Erin O’Keefe Graham, formerly Director of Dalhousie University’s Emera IdeaHUB has joined Halifax-based Imaginal Ventures as joint Managing Partner alongside Founder Dorothy Spence. The partnership arose from their shared commitment to helping purpose-led ventures scale and thrive. 

Following more than 20 years in Toronto and New York, O'Keefe Graham relocated to Halifax in 2021, hoping to apply

Boeing said Monday it is investing $1.4 million in Bluedrop Training and Simulation to support the Halifax-based company’s CV-22 Osprey program.

The funding is being made under Canada’s Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) program and is tied to the federal government’s purchase of Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft. It will allow Bluedrop to advance its simulation technology for the CV-22

Toronto-based Bloom Burton, a healthcare services company, has named Oliver Technow, former CEO of Charlottetown-based BIOVECTRA, the winner of the 2025 Bloom Burton Award, which recognizes a remarkable contribution to the healthcare sector.

“We are privileged to celebrate Oliver Technow and the success of BIOVECTRA, a crown jewel for Prince Edward Island and all of Canada,” said Brian Bloom,

The term “narwhal” was probably never more appropriate than when it’s applied to St. John’s-based Kraken Robotics, given its work with undersea technologies.

The publicly listed company’s shares have been on a roll lately, and its market capitalization this month rose above $1 billion. That means the company can now be considered a unicorn, or, as some people call Canadian companies with a

Enactus Saint Mary's University, representing Canada, has won the international Enactus World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.

Enactus Canada is a charity that focuses on inspiring post-secondary students to initiate and operate socially and environmentally positive enterprises. Currently, more than 2,000 students at over 76 campuses across Canada are engaged in Enactus projects, the group has said.

Halifax-based mental health technology company AIR (the Atlantic Institute for Resilience) has received encouraging feedback from a digital pilot with Shannex, a provider of living options and care for older adults.

Supported by a CAN Health Network commercialization project aimed at improving workforce mental health, the initiative helped employees strengthen their emotional well-being, CAN

TechImpact and the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick are launching a new conference series aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence adoption in New Brunswick.

The inaugural session, Adopt AI: Manufacturing & ICT, will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Saint John Trade & Convention Centre in Saint John on Oct. 28. It is the first in a six-part series that will take

Halifax AI innovation hub Volta has launched Builders Network to foster regional AI potential.

The initiative is designed to connect AI specialists, entrepreneurs, and innovators with opportunities to apply their skills to real-world challenges that will shape the region’s economic future, Volta said in a statement.

“In Atlantic Canada, we don’t lack for talent — we produce it,” said Matt

Halifax startups Alaagi Inc. and Nimbus along with Montreal-based Qalam Health Solutions captured the top prizes at the Dal Innovates Demo Day on Wednesday.

The highlight of Dal Innovation Week, the event featured live presentations by 14 startups that went through Dalhousie University’s Collide Launch or Lab2Market Launch accelerators. These programs are for teams of researchers or students

Halifax-based aquaculture technology company Marin X Inc. – better known as Sensor Globe – has closed a pre-seed funding round co-led by Invest Nova Scotia and Calgary-based Tall Grass Ventures.

The company, which did not specify the size of the round, said that Cork, Ireland-based Hatch Blue and other strategic investors also participated in the round.

The funding will allow the company to