A new group in Halifax is encouraging collaboration in IT, the arts and other disciplines, and is beginning to have an impact on the city’s startup community.

Collect is a loose organization that brings together creators – anyone with their own

We still need more Atlantic Canadian founders and CEOs to complete our quick-and-confidential survey, which is the backbone of our coming Entrevestor Atlantic Canada Startup Data report.

The startup report provides a benchmark used by governments

Having re-engineered the traditional rickshaw and re-designed his business model, Simon Herbinger is envisioning Rickshaw Collective franchises across Canada and internationally.

Herbinger incorporated Halifax-based Rickshaw Collective in 2023. The

Young companies are being sought for ideaBUILD, a 10-month program run by the Dalhousie Emera ideaHUB in Halifax.

IdeaBUILD offers founders a $10,000 grant towards prototyping materials, a 12-week bootcamp, and deep-tech-leading industry advisers

Amlamgog First Nation of New Brunswick and Cape Breton-based Aeon Blue are finalists for the inaugural Canadian Cleantech Awards, which aim to highlight the country’s cleantech successes.

Foresight Canada, which is organizing the awards, released

Innovators in Newfoundland and Labrador are invited to apply for the Bounce Health Innovation Challenge, a four-month program focusing on developing digital health solutions around aging and brain health.

The challenge offers $75,000

The innovation community is invited to the final presentations by Energia Ventures’ winter 2026 cohort.

Based at the University of New Brunswick’s J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, Energia Ventures is a

The town of Bridgewater, the Municipality of the County of Kings, and Pictou County have announced the launch of the INMC Nova Scotia International Startup Competition. It will send three Nova Scotia startups to compete at the International Network

Invest Nova Scotia is seeking companies to participate in a trade mission to the Web Summit Vancouver Conference from May 11-14 (previously known as the Collision Conference that took place in Toronto).  

Applicants must be technology startups with

St. John’s-based Kraken Robotics Inc. has agreed to acquire British underwater-tech company Covelya Group for $615 million in cash and stock.

Announced late last week, the deal combines two providers of subsea technology serving defence and

Montague, P.E.I.-based AKA Energy Systems has signed a teaming agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean Co. and technology firm KTE Co.to collaborate on Canada’s Canadian Patrol Submarine Project.

The tri-party agreement was formalized

Tracey McGillivray was so busy preparing for a factory inspection in late January that she didn’t realize CBC had posted the trailer for Axtion Independence Mobility’s coming appearance on Dragons’ Den.

So she was flabbergasted that night when she