Newfoundland and Labrador startup hub Genesis is renaming the “microfund” it uses to back early-stage startups in honour of a US$1 million donation it received as part of Nasdaq’s purchase of cybersecurity unicorn Verafin.

Now called the Nasdaq

Global consultancy EY has named 18 finalists in the 2023 Atlantic division of the Entrepreneur of the Year competition, now in its 29th year.

With competitors grouped into five regions nationally, the Atlantic Canadian winners will go on to compete

Halifax-based edtech startup Shoelace is one of 22 companies and the only Atlantic Canadian business accepted into this year’s cohort of startup support non-profit C100’s prestigious fellowship program.

C100 specializes in leveraging the Canadian

Nova Scotia-based inclusive innovation group ONSIDE is looking for applicants to its virtual Start Now Incubator for female founders or other women, which it runs in partnership with the Bridgewater-based virtual startup house Mashup Lab.

The

With World Water Week on the horizon, now is an opportune time to highlight a trio of oceans-related announcements.

Organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute, the international event aims to encourage sustainable bluetech innovation

The Nova Scotia Health Authority Innovation Hub, which works with the private sector to deploy new healthcare technologies, will host a one-day informational session on 3D printing in healthcare Aug. 22.

Slated to be held at the Innovation Hub’s

The Halifax-based Centre for Women in Business is looking for applicants to its Grow Now virtual incubator for female-led startups.

The program includes a total of 45 hours of training over six months on topics including sales, pricing and

Invest Nova Scotia is seeking applicants for the second of two cohorts it will host this year for its Accelerate startup program.

Accelerate offers companies four months of business and technical training and $40,000 of funding, as well as weekly

Fredericton-based financial intelligence startup Profitual has announced a partnership agreement with Halifax startup hub Volta.

Profitual, founded by former New Brunswick Innovation Foundation investors Raymond Fitzpatrick and Daniel Hoyles,

Fredericton entrepreneurship hub Ignite is looking for applicants to its Business Builder Bootcamp for ideation-stage startups, which will run from Friday, Sept. 22 to Sunday, Sept. 24.

The program promises to help founders determine whether their

Halifax-based 3D BioFibR has signed a collaboration deal with Kelowna, British Columbia-based OkaSciences.

Founded in 2019, OkaSciences sells materials for bioprinting — the process of 3D printing tissue, which has applications in healthcare and

Industry group Digital Nova Scotia is seeking applicants to a 12-week online training program for women and gender-diverse people who want to enter the tech industry, but who need an introduction to industry practices, culture and the broader IT