The startup ecosystem in Cape Breton is changing, with the creation of a new program called the Momentum Initiative and the end of the ground-breaking UIT program at Cape Breton University.

The changes are taking place at a seminal moment in the growth of the Cape Breton tech community. Last week, three of the 11 companies presenting at the Propel ICT Demo Day in Halifax hailed from the Sydney

Propel ICT, the regional tech accelerator, is searching for a new CEO, which is the highlight of this edition of our Job of the Week column.

Propel is a unique phenomenon – the only tech accelerator in the country that holds cohorts in four different provinces. The organization has three levels of programming – the Launch cohort for companies proving their concept; Build for those gaining

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is still a relatively new field, one ripe for development in a region such as Atlantic Canada, where there are educational and business systems primed to boost entrepreneurship.

This is the belief of Richard Jones, an entrepreneur-in-residence at Propel ICT, Atlantic Canada’s startup accelerator.

Jones has decades of experience in the business world,

Kicking off an interview about her new music-technology business, Laura Simpson excused herself to text a friend in Los Angeles about an upcoming Janet Jackson concert in someone’s L.A. home.

This is the world that Simpson lives in now — organizing and promoting concerts in people’s homes. Her new startup, Side Door Access, is developing a platform on which performers can link up with homeowners

Having raised almost $1 million in equity funding, GoBumpFree is now launching its new travel platform for airline employees and retirees.

The Halifax company said in a statement this week it is launching the latest version of its travel platform and is running several promotions (including vacation giveaway packages) to coincide with the launch.

GoBumpFree aims to make it easier for the

It’s become a springtime rite in Atlantic Canada. Companies from across Atlantic Canada on Tuesday stood up at the Atlantic Venture Forum to tell investors from across the continent about their success.

Eight companies presented on Tuesday and another four will take the stage today, telling a story of growth in their businesses. The AVF has become the region’s leading meeting place for investors

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has announced $772,438 in funding for Moncton-based Venn Innovation Inc. to help the facility to continue supporting IT startups in New Brunswick and across Atlantic Canada.

The two-project funding announced Tuesday will include a two-year project that will help companies from across the region increase their competitive intelligence to help grow their

Halifax’s Swell Advantage has raised US$100,000 in equity financing from the Port of San Diego, and will help the southern California port develop the technology for a smart marina.

Swell will undertake a one-year pilot project to refine development of smart marina software and a smartphone app for the port, which is making the investment through its Blue Tech Incubator. The app would be a

On the fifth anniversary of its first Demo Day, Propel ICT and its community gathered in Halifax last night to witness presentations by another 11 of its graduates.

The Spring 2017 cohort graduated last night, bringing the number of companies to pass through its accelerators to 190. Board member Jeff White noted in a speech that 80 percent of these companies are still in operation, speaking to

Beauceron Security Inc., a Fredericton company that assesses clients’ cybersecurity risks, has raised more than $500,000 in equity funding after signing up 11 clients.

The company announced Monday that it has raised money from Mariner Partners and its East Valley Ventures investment affiliate, and received a $150,000 investment from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

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