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Jobs: Manifold, Springboard Atlantic
In this edition of Jobs of the Week, we’re highlighting openings for an office administrator at Springboard Atlantic and a lead front-end engineer at Manifold.
Springboard Atlantic works with 19 colleges and universities across Atlantic Canada to
Global Mentoring in Social Ventures
Common Good Solutions has been helping the region’s social entrepreneurs since 2012. Now the Halifax-based mentoring and consulting company is pushing ahead with marketing its online training platform for social entrepreneurs, before others emulate
Vesuvius’ Campaign Raises US$119K
Halifax-based game maker Vesuvius Media’s crowdfunding campaign for its latest board game has drawn US$118,563 in commitments, making it the top-grossing tabletop game on Kickstarter over the holiday season.
Vesuvius said in a statement Thursday
5 Takeways from SkySquirrel Deal
The significance of SkySquirrel Technologies’ transformative deal announced last week far outweighs the number attached to it. The transaction will send ripples through the AgTech sector in the region and points to a few important trends in the
Startup Moncton Launches
Startup Moncton is the latest addition to the Startup Canada Community, a grassroots, non-profit that aims to provide infrastructure and connect startup communities across the country.
Said Debbie Collins, the founding entrepreneur of Startup
Eggcitables Wins 100 Seed$ Event
Eggcitables, a company that makes a vegan egg substitute from chickpeas, won the $10,000 cash prize at the third annual 100 Entrepreneurs Planting Seed$ pitching competition, an initiative put on by the Halifax non-profit, 100 Seed$ Atlantic.
Yanky: Wiping Runners’ Runny Noses
It’s an unflattering problem for runners everywhere. You work up a sweat, your face is dripping and your nose starts leaking like a faucet. With no tissues or towels, you turn to the next best thing; the sleeve of your shirt or a good ol’ fashioned
Student VC Event Needs Startups
Ellen Farrell is looking for a few startup founders or CEOs to help with an international venture capital event for students this spring.
The entrepreneurship prof at St. Mary’s University’s Sobey School of Business is hoping to find two or three
Sequence Names Michael Phillips CSO
St. John’s-based Sequence Bio has named Michael S. Phillips as its new Chief Scientific Officer.
Phillips brings more than 25 years of experience in large-scale genomic projects, drug target discovery and leading research teams to the job.
EhEye Raises $500K, Led by NBIF
EhEye, the Saint John company that uses artificial intelligence and data analytics in video surveillance, has raised $500,000 in funding after courting 250 potential investors.
CEO James Stewart said in an interview Tuesday that the round was led
PEI-Based Nautilus Bought by Croda
Charlottetown-based Nautilus Biosciences Canada Inc., a marine biotechnology company, said Monday it has been purchased by the British specialty chemical-maker Croda International Plc for an undisclosed price.
Founded in 2007 by University of
Planting Seeds Win Was Aurea’s Start
Since winning the 100 Seeds Atlantic pitching competition last year, Cat Adalay, the founder and CEO of Aurea Technologies, has taken off with her company, which aims to outfit high-rise buildings with modular wind turbines.
In an interview Adalay