The STEMFest Industry Day will be held next Wednesday in Halifax, with the goal of helping companies from all sectors thrive in a digital world.

The one-day event will feature keynote speakers and panelists who will share their vision of the importance and diversity of STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Presentations will focus on such topics as big data and artificial

If you’ve ever had a hard time staying off of your phone, Sapien’s Lightdogs app might help.

Cam Crain, the founder of technology startup Sapien, said the app is like “Pokémon Go meets with Focus Timer.”

“Basically you earn points [called joules] by spending time unplugged from your smartphone and then use them to build a collection of these virtual super dogs,” he said. “You set a time and

An interesting young New Brunswicker posed an interesting question on the Headspace for Entrepreneurs Facebook page over the weekend, sparking an interesting discussion.

The subject was a topic dear to the heart of all entrepreneurs – sales.

“What do you think?” asked Cameron Ritchie, a first-year University of New Brunswick student who heads a startup called Homewurk. “Can someone learn how to

I’m really looking forward to meeting with members of the St. John’s startup community next Tuesday for a presentation of our data report.

I’ll deliver the presentation at the Emera Innovation Exchange on Nov. 6 at 10:30 am. We’d love you to join us to learn about what’s happening in the startup community in Atlantic Canada. There will be a special emphasis on the community and ecosystem in

Inspired by her Scottish grandmother's determination to live at home, Lisa Williams says that she wants to give every senior the same opportunity.

That was the reason she started Unicare Home Health Care in Miramichi, NB, 10 years ago. The business has been so successful that Startup Canada this month named Williams its Entrepreneur of the Year.  In an interview, Williams said she was not

We have three Halifax-based postings in our Jobs of the Week column today, spread across a range of industries.

Aurea, which has an opening for a Mechanical Engineer, develops wind turbine technologies for applications where other renewables are not a viable option. The company’s first product, Shine, is a smart, portable, micro wind turbine that charges USB devices in outdoor locations.

One reason that Atlantic Canada will boast record funding in startups this year is the evolution of the pre-seed investment groups in the region.

A back-of-the-envelope estimate of funding by venture capital funds and angel investors so far this year shows that we’re now up to about $120 million –surpassing the $116 million booked for all of 2017. The region will likely see about $150 million in

After a few years of success in the Apple product market, Fitiv is preparing to launch its first Android product, which should give the company more flexibility in achieving group sales.

Founded by Moncton entrepreneur Sylvio LeBlanc, the company has developed an iOS app that helps people analyze the biometric data collected by an Apple Watch. The app – originally called MotiFIT – has gained

Beauceron Security, a Fredericton company that helps clients improve their cybersecurity culture, has closed a $1.5 million round of funding, led by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

The other members of the funding round comprise a range of Atlantic Canadian funding bodies and the London-based accelerator that Beauceron was accepted into last month.  NBIF released a statement announcing

After getting its Zorbit’s Math Adventure games into elementary classes across Canada and the U.S, St. John’s-based game maker Clockwork Fox has announced success at home.

Schools in the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District (NLESD) added Zorbit to its approved list of resources for its kindergarten to Grade 3 students. Earlier agreements to bring the platform to teachers and