Susan Hicks and Jon Manship have to be considered the unsung heroes of the East Coast startup community, and unsung is the way they like it.

Manship and Hicks are the founders of Technology Venture Corp., a Moncton investment fund that over 11 years has built itself into one of the region’s most influential investment organizations.

The people they back speak of Manship and Hicks with

Communitech, the Kitchener-Waterloo startup hub, is calling for applications for its Fierce Founder Bootcamp – a mentorship program for 25 companies led by female founders.

The organization has held the Fierce Founder program for several years, and it is open to companies in and outside Waterloo region.

The next bootcamp, to take place in the winter for the first time, will be held in two

Having traveled the world in their respective professions, the Sayle brothers are back in Atlantic Canada developing a company they hope will revolutionize safety in the workplace.

Bryan and Stephen Sayle are natives of Prince Edward Island and their Halifax-based company, SayleGroup Inc., has developed three products that work together to digitize and improve workplace safety. Two of these

Propel ICT, Atlantic Canada’s regional startup accelerator, has named veteran entrepreneurs Richard Jones and Charlotte Rydlund to its team as entrepreneurs-in-residence.

These entrepreneurs have experience in business-to-business enterprises and will strengthen the mentorship in the field at a time when the startup world appears to be focusing more to industrial applications than consumer

When David Alston was asked recently what startups in his native Fredericton had caught his attention, one of the first he mentioned was a young company called SomaDetect. The New Brunswick government’s chief entrepreneur-in-residence said he’d even visited a dairy farm with SomaDetect’s founders to witness their product at work.

Sounded intriguing.

SomaDetect helps dairy farmers check the

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation said Wednesday it made equity investments totaling $3.8 million in 22 companies in the 12 months to March 31, 2016.

The province’s innovation agency released its annual report for last fiscal year, which shows it was active throughout the year, though many of the contribution totals were slightly below the record year in 2014-2015. The organization had

Propel ICT held its second Demo Day of 2016 in Halifax last night, in a show that featured strong performances from the early stage presenters.

Seven of the 11 presenting companies at the packed event were from the Launch Program, which guides new companies from concept to developing a minimum viable product. These companies – ranging from e-health platforms to an app for mink farmers –

Launch Dal Pitching Event on Thursday

Launch Dal will hold the final pitch competition for the 12 teams in its Starting Lean program Thursday starting at 4:30 pm.

After more than two months of workshops, coaching and networking events, the participants will present their final pitches for the chance to win development money for their ventures. The winners will receive $3,000, while second- and

Aurea, a new cleantech company founded by Cat Adalay, won the second annual 100 Entrepreneurs: Planting Seed$ competition in Halifax on Monday, capturing the first prize of $10,000.

The company is dedicated to producing modular, low-maintenance wind turbines that can be integrated into buildings. Aurea aims to implement clean energy solutions in an urban environment, while helping high-rise

An ambitious Halifax startup that aims to make it easier for the world’s 1.7 million airline employees to take vacations, will be one of the pitchers at the Propel ICT Demo Day on tonight.

Danna Lavallee, an airline industry veteran, will present GoBumpFree, which allows airline employees and their families to book last-minute hotel rooms and, if needed, cancel them at a moment’s notice. The