Nova Scotia Business Inc. on Thursday said it has sold its shares in Halifax-based DHX Media Ltd., almost tripling its money in less than nine years.

Founded by Michael Donovan, a long-time film exec who won an Academy Award for his work on

The presentation this week of Deloitte Canada’s tech outlook indicated there are some interesting opportunities for Atlantic Canadian startups, and showed where the region has to improve its ecosystem.

The findings of the 13th annual Canadian

I’ve been talking to people throughout the startup community about our survey, and the overwhelming message I’m hearing is that the data provided by the survey will definitely help the ecosystem.

In case you missed it, Entrevestor will soon send

Yan Simard believes 2014 will be the year the market catches up with his company’s capabilities.

Simard is the founder and CEO of Zaptap, the Fredericton-based company that helps retailers market products in-store through consumers’ smartphones.

Almost three years after striking its groundbreaking partnership with Oxford Instruments of Britain, Fredericton-based Green Imaging Technologies has reached an important milestone, paying its first dividend to shareholders.

Green Imaging was

As far as apps go, Halification and Farm To Table have little in common – except that they were both crowned winners at tech competitions in Nova Scotia this weekend.

Halification, which alerts people with public notices in the Halifax area, won

Volta Labs, the Halifax-based startup house, is launching a semi-annual accelerator program to complement its office facilities and incubation operations.

The three-month program will be operated by TheNextPhase, an existing mentorship program

After several attempts at starting her own venture, Megan McCarthy, CEO of DraftCAM, is optimistic her new business will fly.

The DraftCAM app is still in development, but when complete it will turn any smartphone or webcam into a powerful tool

Entrevestor will soon launch an exercise that will address one of the shortcomings in the Atlantic Canadian ecosystem – the lack of concrete data on the size and economic impact of the startup community.

Within the next few weeks, we will send a

Halifax-based BlueLight Analytics, whose technology ensures dentists apply the right amount of energy when curing resin-based fillings, released the following press release on Wednesday:

 BlueLight Analytics Inc. recruited to present its

Fredericton-based Smart Skin Technologies has landed $3.9 million in venture capital and angel funding to ramp up sales and development of its pressure-sensitive product that improves the manufacturing process of beverage makers.

The company

Having recently closed funding and international distribution deals, Resolution Optics Inc. of Halifax is conducting research and development projects on fascinating new products that will help to develop the holographic microscope maker on an