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Pilot Project Aims to Attract Investors

  • Aug 09, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Springboard Atlantic and Invest Atlantic have teamed up to launch a pilot project aimed at bringing more investment to Atlantic Canadian startups.

The two organizations issued a statement on Tuesday saying they hope the pilot project called the

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UpFront and Others Mulling ICOs

  • Aug 08, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Conor Daly and Kyle Gardiner produced a “Say What?” moment when they presented their company UpFront at the LaunchPad Dal Demo Day last month and said they were planning an ICO.

The Dalhousie business students said they weren’t seeking equity

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Jobs: HeyOrca, Audiobooks.com

  • Aug 08, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

We have a couple of openings for developers – one in St. John’s, and one in Ontario – to headline the Jobs of the Week column today.

St. John’s-based HeyOrca, which makes collaboration software for marketers, is looking for a Software QA Developer,

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NBIF Reviews Options on 500 Startups

  • Aug 04, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Expressing disappointment at the closure of 500 Startups Canada, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation is now working with the fund manager to see what can be done about its investment in the fund.

Earlier this year, NBIF said it would be a

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Ritchie Gears Up for Incubator Launch

  • Aug 04, 2017
  • Carol Moreira

With more people, especially millennials, seeking work that is both meaningful and useful to society, Dale Ritchie is launching a Moncton-based accelerator and fund that will boost opportunities for social entrepreneurs.

Ritchie, President of the

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ADM Sold to Vinci Energies

  • Aug 04, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

ADM Systems Engineering, a Saint John electronics engineering company, has been purchased for an undisclosed price French industrial giant Vinci Energies.

The French company, which has 65,000 employees in 51 counties, issued a statement Thursday

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Squiggle Park Downloads Jump 5600%

  • Aug 03, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based edtech company Squiggle Park is starting August off the right way, pondering how to build on its app’s 5000-percent-plus jump in downloads in iTunes last month.

The company, whose online games help children to learn to read, received

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Air Realty Helps With Mere Listings

  • Aug 02, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

A new Nova Scotia real estate brokerage has launched an online service that allows homeowners to list their homes themselves on the Multi Listing Service.

Air Realty is the brainchild of Joshua Svec, an entrepreneur in Cow Bay.  In founding Air

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TruLeaf Launches Across Maritimes

  • Aug 01, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, the agtech company planning a chain of indoor farms across the country, announced Monday its locally grown microgreen products are now available in select Atlantic Superstores across the Maritimes.

Appearing under

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We Should Follow Trump’s Lead

  • Aug 01, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Now that I have your attention, let me explain what we mean by the headline.

The Trump Administration (or what’s left of it) has set a target of three per cent annual economic growth each year of his presidency. I doubt he has an ice cube’s hope in

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Innovacorp Invested $5.6M in 2016-17

  • Jul 30, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Innovacorp, the venture capital and innovation agency owned by the Nova Scotia government, sank $5.6 million into startups in its 2016-17 fiscal year, continuing at the same pace as the previous three years.

The agency released the numbers last

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Job of the Week: Code + Mortar

  • Jul 30, 2017
  • Peter Moreira

Weeks after its relaunch, Code + Mortar of Halifax is building up its development team and looking for a senior developer.

Code + Mortar headlines the Job of the Week column this week, having been in the news in June when it changed its name from

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