Saint John-based MESH/diversity has named Adrienne O’Pray, the former president and CEO of the New Brunswick Business Council, as its new VP of client success.
Spectrio, one of the nation’s leading providers of customer engagement technology, announced that it has acquired ScreenScape, a digital signage company based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The acquisition further augments Spectrio’s suite of digital solutions, enhancing its strategic communications capabilities and adding scalable third-party integrations to meet the needs of global brands.
Beauceron Securitytoday announced its participation in the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) third annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator, in partnership with The Venture Center. The ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program fosters fintech-community bank collaboration.
GovX ID verification technology has been fully deployed into Spinzo’s promotional ticketing platform. Sports teams and venues across all major leagues who use Spinzo ticketing can now easily activate military and first responder discounts for games and events.
Beauceron Security had a banner year in 2020 reaching $2-million in sales, says CEO David Shipley.
The cybersecurity company, founded in 2015, saw an increase of 60 percent in sales compared to 2019.
Eyeread and NSCAD ran the contest to help young students feel part of the COVID solution.
Mark Dobbin, the founder and president of Newfoundland-based Killick Capital, has been named Angel of the Year at the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) Atlantic Summit. Mariner Partners chairman and co-founder Gerry Pond was the recipient of the NACO Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Atlantic Canada startup ecosystem may just be our country’s best kept secret. With billion dollar ideas, deep pools of capital and an enviable network of incubators and accelerators, the region is perfectly positioned to take the global stage.
Tomorrow, NACO hosts its 2020 national summit with a regional focus. Featuring in-depth discussions, we will explore ways to mobilize capital off the sidelines and increase our country’s innovation output, taking local companies to new heights.
Join us for discussions with innovation leaders, investors and entrepreneurs from across the country and around the world.
Summit main stage sessions, include:
- Unicorn Country: Breeding Startups and Scaleups for Hypergrowth
- Global Outlook on Canada’s National Ecosystem
- Mobilizing Angel Activity in Atlantic Canada
- Global Perspectives on Angel Investment
- Why a National Equity Tax Credit Will Never Work
- Harnessing National Collaboration to Power Regional Growth
- The Untold Story of a Canadian Unicorn in the Atlantic Woods
Registration also provides you with access to several auxiliary sessions including the Venture Capital Showcase, where you can learn more about exciting startup, community partners and venture firms.
This unprecedented year has reminded us how dependent we are on electricity. We need a reliable source to work and learn from home in the pandemic. And we need it when we don’t have it in emergencies, like tornadoes and wildfires.
Three New Brunswick tech CEO’s say the industry has been thriving since the onset of COVID-19, as ways to simplify working from home or alone on the field are needed now more than ever.