Our community lost one of its true leaders last week when John Swan of Saint John passed away.

Swan was a tremendous proponent of the tech industries, especially in New Brunswick. As well as overseeing several companies in the field, he was a key figure in the development of the community and ecosystem in the region.

He worked with development agencies to grow the tech sector, and was a key

Neuro Amel Technology and iLokol were both declared winners at the Collide 2018 Pitch Showcase, hosted by LaunchDal on Thursday night.

Dalhousie University’s entrepreneurship hub hosted a pitching competition for its latest cohort at the Killam Library, with a total of $6,000 in prizes to be handed out -- $3,000 for the winner, $2,000 for the runner-up and $1,000 for third place.

However, the

Halifax electric bike maker Suru is preparing to open preorders for its new electric bike in February, buoyed — believe it or not — by the global political environment.

Headed by bike designer Michael Uhlarik, Suru had planned to launch about two years ago but had to delay when it found a glitch in its e-bike’s frame. As Uhlarik fixed that problem, he discovered a way to improve the efficiency

Gerry Pond has finally found the university sales program he’s been courting for almost four years, and it’s cropped up in his home town of Saint John.

The University of New Brunswick Saint John is now offering a 12-month MBA course with a stream in “Business Development and Professional Sales”, making it the first English-language university in Canada with a sales program.

Pond, the prime

St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostats has closed an equity funding round worth more than $2 million, enlisting investors from across the country to fund further sales of its energy-saving devices.

The company issued a statement Wednesday saying the round included contributions from Killick Capital and Pelorus Venture, which invested $600,000 in Mysa in May 2017. The new investors include

Digital Nova Scotia and the Discovery Centre have announced a pilot program to boost Nova Scotia educators’ exposure to the ICT and digital technologies sector, assisted by US$180,000 from Salesforce.org.

This is the first time Salesforce.org has contributed to a Nova Scotia initiative, the partners said in a release.  The partners said they are working together to boost the effectiveness

Ignite Labs and Dalhousie University hosted a startup weekend-style event this past weekend to encourage ocean technology companies in Southwestern Nova Scotia.

At the Launch Oceans event in Yarmouth, teams of students, researchers and community members worked on ocean-related business ideas over the weekend. After interacting with ocean experts to validate the ideas, they pitched their startups

Two lists of Canadian high-growth companies in the past few months have highlighted the fact that Atlantic Canada is still a long way from building tech companies with a truly national and global presence. However, the region is doing better than these lists – the Branham 250 and the Deloitte Fast 50 –  would indicate.

Each year, the Montreal tech consultancy Branham Group produces a list of the

Matthew Pauley has been around the world studying entrepreneurship, and now he’s set up shop in Charlottetown where he wants to help new businesses launch and young businesses thrive.

As well as being an assistant prof at University of Prince Edward Island, Pauley is the new Director of the Hostetter Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. It’s an institution he’s trying to breathe new life

Kraken Robotics, the St. John’s-based OceanTech company, announced two sales last week, the total value of which is worth more than all its revenues in its most recent quarter.

Publicly listed Kraken, which specializes in making software-based sensors and underwater robotics systems, said last Wednesday that its client Ocean Infinity issued a $6.5 million purchase order for Kraken’s deep-sea