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SimplyCast Had 37% Growth in 2015
SimplyCast, the Dartmouth company dedicated to marketing automation, said Wednesday its revenue increased 37 percent in 2015.
With clients in 175 countries, SimplyCast is a leading provider of interactive and multi-channel communication software
EY Nominates 26 in Atlantic Canada
Several members of the Atlantic Canadian startup community are featured among the 26 finalists named Wednesday for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Atlantic 2016 awards program.
The list of nominees includes entrepreneurs whose names appear
EY Nominates Diva, Aeryon, Miovision
Three companies from Waterloo Region have been nominated for the 2016 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Ontario awards.
The global accountancy consultancy announced the nominees for the competitions across the country on Wednesday, including 50 nominees
Funding Ramps Up in Newfoundland
After the funding announcements emerged from St. John’s, the postings began to appear for job openings with the companies.
Clockwork Fox Studios, Sentinel Alert, HeyOrca!, and Sequence Bio had all just raised money from local institutions and were
MappedIn Extends Round to $3.5M
Kitchener-based Mappedin, whose software helps people find things in malls or stores, has raised an extension to its seed-stage financing, bringing its total funding to $3.5 million.
Green Century Investments led the round, with participation by
Presenters Podium Aims to Boost Sales
With a new CEO in place and a base of Canadian customers, Presenters Podium has set an aggressive expansion plan to get their oral presentation tool into a range of schools across Canada and the U.S.
Presenters Podium was launched about three years
Briefs: Umlah, Sentinel, Howe
Umlah Joins Spring Loaded as COO
Spring Loaded Technology has hired Dawn Umlah, previously the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Innovacorp, as its Chief Operating Officer.
Dartmouth-based Spring Loaded, which makes knee braces that add power to the
Israeli Lessons in Building Ecosystem
Oded Hermoni has lived, created and invested in business in the top two regions for startups: Israel and Silicon Valley. Hermoni discussed valuation, acquisition strategy and profit and loss at his Wednesday night fireside chat at Startup Grind.
CEED Wins Community Partner Award
Boosting entrepreneurship in Nova Scotia means igniting the enthusiasm of the young. This is work that has recently won national recognition for Halifax-based CEED, the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Education and Development.
Founded by the
Jobs of the Week: Dash Hudson, BioNB
Dash Hudson is growing rapidly, and its openings for a product manager and junior brand strategist headline our Jobs of the Week column today.
The Halifax startup launched two-and-a-half years ago and has developed a tool for analyzing the market
NS Searches for Private VC Partner
The Nova Scotia government on Wednesday resurrected its plan to establish another venture capital fund in the province, and is seeking a private partner to lead the fund and most likely invest in it.
The government of Stephen McNeil first mooted
Airbly To Launch 100 Units This Summer
When Chris VanHorne bought his own small plane with seven other pilots, he wished there were some system that automatically compiled the flight logs.
There is now.
VanHorne set up a company to make one.
An engineer by training, VanHorne teamed up