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Louisbourg Seafoods Launches Sea++
The fishing industry and technological innovation are being brought together in a competition that aims to solve problems for the fishing industry in Cape Breton and beyond.
Louisbourg Seafoods has launched a two-month contest, SEA++, that asks
Proposify’s Recurring Sales up 1500%
Proposify, a software-as-service company that streamlines the proposal process, saw a 1500 percent increase in recurring revenue and 709 per cent increase in customers during 2015.
The Halifax-based company’s software simplifies and enhances the
BDO Seeks Startups for VC Event
BDO Canada is looking for startups from across the country interested in pitching to venture capital investors at an event in Toronto on March 8.
The business consultancy and accounting firm is seeking applications for its first investor pitch day,
BluePoint Says Kindera Sales Rising
The story of how Antoine Boucher developed a device to protect children and teens from Internet threats is a familiar one to many parents.
Boucher, the Co-Founder and CEO of Kitchener-based BluePoint Technology, heard his young sons giggling under
Singolar Headed to Silicon Valley CTA
Singolar, a Wolfville, N.S., startup that uses advanced intelligence to help companies improve client interactions has been selected to attend the Canadian Technology Accelerator in Silicon Valley this winter.
The company – which now has two
Communitech Unveils Rev’s 3rd Cohort
Communitech today announced the four companies that will make up the third cohort of Rev, the Waterloo Region accelerator that helps companies with traction to scale.
The four companies are:
• Alaunus, a mobile IT platform bringing outdated and
Superpower Challenge Seeks Students
Brilliant Labs and its partners are looking for high school students in the Maritime Provinces to pitch their ideas for a new product or service in the Superpower Challenge.
Several student teams or individuals from each participating province will
Jobs of the Week: NewAE, Onboardly
Jobs of the Week is beginning February with a couple of opportunities at Halifax’s NewAE Technology Inc.
NewAE has developed technology to assist companies in finding the security weaknesses within their embedded hardware systems. The company is
Digital NS Promoting Women in Tech
When Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia read about Deloitte Canada’s recent report on the status of women in tech, she had to agree with the dismal findings.
Deloitte looked at the way women are recruited and hired, their retention rates, pay, and paths to
Propel ICT Applications Surge
Propel ICT, Atlantic Canada’s startup accelerator, has announced a 25 percent increase in the number of entrepreneurial teams applying for its startup programs.
A total of 162 companies have applied to take part in Propel ICT’s Build and Launch
Build Invests $3M in Icejam
Charlottetown-based icejam, whose technology incorporates real-world, real-time data in free-to-play games, has secured $3 million in equity financing from the Halifax-based venture capital fund Build Ventures.
The investment brings the total
Sentinel Eyes Cross-Country Expansion
Having landed $525,000 in fresh funding, St. John’s startup Sentinel Alert is gearing up to push its worker safety software into the market across Canada.
The company was one of three Newfoundland and Labrador companies on Tuesday to announce
