Volta Redesigns Academy
Halifax startup hub Volta is switching from 12-week cohorts to a rolling enrolment model for its Academy training program for very early-stage founders. The free course was previously held twice a...
View ArticleRising Demand at TME Program
Sponsored Content The story of how the four co-founders of Picketa Systems formed the AgTech company as their capstone project at UNB’s Faculty of Engineering makes for a pretty interesting tale. The...
View ArticleJob of the Week: Co-Founder at Practicare
Our Job of the Week column today features a job title we’ve never posted before: Co-Founder/Entrepreneur. St. John’s-based Seafair Capital, a community investment company, is launching a new business...
View ArticleSupercluster Eyes Next Mandate
With Canada’s Ocean Supercluster set to have its first mandate expire in 14 months, CEO Kendra MacDonald said in an interview that the organization is in “active talks” with the federal government...
View ArticleInnovacorp Seeks Accelerate Applicants
Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s venture capital Crown corporation, is looking for applicants for its five Innovacorp Accelerate streams: bluetech, healthtech, agtech, cleantech and software. The...
View ArticleVolta Names DiPaolo Talent Czar
As Atlantic Canadian startups continue to grapple with a skilled labour shortage, Halifax technology hub Volta has hired Candidate Hub CEO Brad DiPaolo to help its resident companies compete for...
View ArticleMacAulay Plots New Course for Startup Zone
Sheryl MacAulay, the freshly minted CEO of Charlottetown innovation hub Startup Zone, is readying a host of new partnerships and program offerings as the organization looks to expand its client base....
View ArticleKeevill Named Mariner COO
Another telecommunications veteran is joining Mariner Partners. Chris Keevill, who previously worked as CEO of the Atlantic Lottery Corporation, is Mariner’s new Chief Operating Officer. Mariner is the...
View ArticleEnergia Opens Applications for Spring Cohort
The University of New Brunswick’s Energia Ventures accelerator for energy, cleantech, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence companies is looking for applicants for its spring cohort. The free...
View ArticleMcGinley Joins CMO Accelerator
With a new coach, Jon McGinley, now sharing duties with Founder David Alston, New Brunswick's Marketswell Solutions has opened applications to a revised version of its CMO Accelerator. The annual...
View ArticleCascadia Seaweed Preps for New Products
Having launched its seaweed-based spice at a food fair in November, British Columbia’s Cascadia Seaweed is ramping up to launch such new products as seaweed burgers and a cattle additive that can...
View ArticleACOA Distributes $3.2M in NB, NS
In the last two days, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has announced $3.2 million to help finance a new artificial intelligence fund in New Brunswick, Halifax’s Volta, and several Halifax-based...
View ArticleCognizant to Hire up to 1,250
Transnational tech consultancy Cognizant, based in New Jersey, has announced it will open a branch office in Halifax that could employ up to 1,250 people. “We chose Halifax as our next expansion...
View ArticleLoan Program for Black Founders Still Open
Several components of the Black Entrepreneurship Program are now closed but the loan component, which provides loans of up to $250,000 to eligible businesses, remains open. A partnership between the...
View ArticleMUN Unveils New Tech Master’s Degrees
Memorial University of Newfoundland is launching a trio of new master’s degree programs in September aimed at filling talent gaps in the fields of software development, artificial intelligence and data...
View ArticleEndFirst Launches OVERGantt
Halifax’s EndFirst Plans has launched a software product to add flow-chart like functionality to antiquated Gantt charts -- a project-planning framework that has been widely used since the early 1900s....
View ArticleGenesis, Exxon, Hibernia Ink Funding Deal
St. John’s-based innovation hub Genesis has inked a deal with ExxonMobil Canada and Hibernia Management and Development Company to foster innovation in the energy sector. ExxonMobil is the largest...
View ArticleSMU Seeks Startups for VC Competition
Saint Mary’s University is calling for startups to apply to participate in the only Canadian edition of the international Venture Capital Investment Competition, even as its own student-run venture...
View ArticleResearch Pipeline Strong: Dalhousie
Research funding from external sources at Dalhousie University rose by about $13 million to $194 million in 2021, according to the school’s annual Research and Innovation Report. In the report’s...
View ArticleEarly CVCA Data Shows Strong 2021
Preliminary data from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association offers a look into one of the best years for venture capital in national history and reinforces the promise of strong...
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