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Bridgit Sets Its Sites on the U.S.
The construction industry is often considered slow at adopting change but Kitchener-based startup Bridgit has broken ground quickly with its mobile application Closeout, a tool that simplifies communication on construction sites.
“We heard a lot
JEDI Sets Up Aboriginal Accelerator
A new accelerator for aboriginal entrepreneurs has been established in New Brunswick, and it’s already witnessing great progress from the five teams enrolled in it.
The inaugural Aboriginal Business Accelerator is operated by the Joint Economic
Bains Unveils Innovation Funding
The federal government has announced $14 million in funding for a new institution in Charlottetown that will encourage the commercialization of products developed from natural substances.
Federal Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Our Quarterly Report on KW is Out
We’re extremely proud today to publish our first quarterly Entrevestor Intelligence report on the Waterloo Region, which highlights the need for KW and Toronto to develop Canada’s Tech Supercity.
This report is now on our site, and printed copies
Shooting for a Toronto-KW Supercity
The backdrop said as much as the beaming man standing alone on the stage.
The man was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He wore no jacket, just a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up and the top button undone. He was casual and friendly and
Clean Simple Lands $575K in Equity
After a dramatic change in its business model last autumn, Halifax-based Clean Simple has raised $575,000 in equity funding, becoming the first Atlantic Canadian portfolio company of the venture capital fund Highline.
Clean Simple licenses software
Jobs of the Week: Proposify, HeyOrca
This week in Jobs of the Week we are featuring two positions located in Halifax, from Proposify and Gracenote, and one opportunity from St. John’s-based Software-as-a-Service company HeyOrca.
Proposify is a Halifax-based SaaS company, and creators
Sortable Aims for 10X Growth
Sortable, an automated ad optimization service, has revealed that its network of publishers has grown to 200, reaching about 130 million unique viewers in January.
The startup uses machine learning to automatically fill a site’s ad space with
Simms Gets Boost from OneStart
A Halifax-based team that’s developing a treatment for a rare childhood blindness is hoping an international accelerator will help them get their technology to the global market.
Members of a research team based at Dalhousie University, have made
Looking for New East Coast Startups
We have a request for all new startups in Atlantic Canada: let us know you’re out there.
We’re now developing our list of startups and high-growth companies in Atlantic Canada – all those that were active as of Jan. 31, 2015. We have a list of
Spring Loaded Nears Sales Target
Spring Loaded Technology has launched the sale of its acclaimed bionic knee brace in a crowdfunding campaign that aims to raise at least US$75,000 – which it almost reached in its first day.
The Dartmouth company announced Wednesday that its
Acorn Cryotech Plans 2016-17 Launch
Acorn Cryotech, a cryogenic storage business and one of four startups that won $25,000 in the Velocity Fund Finals last fall, has set a tentative launch date of winter 2016-2017.
The early-stage company’s plan is to preserve their customers’ young,
