Energia Ventures has selected five companies for the 2020 cohort of its accelerator, which supports startups involved in energy, cleantech, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

The three-month program, which began Sept. 30, is part of

TrojAI, a Saint John company that provides cybersecurity for artificial intelligence, has been accepted into Montreal Techstars, the national program specializing in AI products.

The company's co-founders previously worked on EhEye, a Saint John

Last year, Lisa Walsh, founder of Newfoundland’s Indigena Skincare, was selling her products to top establishments and planning a rebrand, a product expansion and a spa. This year’s pandemic and terrible snowstorm slowed her plans and necessitated a

Halifax-based ReelData AI, which uses artificial intelligence to improve production in fish farms, has added Denmark’s Atlantic Sapphire to its growing customer list.

The deal means that ReelData’s technology will be used at Atlantic Sapphire’s

WeUsThem Inc. has won the second Health Challenge Pitch Event, which focused on mental health. The Halifax-based advertising agency has developed imTeen, a technology that empowers youth to track and take care of their health by self-monitoring

I was featured this week on the Growing Pains podcast, the second week in a row the Atlantic Canadian startup community has featured on the show. 

Hosted by Matt George and economist David Campbell, Growing Pains focuses on economic development

Seven universities in Atlantic Canada are co-ordinating efforts to support student entrepreneurs  by hosting virtual workshops.

Five virtual workshops for all entrepreneurs and three virtual fireside chats are being hosted by participating

Innovacorp has named five Nova Scotian companies to its six-month Accelerate Program, each of them receiving $50,000 in development capital and access to mentors and incubation facilities.

The Nova Scotia government’s early-stage venture capital

The first Ocean Startup Challenge has awarded $25,000 each to 14 companies – 40 percent more winners than it had originally planned.

Organizers had intended to announce 10 winners but said the judges decided to extend the group of winners to 14 due

One part of our Atlantic Canada Startup Data report that merits closer examination is our claim that the region has a problem with early-stage funding.

This sort of funding declined in 2019 for the first time in three years, and the pandemic will

Our Job of the Week column features an opening for a Product Marketing Manager at Dash Hudson in Halifax.

Dash Hudson is a visual marketing Software-as-a-Service company that helps its clients increase engagement on their social media. Its

Planet Hatch is preparing to launch a new program that prepares post-secondary students for the coming wave of employment opportunities, and it hopes to extend the program beyond New Brunswick.

The Fredericton-based innovation hub is working with