Dartmouth-based green construction technology company CarbonCure Technologies has closed a US$80 million (C$105.7 million) venture capital round – the largest VC round ever in Nova Scotia.

The global leader in carbon dioxide removal technologies for the concrete industry released a statement Tuesday saying the round was led by Swiss impact investor Blue Earth Capital, a new investor in the

Five companies on Tuesday graduated from The Summer Institute program at University of New Brunswick during the program's annual Demo Day.

The Summer Institute teaches sales, marketing, and customer validation skills to companies with positive social and environmental impacts.  The graduating companies, all Atlantic Canadian, were the 10th cohort to complete the program which began in 2014 and

Energia Ventures, the accelerator affiliated with the University of New Brunswick, held its most recent demo day on Tuesday, with five founders presenting their businesses.

It was the ninth demo day for Energia, which is an accelerator for energy, cleantech, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence companies. The cohort featured three companies from Atlantic Canada, as well as one from Toronto

Memorial University’s Fisheries and Marine Institute is searching for a new head of its School of Ocean Technology. 

The incoming boss will replace Interim Head Joe Singleton and oversee the development of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as upskilling initiatives for industry. Created in 2007, the School of Ocean Technology also organizes applied research and development

Ocean Allies, a Halifax-based bluetech organization that partners with industry players to advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the sector, has announced the creation of a new Ocean Impact Award under a partnership with Invest Nova Scotia.

The Ocean Allies group is a “project-based” nonprofit created to reduce barriers to entry in the oceans economy for underrepresented groups and has

Nova Scotia is now home to Canada’s first operational commercial spaceport.

Maritime Launch Services, or MLS, completed its first suborbital rocket launch from its new Canso facility on Friday under a collaboration with York University students.

The launch was coordinated by Saudi Arabia’s Al NajmX, with the payload being a high-tech, data-gathering satellite from the same country. The rocket

Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for nominees for its fifth annual Ecosystem Impact Awards, honouring changemakers from the innovation ecosystem across Atlantic Canada.

The nominations will be open until Aug. 9, with the judging committee's top three nominees from each of the five categories being notified subsequently. The winners will be announced Sept. 20.

“Do you know an extraordinary

Entrevestor will present highlights of its 2022 Atlantic Canadian Startup Data Report next Wednesday, July 12, in Fredericton.

The event will be held at startup hub Planet Hatch from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and will include a presentation from Entrevestor Principal Peter Moreira. The event is hosted jointly by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, economic development agency Ignite and

Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB incubator has opened applications for this year’s ideaBUILD accelerator — a 10-month program meant to help deeptech startups develop and manufacture their products.

Previously called simply BUILD, the program lasts 10 months and offers participating companies up to $10,000 of funding, as well as access to training workshops, research and development

The University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, or TME, will host three demo day events in Fredericton next week.

The J. Herbert Smith Centre oversees a host of entrepreneurship programs at the university, including its Energia Ventures and Summer Institute accelerators, and its Masters of TME. The two accelerators will both hold demo