Atlantic Canada’s post-secondary institutions graduated only about two-thirds of the IT personnel required by industry, says a new report from the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, highlighting the tight labour market in IT.

The report Digital Technology Firms: Their Importance and Role in Atlantic Canada’s Economy, says there were 1,358 graduates from “digitally focussed” programs at

Atlantic Canada’s digital technology industry accounted for $6.1 billion in revenue in 2017, up from $5.2 billion in 2014, says a new study of digital industries in the region by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.

The study titled Digital Technology Firms: Their Importance and Role in Atlantic Canada’s Economy was commissioned by TechImpact, the Fredericton-based organization that promotes

There’s a new, community-based startup group in St. John’s that aims to tackle some of the gaps in the local ecosystem and support young companies.

ConnectioNL (pronounced “Connectional”) is a volunteer group that now totals about 200 members, and they are working together to improve the ecosystem in three areas: mentorship, access to capital and skills.

“We started in March with 12 people at

Halifax-based ReelData, whose software uses artificial intelligence to analyze video for the aquaculture industry, has entered the Techstars Montreal AI Accelerator.

Founders Matt Zimola and Hossein Salimian joined the latest cohort of the accelerator last week, immediately beginning one-on-one meetings with the range of mentors brought in for the program.

ReelData uses artificial intelligence

The Atlantic Women’s Venture Fund is now working on closing its fund with a target of $20 million, and hopes to be funding female-led ventures in the second or third quarter of 2020.

Two representatives of the nine-member council overseeing the fund told a session at the National Angel Capital Organization Atlantic Summit in Halifax on Tuesday that the new fund will aim to increase the diversity

Miramichi-based fintech company Patchell Brook Equity Analytics has raised $360,000 in equity funding, including a $150,000 contribution from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

NBIF announced the funding Tuesday that said the other investors in the round were: the Miramichi Technology Fund, an investment fund established by former New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna and overseen by the

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St. John’s-based ClearRisk, which makes software for insurers, has launched its next generation data solution ClearRisk Insights to help risk managers use their data more efficiently.

The company issued a statement Monday saying it had launched the new cloud-based product to industry-leading risk managers at the Risk Management Society of Canada Conference in Edmonton.

The company said the new

Halifax dental technology company BlueLight Analytics on Monday named local tech executive Brad Rodgers as its new CEO, replacing J.P. Furey.

Rodgers, who will begin his new role Sept. 26, was most recently the Vice-President of Product Management with Innovasea, a Halifax company that provides technology to the aquaculture sector.

“Brad’s proven successes in data analytics, leadership and

Volta is looking for early-stage startups to pitch at the next Volta Cohort event, which will give as many as five teams pre-seed funding of up to $25,000.

The Halifax-based statrup hub began the Volta Cohort two years ago to provide an initial funding boost for early-stage companies, so they have some capital to develop a product and get off the ground. Since then, the program has awarded a