St. John’s-based innovation hub Genesis is seeking founders for its winter cohort of Evolve, a program designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs turn tech-driven ideas into viable businesses.

The upcoming cohort begins on January 29, offering founders a hybrid blend of hands-on workshops and mentorship, the group said in a statement.

The eight-week immersive program is designed for those who

Moncton-based Atlantic Fintech has announced a strategic partnership with U.S.-based Wellesley Hills Financial to provide customized financial support to companies within the Atlantic Fintech Growth Network.

The collaboration aims to strengthen the region’s fintech ecosystem by offering tailored financial solutions that could include strategic investment, mergers and acquisitions guidance, or

The new Cape Breton Business Innovation Centre on George Street in Sydney is bringing key supports together in one location.

By bringing mentorship, programming and shared workspaces together under one roof, the centre helps startups and growing businesses reduce costs, connect with experienced business leaders, explore funding opportunities and focus more time and resources on growing their

Regional virtual accelerator Propel has appointed longtime tech entrepreneur James Geneau as its new Chief Executive Officer, the organization announced Monday.

Geneau, who was born and raised in New Brunswick, succeeds Kathryn Lockhart, who left the role in late 2025 to lead the McKenna Institute at the University of New Brunswick. Lockhart had served as Propel’s CEO for more than five years,

Now we’re into the new year, we’re ramping up our efforts to get startup CEOs to fill in our short, confidential survey.

We understand how busy everyone is so we hate to keep asking. But we also hear from a lot of founders that they appreciate our data report and promise to fill in the survey  . . . soon.

So we’re sure there are lots of founders who mean to get to it, but haven’t quite found

University of New Brunswick in Fredericton is preparing to host 24 teams of student entrepreneurs on Jan. 22 and 23 for the BMO Apex Startup Challenge.

The Challenge invites student entrepreneurs from across North America to compete for the chance to win $30,000 in prizes, organizers said in a statement.

The experience offers:

• Pre-competition mentorship on pitching and networking;
• Live

Applications are now open for the first 2026 cohort of Invest Nova Scotia’s Accelerate program, which aims to help support the growth of Nova Scotia startups.

The program has been restructured for 2026 to include two distinct streams aligned with different stages of company development. The Growth Stream is intended for startups that are already in market and focused on scaling revenue,

Atlantic Canada's virtual accelerator Propel has announced the 10 companies graduating from its most recent Traction & Growth cohort, its program designed for later-stage companies with demonstrated traction.

Traction & Growth is designed to help founders accelerate revenue, refine strategy, and prepare for their next phase of growth, the group said in a statement.

“Propel helped bring real

We'd like to wish all our readers a happy holidays, and to say we hope you thrive in the new year. 

We’re putting down the phones and shutting down the laptops for a few days, as we do every year at this time. We will begin reporting news again on Jan. 6.

It's been a busy year so we hope you're able to put your feet up and relax for a few days, and enjoy some time with friends and family. 

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Dartmouth-based SimplyCast has partnered with the University of Regina to develop a smart waste management system aimed at reducing waste overflow and improving the efficiency of municipal waste collection.

The automation company said the project was developed in collaboration with the university through Mitacs, a national nonprofit that supports research and innovation partnerships between