The Atlantic Venture Forum, or AVF, has announced 32 showcase companies that will be highlighted at the two-day conference this June.

The AVF will be held June 5 and 6 at the Halifax Convention Centre. Backed by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities

St. John’s-based CoLab Software has raised a US$21 million, or C$28.6 million, Series B funding round led by New York’s Insight Partners, with plans to use the money for a commercialization push and “big swings” on AI.

The raise comes on the back

Halifax startup hub Volta will hold its next quarterly Virtual Pitch Competition May 28.

The competitions offer budding founders the chance to practice giving a three-minute pitch to a panel of judges. Winners are chosen based solely on the quality

NovaResp, the Halifax developer of technology for treating sleep apnea, has raised a $3 million seed extension round that CEO Hamed Hanafi expects to fund the company through completion of its clinical trials.

The deal builds on a $2 million round

A Halifax startup is aiming to create an online platform that leverages the positive, community-oriented aspects of social media without relying on manipulative engagement-boosting practices or monetizing users’ personal data.

Chief Executive Sam

Seven companies pitched at Halifax startup hub Volta’s spring Investment Day event Tuesday, which it hosted in collaboration with accelerator Creative Destruction Lab Atlantic.

The event gave pre-vetted seed-stage and Series A companies the chance

Atlantic BIOCON, the industry gathering for life sciences, will be held at the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University this May 28 to 30, with presenters from the startup community including Aruna Revolution and Dispersa, among others.

The national industry group Ocean Startup Project is looking for applicants to Ocean Idea Challenge, which offers young companies up to $7,000 of funding, as well as training and support services.

The Idea Challenge is a milestone-based accelerator

It's with great pleasure that we announce that Entrevestor's 2023 Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report will be launched June 20 in a presentation at the Wu Conference Centre at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.

We're delighted to team

Moncton-based online recruitment and talent management website CareerBeacon has announced a set of 10 bursaries worth a combined $25,000 for first-year post-secondary students, including $10,000 earmarked specifically for students in the trades.

Halifax-based Planetary Technologies has cracked the top 20 finalists for the US$100 million Carbon Removal XPRIZE startup competition, building on a prior, $1 million interim award the company won in 2022.

Founded in Ottawa in 2019, Planetary has

California- and Halifax-based Frenter has signed a deal to incorporate its maintenance and analytics software for heavy equipment into Ontario-based Texada’s equipment business management platform.

Founded in 1984, Texada sells SaaS software for