The Halifax-based creator of a dating app hopes to challenge the likes of Tinder and Match.com.

Frogo founder Marc Zirka plans to compete in the crowded marketplace by offering a user experience that is inspired by mobile games.

A “pilot” version

Cooke Aquaculture announced plans Friday to expand and upgrade its hatcheries in southern New Brunswick with about $5.6 million in funding from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

According to a statement, the funding and upgrades are part of

Adaptiiv Medical Technologies Inc., the Halifax company that uses 3D printing to improve cancer treatment, has further extended its international reach by partnering with Italian peer Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG, or EZB.

EZB specializes in products used

Cuna del Mar, the aquaculture-focused investment group backed by Christy Walton, has purchased The Center for Aquaculture Technologies, or CAT, the P.E.I.-based research group.

The companies last week issued a statement saying that Cuna del Mar has

Planet Hatch has named the five companies that will participate in its 2019 Sales Accelerator Program, which helps companies find new markets and improve their revenue base.

The Fredericton entrepreneurship hub said in a statement the program

The Atlantic Venture Forum is seeking companies to present at this year’s conference and benefit from an enriched program of content for founders.

Companies have until the end of the day Tuesday to apply to present. You can find applications here.

Propel, the pan-Atlantic IT support organization, has accepted 30 companies into Phase 1 of its virtual accelerator Incite – an increase of about one-third from its first cohort of the program.

Launched with 21 companies last fall, Incite is a

A few years after leaving behind the tech game and St. John’s, Jason Janes has a new company with a distinctly low-tech product – wooden barbeque scrapers.

But here's the surprising thing: the young venture called Juniper BBQ Scrapers is showing

Dalhousie University is inviting startup founders to apply for its annual 100K Competition, in which winning teams receive $10,000 in non-dilutive funding and entry into the university’s accelerator.

Dal’s 100K Competition, now in its sixth year,

One reason Jason Martell has grown his business Inside Out Cleaning Services so strongly in recent years is his partnerships with Halifax-area startups, which have helped him to adopt a growth strategy and new technology.

Based in Blockhouse, on

An opening for an R&D Designer Software Developer at Protocase  in Sydney is the lone entry in our Our Job of the Week column today.

Established in 2001, Protocase makes custom electronic enclosures. It focuses on combining advances in software

The Lobster Trap Company, which aims to build a more robust trap than is now available, is making its first commercial manufacturing run of its plastic product this lobster season.

The Yarmouth-based company started taking orders three weeks ago