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5 Strengths in NB Startup Ecosystem

  • Dec 15, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The rest of Atlantic Canada has a lot to learn from New Brunswick about developing startups.

That’s the conclusion that I came to after a quick visit to Fredericton this week. It’s an impression that’s been percolating for several years. All four

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BioVectra Expands Role with Keryx

  • Dec 15, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Charlottetown drug manufacturer BioVectra Inc. announced Thursday it has signed a manufacturing agreement with Boston-based Keryx Biopharmaceuticals.

BioVectra will supply Keryx with a key ingredient for its Auryxia tablets, a medicine that treats

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Helping Female Victims to Connect

  • Dec 14, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

A Saint John programmer has responded to the #MeToo movement by developing an app to help sexual assault victims search for other victims of a single predator.

Raven Blue, a user experience developer and father of two girls, has been thinking about

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Volta Academy Seeks Applicants

  • Dec 14, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Applications are open for the 2018 Volta Academy, a program put on by Halifax-based Volta Labs that helps future founders take their “big idea” and turn it into a viable startup.

Volta Academy, the newest program put on by Volta, wrapped up its

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Mbissa Energy To Expand in Africa

  • Dec 13, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Mbissa Energy, a Fredericton-based startup devoted to delivering electricity to remote areas, showcased its mini-home that is 100 per cent solar powered last Thursday.

The showcase, open to investors, partners and media, demonstrated how Mbissa

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UNB, Mitacs, Hatch Launch Program

  • Dec 12, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Planet Hatch, Mitacs and the University of New Brunswick have partnered to offer a new pilot program called Accelerate Entrepreneur for UNB graduates or postdoctoral students pursuing entrepreneurial ventures.

Accelerate Entrepreneur is open to all

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Guild Solutions Banks $500K in Sales

  • Dec 11, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Once you understand Guild Solution's target market, it’s easy to comprehend the upside of this young Bedford startup.

Guild, which is set to graduate from PropelICT’s Build cohort, has developed administrative software for the association

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Keeping Roads Safe Teams With Telus

  • Dec 11, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Halifax-based Keeping Roads Safe has partnered with national cellphone carrier Telus with the goal of keeping drivers off their phone while they’re on the road.

Co-founded by the father-and-son team of Angus and Josh Poulain, KRS has developed a

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Build Opens Fund II with $15M from NS

  • Dec 10, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Build Ventures, the Atlantic Canadian regional venture capital firm, has officially started building its second fund with a $15 million commitment from the Nova Scotia government.

The provincial government and its VC agency Innovacorp announced the

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Propel Delays Demo Day Until Jan. 23

  • Dec 10, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Propel ICT has postponed its Fredericton Demo Day.

Due to concerns about the weather, the regional ICT accelerator said Friday that the Pints and Pitches event scheduled for Tuesday night will now be held on Jan. 23. You can sign up for the event

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Jobs: CloudKettle, Dash Hudson

  • Dec 10, 2017
  • Jennifer Lee

Two openings at CloudKettle and a posting from Dash Hudson steal the headline of our Jobs of the Week column today.

Halifax-based Dash Hudson is a software-as-a-service company that developed a platform to help companies optimize their visual

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Peace by Chocolate Aims for Top 5

  • Dec 08, 2017
  • Carol Moreira

The Hadhad family, operators of Antigonish-based Peace by Chocolate, have got their treats into Sobey’s stores across the Maritimes in time for the holidays. Next year, they intend to expand nationally and into the U.S. All of this comes less than

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