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ReadyPass, BrewHopper in Merger
Two New Brunswick startups have merged and are now offering their products under a new company name.
BrewHopper, a craft beer tourism tech company and ReadyPass, a smart software company for transit agencies, are now being run by a new company
Harbr Raises $1.75M Funding Round
Halifax-based Harbr has closed a $1.75 million round of funding, having assembled a blue-chip roster of Atlantic Canadian business people as the core of its investor group.
The company is developing mobile technology that uses artificial
SomaDetect Expands to Buffalo
Fredericton-based SomaDetect, an agricultural data company that analyzes cow’s milk to moniter health and increase milk quality, has been growing fast and is showing no signs of slowing down.
The company has announced that it is expanding its
QRA Lands $749,000 IRAP Grant
QRA Corp, an emerging design verification technology firm, has received funding of up to $749,068 from the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program.
The Halifax company builds solutions for manufacturers and engineers that
Rimot Launches First IoT Product
After two years of development, Dartmouth-based Rimot.io last week launched its Internet-of-Things product for monitoring remote infrastructure, like communications transmitters.
At the International Wireless Communications Expo in Orlando, the
Techsploration Receives National Award
Techsploration, a Nova Scotia-based non-profit, has been awarded the 2018 Leadership Excellence Award for Empowerment by the group Women in Communications and Technology.
The national award honours success in empowering girls to continue their
Planet Hatch To Host Startup Events
Planet Hatch in Fredericton will host two free events this month that will highlight how startups can receive funding and partner with corporations.
Opportunities New Brunswick will host the first one on Thursday. The day-long event, called Access
Innovacorp Exits Kivuto; 12X Return
Innovacorp has exited from an investment it made last century, booking a return of 12 times in the process.
The Nova Scotia government’s venture capital and innovation agency said Friday that its portfolio company Kivuto Solutions Inc. has been
Jobs of the Week: 5 at Dash Hudson
To keep up with its growing customer base, Dash Hudson has five positions open to join its team here in Halifax, all on our job board this week
Dash Hudson is a visual marketing, software-as-a-service company that helps corporate clients optimize
Proposify Raises; ARR Soars 121%
Halifax-based Proposify has raised a significant funding round led by businessmen John Risley and Brendan Paddick, which should help the company more than double its staff to 60 this year.
The parties involved in the deal, which closed last week,
Ubique Backs Major Gaming Event
Ubique Networks, a gaming platform company headquartered in Sydney and Toronto, is putting up US$10,000 in prize money for the CounterStrike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) tournament at the Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, Canada’s largest gaming expo.
The
Ethical Swag Expands Into the US
Having polished her e-commerce sites and quit her full-time job, Tara Milburn is building Ethical Swag, a business that helps companies buy sustainable branded products.
Sydney-based Milburn began Ethical Swag in 2010 and, until recently, worked on