The Scale-Up Hub: Cambridge project has extended the deadline for applications for its next cohort – which will be a virtual program – until Friday.

The program, which helps scaling companies find clients in the New England market, is looking for about a half-dozen Atlantic Canadian companies to participate. You can find application forms here.

The program usually offers companies a base in

The UNB TME group on Monday is launching its second cohort of I-STEM, a program that helps post-secondary researchers develop companies by using lean startup methodology.

Developed in partnership with George Washington University and based on the I-Corps methodology created by the National Science Foundation in the U.S., the program teaches researchers how to commercialize deep technology and

Eight teams presented at the UNB Summer Institute's Demo Day on Wednesday, wrapping up a cohort that was conducted virtually because of the pandemic. 

The University of New Brunswick’s TME group – whose formal name is the J Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship – holds its Summer Institute each year, placing less emphasis on innovation than other similar programs.

Fredericton-based entrepreneurship centre Planet Hatch has announced the launch of its new Startup Management Accelerator.

The accelerator will help entrepreneurs as they transition from the startup phase to fully established and growing businesses.

Participants will graduate from the program with a forward-looking business strategy and the essential skills and knowledge to transition from

Toronto-based Total Mom Pitch is offering entrepreneurs who are mothers a chance to win prize money and support from established female mentors.

This is the second time the Total Mom Pitch has been held, and this year it is expanding from Toronto to all of Canada.

The aim is to help advance women-owned and women-led businesses through three ways: access to capital, mentorship and education.

Introhive, a leading maker of B2B sales intelligence software, has won the CRM Software Innovation Award at the third annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards program.

The MarTech Breakthrough Awards are a global competition that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global marketing, sales and advertising technology industry. Organized by the marketing intelligence firm Tech

The Atlantic Canadian startup community set records for new companies, employment, and funding in 2019, but also experienced a worrying downturn in smaller financing deals.

Those are the highlights of our 2019 Atlantic Canada Startup Data report, which we’re releasing today. Click here to see the highlights and receive a full copy.

Though high-growth companies in the region raised a record

Halifax-based Clean Catch Baits, which plans to have its environmentally friendly fishing lures on the market next spring, has won $23,000 in the first AquaHacking Challenge held in Atlantic Canada.

The company, which formed at Saint Mary’s University last year, was one of 26 teams from across Atlantic Canada to enter the competition. It was awarded $2,000 in June when it was named one of five

St. John’s-based Prospre, whose app helps people plan nutritious meals, has won Propel’s Startup Summer Showdown, claiming the grand prize of $10,000 and in-kind services.

The company, which received the $15,000 second prize in Memorial University’s Woodward Cup competition earlier this year, has released an app that helps health-conscious people plan nutritious meals and snacks.

In winning the

Halifax-based sportstech company Kinduct has exited.

The company announced today it has been sold to mCube, a Silicon Valley company that produces the world’s smallest sensors, for an undisclosed price. Kinduct, whose platform provides customized health data to athletes and sports teams, will retain its headquarters in Halifax and is planning further growth with a greater focus on healthcare.