Newfoundland and Labrador Startups in the PropelICT Build Program are now eligible for $250,000 in investment funding from the Venture Newfoundland and Labrador fund, the parties announced today.

Propel, the Atlantic Canadian accelerator, issued a statement saying Pelorus Venture Capital, the private-sector manager overseeing the Newfoundland fund, has approved the new funding initiative. The news means that startups from three of the four Atlantic provinces can qualify for two tranches of funding if they complete the Build Program.

“Propel ICT is an important part of the startup

Brilliant Labs, a New Brunswick-based not-for-profit, recently celebrated its arrival into Nova Scotia by participating in Maker Week, which encourages young people to learn about technology by making things.

Brilliant Labs helps to teach students about technology through project-based learning, especially within the classroom. The not-for-profit uses projects, such as jewellery-making, video game design and entrepreneurship, to teach people about how they can not only consume technology, but create it.

Maker Week took place June 12 to 18, which this year was the last week of high

For the next few months, Joseph Teo will be travelling between St. John’s and Moncton, taking his Newfoundland startup HeyOrca! through PropelICT’s Build program.

HeyOrca! is an online platform that helps marketers collaborate on social media content. Working out of the Genesis Centre at Memorial University, it is conducting pilots of the products with marketing agencies.

The company aims

When Kristy O’Leary went to visit Vancouver, she often heard people describe the city as “thriving.” But in Halifax, where she lives and runs Scout & Burrow, an ethics-centric market expansion consulting group, she often hears Halifax and Nova Scotia described as “resilient.”

After noticing the different attitudes between the two coastal cities and talking to a friend heavily involved in

Tech-lovers aged nine to 14 are invited to sign up for the Halifax-based summer Digital Discovery Camp.  

A partnership between Digital Nova Scotia and the Discovery Centre, the camp offers youngsters the chance to participate in a range of tech-oriented activities.

This summer, students will discover robotics and learn programming skills using LEGO NXT technology and new Lego EV3 models.

They will take apart advanced devices, deconstruct a computer and participate in a soldering workshop.

Campers will learn how a digital image becomes a 3-D model using specialized printers.

Eyeread, a Halifax startup whose technology helps children to read, has issued the following press release:

Education Technology Startup, Eyeread, partners with Halifax Learning Summer Camp

Halifax-based education technology startup, Eyeread is excited to announce that, this summer, it will be partnering with Halifax Learning Summer Camp to offer an innovative learning opportunity for children!

Summer is an important time for children to continue building the skills that will help them return to school ready and full of confidence.

According to the National Summer Learning

Nova Scotia’s Chris Cowper-Smith is the 2015 BDC Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

The federal government’s business development bank announced this morning that Cowper-Smith, the Co-Founder and CEO of Spring Loaded Technology, beat out competitors from nine other provinces to capture the national award. Spring Loaded will receive the $100,000 first prize.  

The awards were actually a sweep

Jenelle Sobey believes that Atlantic Canadians can innovate their way to a more competitive and sustainable future. That’s why the social innovation expert has accepted the role of Managing Partner with Halifax web design and invention firm, Norex.

Fredericton-born Sobey’s previous roles include acting as Social Innovation Manager at the Pond-Deshpande Centre at the University of New

Current Studios, a Dartmouth interactive media company, has issued the following statement:

Current Labs' MRI Evaluation app wins Best App at 6th Annual Auggie Awards

Current Studios & Labs was honoured to win Best App for its MRI Evaluation app, "Don't Stumble Tumble" at the recent Auggie Awards in Santa Clara, CA.

The Auggies promote excellence in computer vision across various platforms and categories worldwide. The award show is held annually at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) – the world’s largest gathering of professionals focused on Augmented and Virtual Reality, Wearable Tech,

Bioenterprise Corporation, a national accelerator for life sciences, has issued the following press release:

Bioenterprise Corporation Opens its Fourth Office, in Halifax, NS

Bioenterprise’s newest office in the Maritimes is established in collaboration with Innovacorp.

Guelph, ON (June 18, 2015) - Bioenterprise Corporation is pleased to announce it will be opening its fourth office, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Bioenterprise has established a two-year strategic partnership with Innovacorp for the commercialization of agricultural technologies and innovations.

“Partnering is the