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Ubique Partners with Caribou Contests
Ubique Networks Inc., a Sydney- and Toronto-based startup that reduces lag time in online gaming, has partnered with Thorold, Ont.-based Caribou Contests Inc. to promote problem-solving skills among students through global Minecraft and math
Appili Lands $2.8M in AIF Funding
Halifax-based Appili Therapeutics Inc., which is developing anti-infective drugs, said last week it will receive a $2.8 million loan from the Atlantic Innovation Fund, a research fund operated by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
The
STI Reportedly Near $200M Exit
STI Technologies, the Halifax company that helps drug companies distribute samples, is reportedly close to announcing a $200 million exit.
Citing a report in Allnovascotia.com, the Chronicle-Herald said late Friday that the company has reached a
Mariner XVu Sales Growth Tops 30%
Saint John tech companyMariner has reported strong revenue growth at its flagship xVu division, whose video-system-monitoring software is now assessing 3 billion events a week.
Mariner xVu (pronounced “X-View”) is the main product division of the
Job of the Week: Repable
Our Job of the Week column today features an opening for a full-stack developer with a fast-growing company providing eSports analytics -- Repable.
Repable, which is based in Moncton and Toronto, collects and analyzes data on eSports, or
The Gender Divide and Mental Health
A Canadian study on how entrepreneurship affects mental health has revealed that women entrepeneurs do not grow their companies or export at the same rate as their male counterparts, despite starting as many businesses.
Halifax-based Michael
Bulletproof Opens Cybersecurity Centre
Bulletproof, an IT services company based in Fredericton, has opened a Security Operation Center, or SOC, which has already resulted in the creation of 15 new jobs.
An SOC is a facility in which enterprise information systems like web sites,
Hypergive Recognized at Dubai Summit
Hypergive, a Halifax startup that uses blockchain to help the homeless, has been presented a special Year of Giving Award at the World Government Summit in Dubai.
The Halifax group were flown to Dubai last week as one of the finalists in the
Helping the Aged with Home Sensors
John Robertson is one of the people to see an opportunity in the fact that the population of the western world — and Nova Scotia in particular — is aging.
Robertson is a Halifax-based business consultant whose company, inspiredEggs, helps firms
Athletigen Added to Kinduct Platform
Two Halifax startups – both of which work in the intersection of IT and life sciences – have announced a collaboration to help athletes and coaches make better decisions.
Kinduct Technologies, a data and analytics software provider, and Athletigen
SImplyCast Plans Recruitment Fair
SimplyCast, the Dartmouth-based startup specializing in marketing automation, is planning to hold a recruitment fair at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel from 11 am to 1 pm on Feb. 23.
The event will take place just before the company’s
Love, Marriage and a FinTech App
In honour of Valentine’s Day, we have a story today of love, marriage, an accelerator in Cairo and an intriguing FinTech app.
This is the story of Syrian-born Amira AlKasem and Mohamad Tawakol, originally from Egypt, two young people who met at