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Eyesover Exceeds 2016 Sales Target
As a former cabinet minister in New Brunswick, Craig Leonard knows how quickly and decisively public opinion develops on social media. It helps him as the CEO of Eyesover, a new Fredericton-based social media monitoring company.
Eyesover is the
Propel Growth Seeks Candidates
Propel ICT is looking for a few good startups – with the potential of becoming a few great companies.
The regional Atlantic Canadian accelerator is hoping to identify successful startups that would be candidates for the Propel Growth program. This
FDA Grants Soricimed Orphan Status
Soricimed Biopharma Inc., the Moncton-based biotech company developing peptide-based cancer treatments, has announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to its flagship compound for the treatment of pancreatic
Job Openings: SimpTek, Dash Hudson
Our Jobs of the Week column this week features opportunities for a data scientist in Fredericton and sales executive in Halifax.
SimpTek Technologies, a Fredericton startup that helps utilities and homeowners better understand and predict their
McLaughlin Calls for Urbanization
Atlantic Canada should foster urbanization in order to build the kind of capital-attracting, wealth-creating culture the region needs, says New Brunswick-based academic and writer, Prof. John McLaughlin.
Exciting urban centres would be especially
Invest Atlantic To Focus on Fundraising
Invest Atlantic, the pan-Atlantic conference for startups and investors, will open Wednesday in Moncton with a range of speakers from around the region and other startup centres.
The 2016 event – the first held outside Halifax – has assembled a
Dozr Closes $2.5M Round, Eyes US
Dozr Inc., which has developed an online heavy equipment marketplace, has closed a $2.5 million equity financing round from FairVentures Inc., the innovation initiative of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
As part of the deal, Toronto-based Fairfax
Nurturing First Nations Startups
To truly appreciate the uniqueness of the JEDI Aboriginal Business Accelerator Program, it’s a good idea to spend time with Cameron Paul.
Paul is the Economic Development Officer at the Joint Economic Development Initiative, or JEDI, which fosters
Natural Products Canada Staffs Up
Natural Products Canada, the Charlottetown-based organization that supports businesses that commercialize natural products, has fleshed out its staff and is ready to help build a vibrant, pan-Canadian ecosystem.
The organization announced this week
Serial Entrepreneurs Back in the Saddle
There was something interesting on display at DemoCamp Halifax on Thursday night: Four of the 10 presenters were serial entrepreneurs who are back in the arena with new ventures.
It’s a trend in the East Coast startup hub, and is especially
Briefs: Alongside, TruLeaf, Fredericton
Qimple Changes its Name to Alongside
Qimple, the Moncton-based maker of digital recruitment tools, has changed its name to Alongside.
The company said in a statement that the online hiring space has become less personal, so Qimple recognized the
Accelerator Centre Unveils Phase One
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre has announced the first cohort of its newly developed Phase One program.
Phase One is the first of four phases within the AC’s recently restructured two-year incubation platform. The program offers a combination of
