Propel, the Atlantic Canadian tech accelerator, is abandoning the traditional cohort model to offer continuous intake to the companies it supports.

The regional organization, which moved to a virtual model in 2018, issued a statement Thursday

Swarmio, a decentralized eSports platform with an automated tournament management system, has put its plans to seek a stock market listing on hold due to the COVID-19 crisis but is finding the pandemic creating business opportunities in new and

OneEleven, the startup incubator located in downtown Toronto, has closed permanently due to the COVID-19 lockdown impacting its client companies and its own business model.

The national startup publication Betakit reported Wednesday that the

Fredericton-based accelerator Energia Ventures is seeking applications for its third cohort from companies in the smart-grid, energy, cleantech, and cybersecurity sectors.

The program will run from Sept. 14 to Dec. 9, culminating in the demo day in

Adaptiiv Medical Technologies, the Halifax company that uses 3D printing to improve radiation treatment for cancer patients, has closed a round of $3.4 million, more than twice its target.

The company issued a press release Wednesday saying it had

Avalon Holographics is one of those exciting startups that require a leap of imagination to fully grasp what its technology could do in the short-term, let alone years from now.

The St. John’s company wants to use hologaphics – three-dimensional

Appili Therapeutics Inc., the Halifax company dedicated to fighting infectious diseases, has named Yoav Golan, who’s been an advisor to Appili since the company’s inception, as its first Chief Medical Officer.

In a statement, Armand Balboni,

Innovacorp is accelerating its investment plans in light of the COVID-19 virus, not just to boost the economy but because it sees an opportunity to make money, said Managing Director Andrew Ray.

In an interview, Ray said the venture capital agency,

Dalhousie University is looking for Atlantic Canadian students and researchers working on launching businesses to apply to Ready2Launch, its new virtual summer accelerator.

Affiliated with the Lab2Market program, Ready2Launch is a 12-week program

Like all Nova Scotians, we are shocked and saddened by the senseless killing of our fellow citizens this weekend. 

We have no deep insights or words of wisdom. We only want to join other members of the community in expressing our profound sadness,

One year after launching Atlantic Canada’s newest venture capital fund, Patrick Hankinson has a portfolio of eight startups and is working toward his goal of having 20 to 30.

Hankinson heads Concrete Ventures, the $18 million early-stage investment

Marcel LeBrun and David Alston have turned their considerable brainpower to examining one of the most pressing problems of the day: How can we exit the pandemic lockdown?

The two New Brunswick entrepreneurs have penned a two-part opinion piece on