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Applewhite To Deliver R3 Keynote
Ashton Applewhite, an ageism activist and author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, will present the keynote address at the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation’s R3 awards gala on April 12.
“Ashton’s refreshing manifesto assures us
Sona Nanotech To List on TSX Venture
Sona Nanotech, a Halifax company that produces gold nanorods, has brought on board a new CEO from Great Britain and is preparing for a stock market listing within a few months.
In a statement in September that attracted little notice, the company
Propel To Unveil New Program
The regional tech accelerator Propel ICT has decided not to hold its customary Launch and Build cohorts this spring as it prepares to launch a new program later in the year.
Propel issued a statement Monday announcing that a new program is on the
Our Virtual Pints and Pitches
If you were as disappointed as we were that Pints and Pitches was scrapped due to weather, here’s your chance to make up for it: Entrevestor’s Virtual Pints and Pitches.
The regional IT accelerator Propel ICT had planned to combine a pub crawl into
We Need Survey Responses from NB
We’re approaching our targets with the 2017 Entrevestor Survey, but we still need more startup founders and CEOs to fill in our questionnaire – especially in New Brunswick.
This survey is the foundation for the data we collect on the Atlantic
Jobs: Harbr, Dash Hudson, Forests
Our job board is really full this week with a total of five openings from Dash Hudson, Harbr and Community Forests International.
Dash Hudson, a Software-as-a-Service company that helps clients optimize visual marketing strategies, hopes to hire a
Supporting Forests in Canada, Africa
Atlantic Canada’s woodlot owners could benefit from the growing tendency of jurisdictions to require businesses to offset their carbon emissions, said Daimen Hardie, executive director and a co-founder of Sackville, NB-based Community Forests
China Program Launched in Halifax
Institutions that foster education and innovation are banding together to run the China Program, a series of free events for innovators in the Halifax area.
The programming begins on Feb. 26 and runs on a further five days through March. It is
SMU Grad Chiang Dives Into Chatbots
When the chatbot-building company ChatFuel held a global competition for chatbot development recently, Halifax's Janet Chiang was delighted that her company, GoSky AI Digital Marketing, placed fourth.
Taiwan-based GoSky is a global digital
Curv’s Journey from Dal to Superbowl
Shea Balish did at Super Bowl LII what Tom Brady couldn’t: he came away with a win.
Balish, who cut his entrepreneurial teeth at LaunchDal and Propel ICT, is now the Co-Founder and CEO of Toronto-based Curv, which uses artificial intelligence to
Appili Raises $4.3M in Equity Funding
Halifax drug discovery company Appili Therapeutics Inc., has raised $4.3 million in equity financing to further its operations and add to its number of drug candidates.
The company said in a press release it raised the money through a private
Startup Weekend for Social Ventures
The startup community in Fredericton is organizing Startup Weekend New Brunswick: Social Impact Edition, to take place Feb. 23 to 26.
Startup Weekends are part of a global movement in which people with an interest in starting a business come