Sixteen Atlantic Canadian early-stage startups will vie for $125,000 in total investment at the Volta Cohort virtual pitching event on May 13.

Volta Cohort is a pitching competition held every six months for early-stage innovation companies in Atlantic Canada. It usually awards $25,000 each to five companies. The event next month will be the sixth time it’s been held since 2017.

Until now, the

Searching through our “Better Late Than Never” folder, we found the CVCA venture capital data for 2019, which shows a record year for Newfoundland and Labrador and an interesting development in Western Canada.

The Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association, known by its former initials of CVCA, released its annual VC data in mid-March. I admit it: I missed the release amid the

A free webinar offering practical tips to manage remote working as well as advice on financial supports will take place on April 30 at 10 ADT. Participants will also be offered a free premium account to the Tranquility virtual mental health platform.

Guest experts include Lisa Schnare, Director of Sales Development at Influitive; Corinne Pohlmann, Senior VP, National Affairs and Partnerships at 

With Nova Scotia's landmark buildings empty of people, Halifax startup Smarter Spaces has begun scanning and creating 3D virtual tours of heritage buildings, cultural sites and educational facilities.

The company is working to animate sites for house-bound audiences and to create tools that help organizations promote themselves online. The venture has already created a 3D tour of the Maud Lewis

Fredericton-based eChart Healthcare has settled a lawsuit filed last week by three former employees.

CEO Amanda Betts said in an email on Saturday night that the parties had reached an agreement on the matter, and expect to complete the paperwork involved in the case this week.

Last week, the Fredericton Gleaner reported that three former employees, Bradley Logan, Lisa Kinney and Gilles

On Friday, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau announced details of the federal rent assistance program for small businesses that was first unveiled last week.

In a statement, the federal government said it has reached an agreement in principle with all provinces and territories to implement the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The program

Propel, the Atlantic Canadian tech accelerator, is abandoning the traditional cohort model to offer continuous intake to the companies it supports.

The regional organization, which moved to a virtual model in 2018, issued a statement Thursday saying that startups can now begin the program when they need it most instead of waiting for the next cohort to start.

The statement said Propel launched

Swarmio, a decentralized eSports platform with an automated tournament management system, has put its plans to seek a stock market listing on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis but is finding the pandemic creating business opportunities in new and existing markets.

The company, which has bases in Halifax, Sydney and the Toronto area, announced earlier this year that it would seek a listing on the

OneEleven, the startup incubator located in downtown Toronto, has closed permanently due to the COVID-19 lockdown impacting its client companies and its own business model.

The national startup publication Betakit reported Wednesday that the 125,000-square-foot office space had closed for good. OneEleven received no government funding, so it suffered along with its clients when some startups had

Fredericton-based accelerator Energia Ventures is seeking applications for its third cohort from companies in the smart-grid, energy, cleantech, and cybersecurity sectors.

The program will run from Sept. 14 to Dec. 9, culminating in the demo day in which participants will pitch their businesses and display their products. As well as mentoring, programming and business support, participants will