Jaza Energy has closed a $1.7 million round of seed funding that will help it to install more green energy stations in Tanzania in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Based in Halifax and Tanzania, Jaza Energy sets up central charging stations in African villages that have never had electricity. People in these villages can charge batteries at the stations then take them home so they have electric light at home

On the surface, MotionHall is a Silicon Valley tech company that helps people in the pharma and biotech spheres complete transactions more quickly. But CEO Rachael Craig likes to emphasize that her company has deep roots in Nova Scotia and hopes its presence in the province grows this year.

Co-founded by expat Nova Scotians Craig and Matthew Jewkes, MotionHall has developed software that helps

Orenda Software Solutions Inc. and Swarmio Inc., two Cape Breton IT companies, have received grants and loans totalling almost $1.5 million from the federal government to help them grow.

The government announced Wednesday that the companies will receive grants from the Canadian Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program, or IRAP, and loans from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities

Sona Nanotech has announced a partnership with GE Healthcare Life Sciences to produce a rapid-response test for the Covid-19 coronavirus, which has sent Sona shares up into uncharted territory.

The two companies announced Tuesday that they will jointly complete test development of the Sona Covid-19 Coronavirus rapid response lateral flow test. They will use GE Healthcare’s Fast Flow High

Charlottetown-based iWave, which provides fundraising intelligence solutions, has won a bronze award in the Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy category in the 14th annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service.

IWave offers clients a fundraising intelligence platform, which allows non-profit organizations to identify, qualify and retain donors to raise more major gifts. The company was

Shawn Smith, a Fredericton-based neurodiversity consultant, has been recruited by the University of Connecticut to participate in a $2 million, five-year initiative to increase the participation of neuro-diverse students in engineering. 

Smith is the founder of consulting firm Don’t dis-my-ability. He specializes in helping talented entrepreneurs and job seekers who have learning and

The federal government on Monday announced $1.75 million in loans to four Halifax-area life sciences companies to help with their expansion.

The four companies are Motryx (which will receive $500,000), Nxtgen Care ($500,000), IR Scientific ($496,850), and Skinfix ($250,000).

In making the announcement, the government noted that the Atlantic Canadian life sciences sector was cited last year by

The Scale-Up Hub: Cambridge project is accepting applications for its 2020 program, which helps scaling tech companies from the four Atlantic Provinces to grow in the Boston area.

Nova Scotia Business Inc. launched the program in 2018 as a vehicle to help scaling companies establish a base in Cambridge, MA., and generate sales. The project aims to give growing tech companies long-term exposure

The Nova Scotia Health Authority will organize five startup pitch competitions this year, aimed at identifying new technologies to help address growing problems faced by the provincial medical system.

Announced Friday during an event at the Volta innovation hub, the first Health Challenge event is slated for April 8 and will feature medtech businesses focused on cancer treatment.  

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Halifax-area marketing agency Revolve has bought the book of business of web development company Code + Mortar, formerly called Norex, for an undisclosed price.

The two parties announced the acquisition on Friday, as Revolve also unveiled the hiring of Naveed Ashfaq, the former Managing Partner of Halifax-based ISL Digital Marketing, as its new Director of Digital.

Code + Mortar has been one of