Moncton-based VidCruiter, a global leader in using video in the hiring process, has launched a new artificial intelligence tool designed to score pre-recorded video interviews using client-approved rubrics.

The product, called AI Interview Scoring, is intended to help employers evaluate large numbers of candidates while reducing differences in how recruiters assess interview responses. The

Calgary-based non-profit Top 7 Over 70 held an awards ceremony in Halifax last week which celebrated the recent successes of adults over 70. It was the first time the awards were held outside Alberta and organizers said the program is expanding rapidly.

The movement began nine years ago when senior Jim Gray, a businessman and philanthropist, established a program to challenge stereotypes about

We will release our 2025 Atlantic Canada Startup Data report at an event hosted by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation on May 20 at 9 a.m. at Planet Hatch in Fredericton.

The annual Venture Capital Outlook presentation, headlined by NBIF and Entrevestor, will examine venture capital activity, startup performance and investment trends across Atlantic Canada and in New Brunswick.

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Sydney-based e-fuels company Aeon Blue, which is raising $4 million to finance its first pilot project, has been named the Startup Venture of the Year at the Canadian Cleantech Awards.

The sibling team of CEO Lark Meadows and CTO Deóis Ua Cearnaigh received the award Wednesday evening at the ceremony in Vancouver. The awards were hosted by Foresight Canada, which promotes climate-tech

The federal government has awarded grants of $197,250 to five Halifax-area companies to help them hire experts, streamline operations, increase production, and reach new markets.

The funding is provided through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program.

The companies receiving funding are:

Halifax Honey Company, Bedford, Nova Scotia 

Atlantic Canada suffered a weak first quarter for venture capital investment, says the country’s main private capital association, highlighting weak investment across Canada and around the globe.

The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, or CVCA, released its first quarter data today, revealing that only four Atlantic Canadian companies closed VC rounds from January to March,

Halifax-based Myomar Molecular, which has developed a urine test that assesses muscle health, has closed a $3.5 million seed round that will help it expand into the U.S. and Asia.

In an interview, Co-Founder and CEO Rafaela Andrade said the round comprised $1.6 million in equity investment, led by the Northern Ontario Angels, and $1.9 million in non-dilutive funding. The organizations

Dr. Chris Burns, the former CEO of Novonix Battery Technology Solutions, has taken the battery innovator’s Halifax operations private, setting up two new companies, each with a distinct focus.

 Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Novonix said last week it had completed the transaction, which will result in the creation of a consultancy business called Avrion Battery Labs and a product-focused business

New Brunswick has proposed changes to its Small Business Investor Tax Credit program that will improve the incentives for companies and individuals investing in the province’s startups.

The provincial government issued a statement last week saying the proposed amendments are aimed at improving access to capital for New Brunswick startups while encouraging investment in sectors considered

Three Atlantic Canadian startups – Aeon Blue, Aurea Technologies and Tracktile – were selected to pitch to investors at the 2026 NACO Summit held in Ottawa this week.

The three companies were among 27 pitching at Moonshot Ventures, which was a group of innovation-driven companies from across Canada. They were chosen from more than 100 ventures nominated by member organizations of NACO, or the