Fredericton-based startup accelerator Energia Ventures held a demo day for its latest cohort Wednesday, highlighting its status as a draw for international entrepreneurs, with four of the five companies hailing from Africa.
The accelerator is run by the University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship, commonly known as TME. Energia accepts companies from around the world that are involved in energy, cleantech, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
“I’m absolutely thrilled with the cohort, with the types of diversity we have in the