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Spring Loaded in Lazaridis Program

  • Sep 15, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Months after launching its revolutionary knee brace, Spring Loaded Technology is entering the Lazaridis Scale-Up Program, one of the country’s leading accelerators for growth-stage companies.

The Dartmouth-based company on Thursday was named to the

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10 Join Lazaridis Scale-Up Program

  • Sep 15, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

The Lazaridis Institute this week named 10 growth-stage companies from across the country to the second cohort of its Lazaridis Scale-Up Program.

The Institute, which operates out of Wilfrid Laurier University, aims to help Canada’s leading

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Springboard’s Mathis Steps Down

  • Sep 15, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Chris Mathis, the President and CEO of Springboard Atlantic, is stepping down from the organization that promotes and coordinates the commercialization of technology at Atlantic Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Mathis told the group’s annual

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NB’s New $7M-a-Year Sidecar Funds

  • Sep 14, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Opportunities NB has established two sidecar funds that could add $7 million in equity financing each year to the funding totals for New Brunswick startups.

The Crown corporation, which attracts and supports business in the province, said Thursday

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Sydney Hosts #PitchTweet Next Week

  • Sep 14, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

A series of events next week in Sydney will teach participants how to use Twitter to promote their business.

Momentum and Twitter Canada will host Twitter 101, the #PitchTweet symposium, and the #PitchTweet competition on Monday and Tuesday. It is

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Bird Takes SM-Heart to MassChallenge

  • Sep 14, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Thomas Bird used a trip to Israel to make sure his Fredericton-based company SM-Heart was accepted into the MassChallenge Accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland.

This globe-trotting startup is developing an ankle bracelet that monitors swelling in the

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SimplyCast Launches Version 9.0

  • Sep 14, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

SimplyCast, a Dartmouth-based leader in communication automation, is launching the ninth iteration of its multi-channel platform.

The company said in a statement this iteration, dubbed 9.0, will update the existing new user interface on the

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300 Attend Halifax Startup Celebration

  • Sep 13, 2017
  • Carol Moreira

Would-be entrepreneurs should build their businesses around problems worth solving, a large audience was advised Tuesday night as they gathered in the Halifax Central Library to learn from the experiences of eight successful local entrepreneurs.

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ACOA, Innovacorp Grant $2M to Volta

  • Sep 13, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

As it plots its expansion in downtown Halifax, Volta Labs has received $2 million in funding from the federal government and the province of Nova Scotia.

The two governments announced Tuesday that the federal government’s Atlantic Canada

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Pond Wins EY Achievement Award

  • Sep 13, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Gerry Pond, the dean of the tech movement in Atlantic Canada, will receive the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Atlantic Lifetime Achievement award next month.

EY said in a statement Tuesday Pond would receive the award in recognition of his enduring

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Nielsen Takes on Sentrant Assets, Staff

  • Sep 12, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Sentrant Solutions, the Fredericton cybersecurity company that combats fraudulent online advertising, has quietly exited, with the media-rating giant Nielsen Holdings buying key assets and hiring its personnel.

Sentrant has never announced the

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Venn Offers Pan-Regional Workshops

  • Sep 12, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Venn Innovation, the Moncton-based tech support organization, has announced a series of workshops to be held across the region to help startups learn more about competitive intelligence.

The organization said last week the workshops this fall will

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