Halifax’s Centre for Women in Business will launch a virtual accelerator for women tech entrepreneurs beginning Feb. 25. Its aim is to introduce founders of companies with revenues to the fundamentals of running a business before they join more

Halifax science museum The Discovery Centre and rural innovation hub IGNITE have announced a joint project to encourage Grade 12 students to pursue careers in “STEAM” fields -- science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

The Discovery Centre

Guelph, Ont.- and Bible Hill, NS-based vertical farming startup GoodLeaf Farms has inked a deal with Alberta for the provincial government to pay $2.73 million towards a 74,000-square-foot facility in Calgary.

GoodLeaf, a subsidiary of TruLeaf,

Venn Innovation, a New Brunswick startup hub, has added a pair of ideation-stage software companies to its Venn Garage incubator via one of its open pitch events. Judges chose Oz Health and DYOFOX from a field of largely immigrant-led businesses.

Nova Scotia Business Inc.’s Scale-up Hub: Atlanta program has announced its six-company fall cohort -- down from eight participants in the spring session -- with four startups from Nova Scotia, one from Newfoundland and Labrador, and one from New

Milk Moovement, which makes supply chain management software for the dairy industry, now controls about 10 percent of United States milk production and has bagged a $1.5 million grant from federal agency Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

Fredericton-based accelerator Energia Ventures will hold its second demo day of 2021 on Dec. 9, showcasing a roster of five companies from four countries.

Energia is hosted by the University of New Brunswick’s Technology, Management and

Almost three months after Halifax travel scheduling startup Trip Ninja announced it was ceasing operations, an eleventh-hour buyout has saved the company and the jobs of both its founders and employees.

In September, CEO Andres Collart said he was

Medtech and biotech companies were dominant at Wednesday’s Volta Cohort pitch competition, with all five winners pitching products with healthcare applications.

The victors triumphed in a field of 14 finalists to bag up to $25,000 in the short-term

At Entrevestor, we’re now gearing up to produce our data reports for 2021, and we’d like to tell you how we’re enhancing these products.

As we have for the past nine years, we will produce our annual Atlantic Canada Startup Data report, which we

Venture Grade, a student venture capital fund based at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, has announced new investments in two regional companies that facilitate the making of  advanced maps: 3D Planeta and KorrAI.

In a statement, the young

BoomersPlus, a Halifax company that matches seasoned professionals with part-time jobs where their experience is needed, is rebranding as SeasonedPros.

“We think our new name better reflects our current and future membership and who we can connect