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AC Clients Shine in Showcase
The Accelerator Centre in Waterloo celebrated the success of its clients on Wednesday evening as 10 companies presented and one graduated at the annual Client Showcase.
The graduating company was Sober Steering, whose CEO Catherine Carroll
Navigate Set to Open in Sydney
After months of work, Sydney is finally getting its own incubator for tech startups.
Launched by startup enthusiasts Ardelle Reynolds and Lindsay Uhma, the Navigate Startup House is due to open Oct. 9 in downtown Sydney. The space will feature
Furey Named CEO of BlueLight
BlueLight Analytics, the Halifax startup that helps dentists ensure they use optimal energy when curing the resin in fillings, has named J.P. Furey its new Chief Executive Officer.
The company said today in a press release that Colin Deacon, the
Ella Proving Demand in Beta Test
When Kelly Lawson wanted to know if other Canadian women shared her problem of not knowing to do with closets full of clothes, she started a Facebook Group to discuss the matter. Within a few weeks, 4,400 women had joined the group.
It now only
Keefe: Raise No More than You Need
Most startups on the East Coast and around the world view raising capital as a top priority. And with good reason, you can only boot-strap your startup so far. Cash is almost always the fuel for growth.
But it is important to be strategic in
Spotful Eyes Higher Sales with Shopify
Spotful, the ecommerce augmentation company that began life as the Maritime startup Spot Interactive, took a major leap forward on Friday when it went live on the budding ecommerce giant Shopify.
Based in Montreal and Halifax, Spotful allows
Sober Steering Named in LA Awards
One the eve of its graduation from the Waterloo Accelerator Centre, Sober Steering has learned that it has been named one of the top 10 automotive startups at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show.
The Waterloo-based company is building momentum as
Press Release: Next 36 Campus Tour
The Next 36, a national entrepreneurship program for Canadian university students, has issued the following press release:
The Next 36 Launches National Campus Tour in Search of Canada’s Top Young Entrepreneurs
Events Scheduled from Coast to
A Packed Calendar in KW
As summer winds to a close, the Kitchener-Waterloo startup community is preparing for a myriad events for this fall. Highlighting the busy schedule will be Communitech’s annual tech conference, Techtoberfest.
Aligning with North America’s
Startup Kitchen to Live Stream Demo Day
People who can’t travel to Moncton this month for the Propel ICT Demo Day will still be able to watch the festivities live, thanks to Startup Kitchen.
The Fredericton-based venture that produces TV shows about Atlantic Canadian startups will
SimpTek, NB Power Launch Pilot
SimpTek Technologies, a Fredericton maker of energy monitoring software, announced Thursday that it will undergo a three-month pilot project with 150 NB Power customers with the aim of validating its product.
Founded by University of New
BioNova’s Moffitt Calls for Urgency
When Scott Moffitt returned to Atlantic Canada after 12 years away, the life sciences specialist wrote a note to himself that “Atlantic Canadians must do a better job of understanding the meaning of the word ‘urgency.’”
Moffitt, the managing
