Lunenburg, N.S.-based Veer Group has chosen a shipbuilder to construct the first two of its 100-metre hydrogen- and sail-powered container vessels: Fosen Shipyard of Stralsund, Germany.

The companies announced they had signed a letter of intent last week. Veer plans to finance the construction with the help of a previously announced €50 million, or about C$73.2 million letter of intent with

The Ocean Startup Project is seeking applicants to its Ocean Startup Challenge, a competition that offers young bluetech companies up to $25,000, as well as mentorship and business development support.

Hosted by national industry group the Ocean Startup Project, the challenge is backed by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, the P.E.I. BioAlliance and Invest Nova Scotia, among other

Invest Nova Scotia made $3.2 million of venture capital deals during the fiscal year that ended March 31, funding disclosures from the provincial economic development agency show.

The money was spread across seven deals, all but two of which involved companies based in Halifax, while the remainder are Cape Breton companies. These latest totals represent a marked decline from last year’s figure

Dalhousie University will receive $10.15 million to establish a national research hub for battery technologies.

Dubbed the Canadian Battery Innovation Centre, or CBIC, the project is receiving about $8 million from Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program and $2 million from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The funds will complement the $1.98 million already committed by

Virtual startup accelerator Propel has announced the seven companies graduating from the latest cohort of its Traction and Growth program for scaling companies.

Traction and Growth is meant for startups with more developed operations than those in Propel’s earlier-stage Vision and Validation program. To be eligible, entrepreneurs must have monthly revenue and be working on their business

We’re delighted to announce that Dr. Ellen Farrell, professor of venture capital and entrepreneurship at Saint Mary’s University, has agreed to be the Chair and Host of Entrevestor Live at Volta on the afternoon of Sept. 17.

Entrevestor Live is our annual event showcasing the best and the brightest in the Atlantic Canadian innovation community. This half-day event highlights the startups that

Circular economy startup Sustane Technologies’ first shipment of naphtha fuel derived from waste plastics is on its way to a client in Europe.

In an interview, CEO Peter Vinall said the company tested a variety of possible plastic sources for its plant in Chester, N.S., such as rejected plastics from recycling streams. The process has been made more efficient by Sustane developing a suite of

Ellen Farrell, the Saint Mary’s University professor who has been one of the key architects behind the Sobey School of Business’s entrepreneurship programming, is commercializing a new software product aimed at helping women founders perform better during question and answer sessions with investors.

InvestorQ&A is software designed to help entrepreneurs inspire more confidence from would-be

Sustane Technologies has received a $950,000 funding package from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and used it to develop a system for converting plastic waste into naphtha — one of the constituents of gasoline and jet fuel, though the Chester, NS, company plans to sell it for use in manufacturing new plastics.

In a statement, ACOA indicated Sustane has already received at least some of

A phishing scam that led to Invest Nova Scotia sending $573,000 to an imposter posing as a venture capital executive will not impact startups, the provincial economic development corporation said Monday.

First reported by The Halifax Examiner and AllNovaScotia, the theft happened in May and was discovered in June. The theft was the work of a hacker using a Russian VPN. In an email, Director of