A consortium of bluetech support organizations that includes Dartmouth’s COVE ocean technology hub has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research planning, technology commercialization and supply chain management.

Announced at the Digital Ocean Convention in Rostock, Germany, the deal includes three other organizations: Norway’s GCE Ocean Technology, Germany’s Subsea

Augsburg, Germany-based RENK, a subsidiary of automotive giant Volkswagen Group, will expand its stake in Modest Tree as the Halifax maker of augmented reality software looks to expand its product offering.

Modest Tree’s software allows the use of extended reality (XR) – a blanket term for augmented reality, virtual reality and other technologies that immerse the user in a virtual world – that

Fredericton-based Stash Energy, which builds energy storage technology for heat pumps, has announced its new CEO: Jamie Davison.

Founded in 2015, Stash uses heating registers -- systems that use opening and closing slats to control the movement of warm air -- to bank heat for later use, saving energy and preventing excess warmth from going to waste.

“Jamie has had an extensive experience that

Canadian angel investors defied economic headwinds and fears from industry leaders to book $102.9 million worth of deals in 2020, a report by the National Angel Capital Organization with input from Entrevestor has found.

The Changing Landscape, this year’s edition of NACO’s annual report on angel investing, was authored by Colin Mason -- a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of

Halifax-based equipment rental marketplace Frenter has acquired Alberta’s Rentbridge and now its 15-year-old Founder and CEO Zach Laberge is working on a $450,000 pre-seed funding round.

Labege said in an interview his company paid for Rentbridge with equal measures of cash and stock, although he declined to name the price. Of the $450,000, Laberge said he has received soft commitments for

We’ve got great news: Nicole LeBlanc has kindly agreed to be the chair and host of Entrevestor Live, our virtual event taking place on Oct. 6.

Entrevestor Live will be a celebration of success in the Atlantic Canadian startup community, with some of the region’s best founders appearing with their investors to tell their stories. LeBlanc is the perfect person to host such an event because of her

When Nova Scotia Premier-Elect Tim Houston’s campaign made news for his past in the business world, it was his time as a corporate consultant in The Bahamas that drew headlines. But it is the nearly two years he spent running software startup Znanja that typify a broader trend in Atlantic Canada’s innovation economy.

A roster of Atlantic innovation-driven entrepreneurs have been phasing between

Leah Skerry, whose career has ranged from co-founding the edtech startup Eyeread to training as a performance artist, will become the latest of three entrepreneurs-in-residence at Saint Mary's University. 

Skerry will work under the banner of SMU’s RBC Talent Hub, which was created in response to business students’ requests for more hands-on learning. Her job will involve giving lectures and

Atlantic Canada’s ocean technology sector is growing faster than ever, but Entrevestor’s 2020 Startup Data Survey shows possible trouble ahead on the funding front.

Although just a few years old, the segment has already achieved a degree of international reach unusual in the Atlantic provinces. Companies from other countries often attend the CDL Oceans accelerator and participate in the Oceans

We’re thrilled to announce that on Oct. 6 we’ll host Entrevestor Live, a virtual conference that showcases some of the greatest success stories in the Atlantic Canadian startup community.

Presented in collaboration with our Founding Partner BDC Capital, Entrevestor Live’s primary goal is to explain to investors outside the region how some of our finest companies grew their operations on the East