Halifax startup hub Volta is looking for applicants to its Volta Cohort accelerator and pitch competition, which is held twice a year.

Applicants will pitch their early stage technology companies to a panel of judges, and up to five winners will

Fredericton’s PLATO Testing, an indigenous-led IT services and training company, has bought Saskatchewan-based Information Technology Consultants, or ITC, with the aim of expanding its presence in the prairie provinces.

Founded 25 years ago and

The University of New Brunswick’s National Cybersecurity Consortium, or NCC, will head up the newly created Cyber Security Innovation Network in a deal worth at least $160 million.

The NCC has already secured commitments of $80 million from the

Industry group Natural Products Canada, or NPC has announced that two Atlantic Canadian companies are among those receiving a total $2.8 million of funding for product commercialization.

The two Nova Scotia companies are Dartmouth’s Impactful

About two decades ago, a young venture capital investor named Tony Van Bommel was attending an event in Fredericton showcasing technology developed at the University of New Brunswick, when something caught his eye.

Having just joined the VC team at

Charlottetown innovation hub Startup Zone has announced two entrepreneurial education programs as part of its new Startup School initiative, which will focus on encouraging participants to “learn by doing.”

The two programs are called Startup

A study commissioned by the provincial government and carried out by Dartmouth’s Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship has found that Nova Scotia may enjoy comparative advantage in the world of electric boats.

The study, Nova Scotia's

Dartmouth-based bluetech company Marecomms is launching the commercialization phase of its evolution now that it has demonstrated its underwater communications system can work over two kilometres in shallow water.

Last Thursday, the company

Halifax startup hub Volta held its annual Democamp Wednesday, playing host to a roster of mostly software-focused startups.

The event was held virtually and gave nine entrepreneurs the chance to expound on how their innovations work and their value

Applications for Nova Scotia’s Clean Leadership Summer Internship Program open February 28th and close March 16th for youth 15-30 years old.

In preparation, organizers are hosting Skills Building Sessions to prepare youth for the job application

Aerial Vehicle Safety Solutions, the Rothesay, NB, maker of safety equipment for drones, has inked a $1.1 million deal allowing the federal government to test its Payload Precision Delivery System for airdropping supplies into isolated communities.

The Business Development Bank of Canada, a federal Crown corporation, will host a webinar Thursday, Feb. 24 about how entrepreneurs can capitalize on the trend of rising valuations for tech companies.

The speakers will include BDC’s Brenda Slauko,