Venture Capital

CBC News | link to original article A New Brunswick company is trying to harness the power of viral marketing by bringing together bargain hunters and merchants. Spinzo Corp., which is based in Saint John and Toronto, is designed to rely on the buzz of social networking to put buyers and sellers tog...

By Quentin Casey – Telegraph Journal | link to original article For Yan Simard, 2012 will be a critical year. Simard, the founder and CEO of Zaptap, says the coming year will see his Fredericton startup push from its current testing phase to full market penetration. And the goal for 2012 is lo...

Editorial by Larry Sampson – Telegraph Journal | link to orginal article The recent acquisitions of Radian6, Q1 Labs, and Medsenses have resulted in considerable celebration, as well as people asking how the sale of a New Brunswick company can be good for the province. The concerns arise mostl...

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) and the Technology Venture Corporation (TVC) today announced the completion of a venture capital investment of $500,000 in Inversa Systems Limited. The Fredericton-based company that specializes in imaging scanning technology will use funds to respond t...

By Polly Leger – Telegraph Journal | link to original article A Fredericton tech startup has won the golden ticket in the “American Idol” for online entrepreneurs.Zaptap, a bare-bones app-maker based in Fredericton is one of 15 startups chosen in an online contest to present their ...