Our Guest Columnist today is Ian Cavanagh, Chief Executive Officer of Ambir Co., founding Chairman of the NB IT Council and Member of the New Brunswick Business Council. Ian is also a mentor with Launch36. This article has appeared already on the

Clarity, the Moncton-based startup that connects entrepreneurs with advisers around the world, has announced a $1.6 million round of investment, which is a key step in founder Dan Martell’s plan to develop a multinational company over the next

The founders of Execute Skate, a Halifax startup developing an app for skateboarders, are casting an eye to California so they can work with the best tech experts — and skateboarders — in the world.

The quartet of entrepreneurs met in September

Adeptio, a Charlottetown Software-as-a-Service company aiming to improve wellness and productivity, has closed a $500,000 round of seed financing and is working on plans to raise more than $2 million from venture capital investors next year.

The

You tend to sit up and take notice when someone pitching an online music product says they’ve conducted their customer validation with a community that includes Janis Joplin’s former manager.

Becky Jefferson and Bill McEwen did just that at

Fredericton-based Atlantic Hydrogen Inc. will build its first industrial-scale facility at Emera’s Bayside electrical generating station near Saint John in a deal that includes an equity investment worth more than $5 million.

AHI released

MedRunner, a Saint John company developing an electronic prescription product, may soon pioneer  a new product to improve patient safety in the delivery of medication at hospitals, clinics and other outlets.

The company, which started  about

Like many journalists, I pay more attention to fundraising by startups than I should, but it’s hard not to sit up and take notice when we had a week like last week.

Four Atlantic Canadian startups announced that they raised a total of $10

It seemed appropriate that Equals6, the Halifax-based social network for students, should win a startup award in Boston on the same day that entrepreneurs gathered in downtown Halifax to unveil a national networking scheme for young enterprises.

Halifax-based LeadSift, whose software finds sales leads for corporate customers, has attracted $500,000 in investment from OMERS Ventures and an additional $135,000 from a group of individuals, closing its first round of funding at $1.135

Novawise Inc., a Halifax startup developing customer relationship management software for pharmaceuticals and other regulated industries, has received investment from two pillars of the Saint John tech community with strong links to investor Gerry

Sackville, N.S.-based Boondoc has hired Can Stock Photo founder Duncan Enman as its chief technology officer, as the social network for physicians rounds out its team and prepares to launch a prototype early in January.

CEO Blair Ryan and COO