The industry association presented awards in five categories during an event attended by about 200 people at JAG Soundhouse. The competition featured 23 nominees selected across the province’s technology sector. Winners were chosen by an independent panel of judges.

Founded by CEO Adam Keating and CTO Jeremy Andrew in 2017, CoLab makes collaboration software for 3D modelling and in June launched its first AI agent,

The contest is run in three regions — Cape Breton, North, and Southwest — and offers winners up to $50,000. Each geographical region functions independently, with its own applicant pool and local judges.

Spark NS also offers a pre-application training program which runs free online over three weeks starting April 28. The five modules cover business model fundamentals: finance; pitch preparation; and intellectual property basics. Sessions run from 5:00

The Top 7 Over 70 movement began nine years ago when senior Jim Gray, a businessman and philanthropist, established a program to challenge stereotypes about seniors. Other award programs often celebrate lifetime achievements, but he aimed to highlight new ventures started by seniors.

“With longer lifespans and changing demographics, recognizing the contributions of older

Founded in 2023 by serial entrepreneur Chris Keevill, Versos AI has developed its platform to help the owners of video content licence their libraries out to AI model trainers and hyperscalers. The goal is to produce a massive library of ethically sourced video that can be used to train AI models.

The companies said the initiative focuses on unlocking legacy tape archives, which remain a significant but

The Built in Canada Awards recognize tech companies that develop their product in Canada, and the organizers received more than 400 entries in the first edition of the awards. The winners were announced on April 1.

Spellbook’s AI copilot, which uses large language models, allows law firms and in-house counsel to draft, edit and review legal contracts. Spellbook products are now used by about 4,000 customers

The initiative, called the Problem Identification Lab Program, is now accepting applications from students who have observed challenges during their co-op placements. The program is delivered by MCE in collaboration with Memorial University’s Engineering Co-op Office.

According to MCE, the program is designed to shift the focus of early-stage entrepreneurship from generating ideas

The partnership connects Tribe's community, coaching, and capital for Black and racialized founders with IGNITE Atlantic's rural innovation hubs in Cape Breton, New Glasgow, and Yarmouth, the partners said in a statement.

Savior Joseph, Founding Chair and interim CEO of Tribe Network, said the agreement is about ensuring support is in place for high growth, innovation driven companies with Black and

The companies announced the development Wednesday in LinkedIn posts, with Paytic describing the launch as a milestone for the financial payments industry.

“Paytic Intelligent Components marks a defining milestone — shaped by the strategic acquisition of GUPPY-AI and driven by bold decisions,” the company said. It added that the new offering is intended to deliver “smarter, faster, more intelligent infrastructure” for

Yes, you read that correctly. Halifax-based Mettara was only an idea on New Year’s Day. But in the few months since, Mehta and Co-Founder Steve Day have launched the product, found paying customers, and been accepted into Invest Nova Scotia’s Accelerate program.

The Mettara platform uses agentic AI to help small and medium-sized businesses install and progress on  SaaS products, ensuring that digital tools

The Atlantic Canadian branch of the Toronto-based organization is currently seeking founders for two programs: the Prime Stream, which is open to companies in any sector; and the Oceans Stream for bluetech ventures.

CDL is a nine-month, milestone-based accelerator that operates in six countries. The program, which does not charge founders a participation fee or take equity, is divided into a series of five meetings over nine months, with an emphasis on entrepreneurs