25,000 in investment at the second Volta Cohort Pitch Event on May 16.

As many as five companies will receive $25,000 in investment, mentorship and resources. The

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Jobs: CSR at Dash Hudson

  • May 07, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Dash Hudson, a Halifax Software-as-a-Service company, is searching for a Customer Success Representative in our Jobs of the Week column today.

Its platform, Vision, provides a one-stop spot for its clients to manage, source and engage with the

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4 Groups Take Home Kira Awards

  • May 04, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Four companies or organizations were recognized for their leadership in innovation in New Brunswick on Thursday, receiving Kira awards at the 20th annual presentation of the awards.

The Kiras, which recognize success in New Brunswick’s knowledge

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Students Aim To Aid Stroke Rehab

  • May 04, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

A team of three Dalhousie University neuroscience students is planning to conduct clinical trials in Saudi Arabia for the device they’ve built in a robotics course at the university.

Hayam Mahmoud-Ahmed, Manar Alamri and Batlah Alnemer completed

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6 Startups Join COVE’s Startup Yard

  • May 04, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Six companies will be joining the inaugural cohort of Start-Up Yard at COVE, the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurshipin Dartmouth.

The early-state ocean companies, whose businesses range from rescuing endangered marine life to

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Innovacorp’s 2018 Spark Competition

  • May 04, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Applications are now open for the 2018 Spark Innovation Challenge, a Nova Scotia-wide competition for early-stage technologies companies.

Last year, Innovacorp and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency awarded up to $800,000 to 18 different

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Surround Shower Wins Retail Contest

  • May 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

When the New Product Design Competition was held in Halifax in April, the winning prize of $11,000 went to Surround Shower, a team that aims to add comfort and enjoyment to showering.

Founded by St. Mary’s University commerce students Logan Inglis

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Side Door’s Successful First Year

  • May 03, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Side Door Access, a Halifax company that's building a network of hosts for private house concerts, is celebrating its growth by moving into spanking new offices in the expanded Volta Labs on Barrington Street.

CEO Laura Simpson's home in the North

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5th Cohort for UNB Summer Institute

  • May 02, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

Seven ventures ranging in scope from the fashion, food and automobile industries have been accepted into the University of New Brunswick’s Summer Institute.

The three-month startup accelerator is run out of the J. Herbert Smith Centre for

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NB Adds $5M to NBIF Funding

  • May 01, 2018
  • Jennifer Lee

The government of New Brunswick announced today that it is investing a fresh $5 million this year to support research and graduate students with its New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) funding

The statement released today announced a $11.4

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Bid Tasker Plans To Launch Soon

  • May 01, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

A Cape Breton entrepreneurial team with an exit under its belt plans to launch a new online product that helps homeowners find people to perform odd jobs.

The company, Bid Tasker Mobile Applications, features entrepreneurs Donald Hanson, his cousin

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