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:
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.
Ryan Groom, is the Co-Founder and CTO of Kognitiv Spark. He also Founded Trekk.it as a way to merge his passion of computers and the outdoors.
Ryan is a techy guy and admits that he is not good with a wrench; so when his ATV needed repair, he used Kognitiv’s RemoteSpark to get some assistance.
St. John’s-based online security and anti-fraud company Verafin will be sold to global technology giant Nasdaq for $2.75 billion US, the companies announced Thursday.
On Thursday November 26, 2020 Google is hosting a virtual Demo Day to celebrate the graduation of its inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator Canada cohort. This virtual event is designed to recognize the accomplishments of the 9 selected startups including Eyeread Inc. (developer of Squiggle Park and Dreamscape), and hear about the ways they are using technology to solve one of the most important challenges in education.
Back in September 2020, Google officially kicked off the inaugural cohort of startups selected into the Google for Startups Accelerator Canada. From hundreds of applicants, these 9 startups were selected based on their readiness for the program, their use of AI/ML to solve their business challenges, and a specific technical challenge that Google mentorship and advisorship could help progress.
During the event you will hear from the 9 founders founders on their impactful businesses and inspiring successes.
Register by visiting our event site.
Mariner’s senior security analyst Julien Richard is one of only two Canadians to reach the top 5 of the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker leaderboard.
Check out his interview with Heather-Anne MacLean, MBA, and find out why you need a master like Julien and our cybersecurity team working for you.
Join the Pond-Deshpande Centre and the Wallace McCain Institute for conversations about East Coast Unicorns. Guest speakers include many UNBers and the series begins Nov. 10.
Some of Atlantic Canada’s most exciting new startups will put their big ideas to the test this month as they compete for a place in Volta’s Cohort program.