A new branch of the global Code Ninjas group has opened to allow Halifax-area kids to learn to code by building video games, robotics, and drones.

Aimed at children aged seven to 14, the new centre will host a grand opening on Feb. 1. Complimentary

Startup Zone, the entrepreneurial incubator in the heart of Charlottetown, had a busy year in 2019, starting an in-house accelerator and co-hosting a MentorCamp. And now CEO Patrick Farrar is looking forward to more activity in 2020.

Patrick

Eigen Innovations, the Fredericton-based artificial intelligence solutions provider, is expanding the role of two senior team members, naming Greg Picot to the role of President and Chief Operating Officer, while Erin Barrett has been promoted to

At Entrevestor, we’re now compiling our most recent databank of Atlantic Canadian startups, and we want to make sure we have every company that launched in the past year.

So we’re asking new innovation-based companies that have been flying below

A quick study of the Portfolio page on the East Valley Ventures website tells an interesting story about how the Saint John-based investment group has been quietly exiting some companies and investing in others.

In fact, the page shows that East

A new investment group called 7th Wave Capital has been launched to support five established businesses a year in the Maritime Provinces.

The new Halifax-based group is headed by Paul LeBlanc, best known for his communications ventures such as

The Summer Institute, a 12-week accelerator for young companies from a range of sectors, is looking for applicants for its 2020 cohort, and is especially eager for social ventures to apply.

Now in its seventh year, the program is offered by the

Moncton-based Prelam Enterprises, which specializes in odour control offerings like Just’a Drop and LUKY8, is offering to share its manufacturing facility and expertise to businesses in Atlantic Canada.

“We realized that a lot of small companies

Metamaterial Technologies Inc. of Dartmouth has received conditional approval for its public listing from the Canadian Securities Exchange, and expects to bring in as much as $30 million in capital in the coming months.

Founder and CEO George

Ignite Labs, the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub and BioNB are teaming up to host START[2020], an Atlantic Canadian sustainable innovation pitch competition that will award $25,000 to the winning entrant.

The new program was announced this week by:

St. John’s-based Cyno, whose online platform helps physiotherapists work with patients, has signed a service agreement with ecommerce giant Shopify to provide ergonomic services to corporations.

Cyno issued a press release Monday announcing the

Our Job of the Week column today features a pair of openings at Halifax-based Rimot, which is looking for a Chief Operating Officer and an AI Data Developer.

Rimot helps companies or organizations to monitor their private wireless communications