The University of New Brunswick and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) have announced a new collaboration to develop proficiency in professional sales across the region.
A $1-million contribution from the Government of Canada, through ACOA, was announced on June 10 at an event at UNB’s Grand Hall in Saint John’s historic uptown.
Halifax’s Aurea Technologies is launching a Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday to fund its first consumer product, a portable wind turbine called Shine.
The turbine is a portable power generator designed for campers and hikers who need to charge their devices during wilderness excursions. CEO Cat Adalay said in an interview that the turbine provides 13.3 watts per pound, making it more efficient than currently available portable solar-powered chargers.
Software startup RIDDL has closed a $1.3 million funding round with investors that include Gerry Pond’s East Valley Ventures, the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, and at least one angel.
GreenSky Capital Inc. (“GreenSky”) is very pleased to announce the first close of its fourth affiliated venture fund, the GreenSky Accelerator Fund IV, LP (“the Fund”). The Fund has $15 million to invest in Canadian early-stage technology companies. The Fund’s limited partners are composed of a network of private Canadian and U.S. investors, many of whom have either invested in GreenSky’s previous three funds or were introduced by those who have.
Smart Skin Technologies Inc., a global leader in IIoT productivity solutions, raised $10.7 million CAD to accelerate the company’s growth in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Smart Skin supports 18 of the world’s 20 largest pharmaceutical companies and nearly every major bottling company in the world with their QuantifeelTM solutions, designed to improve production efficiency, yield and product quality.
For the fifth year in a row, Opportunities NB (ONB) invites high school graduates enrolled in New Brunswick post-secondary institutions to apply for one of 12 NB Proud Awards.
The Rounds – Canada’s leading online collaboration network physicians trust to improve healthcare outcomes, today announced the launch of the first large-scale physician health and wellness community of practice for Canadian doctors. ResilienceRx- By The Rounds was founded on the belief that healthier doctors’ equal healthier patients. The project is aimed at Canadian physicians and grounded in The Rounds’ vision that sharing knowledge saves lives.
Palette Skills, a leading national non-profit, today announced the launch of a partnership of leading Canadian academic and business organizations committed to working together to address the growing skills gap in the Canadian economy.
Insight will sell and support the Byos Inc. family of patented plug-and-play Secure Endpoint Edge solutions built to provide secure connectivity for the remote/roaming workforce and connected devices.
We’re excited to share with you that The Rounds is a finalist for Halifax Business Awards in the category of Small Business of the Year.
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