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Itavio Gains Funds, Joins HearstLabs
Itavio, a startup that helps gaming companies increase revenues and retain customers, has received several hundred thousand dollars in funding, and is expanding its marketing efforts as it joins a New York accelerator.
The company – which has
UNB Displays Electric Car Conversion
A team of New Brunswick students on April 5 will showcase a simple process to convert gas-guzzling vehicles to electric power -- a process that is the basis for their new startup.
The engineering students at University of New Brunswick will park a
LifeRaft partners with PlanetRisk
LifeRaft, a Halifax Software-as-a-Service company that detects safety threats through social media, said Tuesday its technology will be integrated into the leading security product at PlanetRisk, a security and risk analytics firm in Virginia.
The
Mariners Are Kinduct’s 9th MLB Client
Halifax health-technology company Kinduct Technologies said Tuesday the Seattle Mariners have become the ninth Major League Baseball team to subscribe to the company’s athlete management system, or AMS.
With this new partnership, the Mariners will
India’s Space O Sets Up in PEI
When Space O Technologies moved into Launchpad PEI in Charlottetown last fall, it became one of the biggest startups in the region in terms of total headcount.
There’s some irony, then, that the greatest challenge founder and CEO Rakesh Patel faces
NS Contributes $11M to SMU Facility
The Province of Nova Scotia will contribute about $11 million to a new facility for entrepreneurship and innovation at St. Mary’s University.
On Thursday, the provincial government made the announcement as part of a $244 million wave of funding
NBIF Names Five Finalists for R3
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation on Monday announced five Research Innovation Awards finalists for this year’s R3 Innovations in Aging Gala, which is set for April 12 in Fredericton.
The awards will be presented to three of the finalists for
Picomole Is Back, Conducting Tests
After a few years of dormancy, Moncton-based medical technology company Picomole is once again in operation and developing its breathalyzer device that detects early signs of cancer.
In partnering with the New Brunswick health authority Horizon
Jobs of the Week: HeyOrca,Envenio
In our Jobs of the Week column today, we’re highlighting openings with HeyOrca in St. John’s and Envenio in Fredericton.
HeyOrca is a Newfoundland Software-as-a-Service startup that built a social media planner specifically for marketing agencies.
Innovacorp’s $2M LightSail Bet Fails
LightSail Energy, the Silicon Valley cleantech company co-founded by Dartmouth-born Danielle Fong, has shut down, meaning Innovacorp will write off its $2-million investment in the company.
Based in Berkeley, Calif., LightSail was working on an
Millennial Business Pitch Competition
The second annual Millennial Business Pitch Competition is scheduled for June 1, at Planet Hatch. This competition is designed for Fredericton-area high school students to connect with the business community and show industry sponsors their ideas.
Drawing Youth to Farms With Robots
To reverse the declining numbers of young Canadian farmers, Halifax-based Nexus Robotics is developing a weed-picking robot that makes the physical farm labour less grueling.
“Picking weeds sucks,” said Teric Greenan, the founder of Nexus. “It