FREDERICTON, NB, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Smart Skin Technologies Inc., a global leader in IIoT productivity solutions, raised $10.7 million CAD to accelerate the company's growth in the
Smart Skin Technologies Inc., a Fredericton, NB-based provider of IIoT productivity solutions, raised $10.7M in funding.
The round was led by BDC Capital’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund, with participation from Schott AG, Mariner’s East Valley Ventures and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations, hiring up to 50 new employees in the next year, and its business reach.
Led by Evan Justason, CEO, and Kumaran Thillainadarajah, founder and CTO, Smart Skin Technologies is a global leader in IIoT productivity solutions. The company’s patented Quantifeel™ solutions combine innovative sensors, deep analytics and artificial intelligence to provide global manufacturers with actionable data on the forces their containers experience during the filling and packaging process.
Mark Dobbin, Gerry Pond recognized at 2020 NACO Atlantic Summit
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.
“Gerry is the most influential networker, mentor and technology power player in the province.”
NACO Atlantic 2020 is a national summit with a regional focus on Atlantic Canada. As a national organization, NACO boasts membership of over 4,200 angel investors, over 40 angel groups, and 45-plus incubators and accelerators.
Dobbin was an early angel investor in St. John’s-based Verafin, a FinTech giant in the anti-financial crime management space that was acquired by Nasdaq in November for $2.75 billion in cash. His firm, Killick, was created as a vehicle to invest in the aerospace sector. Dobbin serves as a board m