Women’s Equity Lab (WEL) Manitoba has invested in Aurea Technologies Inc., a Dartmouth company that makes portable wind turbines for charging electronic devices.

The parties are not revealing the size of the investment.

Founded in 2017 by CEO Cat

Petite Rivière Farms of Conquerall Mills, N.S., has won first place at the International Network of Michelin Cities (INMC) Startup Award in Cuneo, Italy, earning a €5,000 (about C$8,000) prize.

The company was one of three rural Nova Scotia

Applications are open for Cohort 2 of Tribe Innovation Hub: AI Stream, run by the Halifax hub for BIPOC founders.

The 16-week venture validation program is for racialized founders in Nova Scotia building AI-enabled startups and projects.

The

Regional businesses now have access to fresh support to develop their use of AI.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has put out a call for proposals for Atlantic Canadian businesses interested in introducing AI into operations or bringing

Mara Renewables, a Dartmouth-based producer of microalgae-derived omega-3 oil, said Tuesday it has become the first company in its sector to receive origin verification from independent testing company ORIVO.

The verification uses laboratory

Moncton–based Breathe BioMedical has expanded its multi-centre observational data collection study to include the Breast Health Research Unit (BHRU) at IWK Health in Halifax. IWK Health is helping advance the development of the company’s technology

Fredericton-based Kognitiv Spark has partnered with Japanese technology company HMS Inc. to integrate HMS’s SiNGRAY G2 augmented reality glasses with Kognitiv Spark’s RemoteSpark platform for remote support of industrial workers.

Announced Oct. 1,

Eskasoni Mi’kmaq First Nation and Cape Breton cleantech company Aeon Blue have signed a joint venture agreement to develop a sustainable aviation fuel project at Sydport in Cape Breton.

They announced Thursday they have established eFuels Mi’kmaq

Vimy Forge, the national accelerator for defence-focused startups, has announced a fresh round of funding, though it did not reveal the total value.

The support comes from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Business Development Bank of Canada

The University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Management has launched a new Sales and Growth Certificate Program aimed at addressing a shortage of graduates with practical sales, business development and export skills.

The two-year pilot program,

The Investment Club will hold its first Prince Edward Island event Oct. 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. AST, bringing early-stage companies together with potential investors and members of the business community.

The club was established in 2016 to give

Invest Nova Scotia has selected 12 Nova Scotia startups for the second cohort of this year’s Accelerate program, which has been divided into two streams for companies at different stages of development.

The 2026–2027 program includes seven