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Spring Loaded in Lazaridis Program
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
10 Join Lazaridis Scale-Up Program
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
Springboard’s Mathis Steps Down
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
NB’s New $7M-a-Year Sidecar Funds
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
Sydney Hosts #PitchTweet Next Week
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
Bird Takes SM-Heart to MassChallenge
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
SimplyCast Launches Version 9.0
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
300 Attend Halifax Startup Celebration
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.
ACOA, Innovacorp Grant $2M to Volta
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
Pond Wins EY Achievement Award
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
Nielsen Takes on Sentrant Assets, Staff
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
Venn Offers Pan-Regional Workshops
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