Enactus National Competitors Named

Following a regional contest in Halifax, 12 post-secondary student teams are going forward to the Enactus Canada National Exposition. 

Enactus Canada is a charity that focuses on inspiring post-secondary students to initiate and operate socially and environmentally positive enterprises. Currently, more than 2,000 students at over 76 campuses across Canada are engaged in Enactus projects, the

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Picketa Wins Next-Gen Nitrogen Challenge

Fredericton agtech company Picketa Systems will be piloting its technology on Ontario farms after winning the Next-Gen Nitrogen Challenge organized by Foresight Canada and the Ontario Soil Network. 

The organizers announced Tuesday that Picketa had won the national competition, which offers the winner a chance to work with early adopters to encourage farmers and agri-businesses to use the young

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Applications Closing for Invest NS Trade Mission

Invest Nova Scotia has extended the deadline for startups to apply to attend an upcoming conference on the other side of the country.  

The new deadline is this Wednesday, April 9 at 5 pm. 

Organizers say the three-day Web SUmmit  will give thousands of international entrepreneurs, investors, partners etc. a chance to gather, learn and network in Vancouver from May 27 to 30.

The mission will

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Finalists Named for Atlantic Cleantech Awards

Foresight Canada has revealed its 2025 Atlantic Canada finalists for its cleantech awards. The contest seeks to recognize ventures and ecosystem leaders that are advancing innovation and growth in the region.

B.C.-based Foresight Canada is a cleantech innovation and adoption accelerator that works to connect public and private sectors to clean technologies.

The group already recognizes

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Deadline for Volta/CDL Pitch Event

Applications are closing for the Volta/CDL Investment Day pitching contest. The deadline is today, Thursday April 3, at 11.59 p.m. ADT.

Organizers are looking for early-stage founders seeking funding. The event will be held May 13 at Volta at 1800 Argyle St., Halifax. 

The contest offers founders the chance to:

  • Pitch directly to active investors;
  • Showcase their innovations in front of
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Landlord-Tenant Product Tackles Housing Crisis

St. John’s-based Weevva, a rental tech platform that uses AI to assist landlords and tenants, has launched in Newfoundland and Labrador and aims to be across the country by the end of the year with the goal of going global in 2026.

Weevva’s AI provides independent landlords with tenant verification, fraud protection, lease management tools, and guidance. It offers tenants a free and secure way

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Stellar Futures Wins AI Pitch Contest

Technology company Stellar Futures, which is based in Nova Scotia and Texas, has won the Commercial AI Pitch Competition hosted by AWS and PREDICTif Solutions for its work in artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

The company's core product is StellarAlerts.AI, a coastal safety solution designed to enhance real-time public messaging, impact-based forecasting, and emergency

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