Recent Post

hero image

Atlantic Canadian AI Ventures Heading to ALL IN

  • Sep 09, 2025
hero image

RFINE Closes $1.7M Equity Round

  • Sep 08, 2025
hero image

Crowell, Roisman Imach Finalists in National Competition

  • Sep 07, 2025

recent news

IT Leader John Swan Passes Away

  • Dec 09, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Our community lost one of its true leaders last week when John Swan of Saint John passed away.

Swan was a tremendous proponent of the tech industries, especially in New Brunswick. As well as overseeing several companies in the field, he was a key

read more

ILokol, Neuro Amel Win Dal Prize

  • Dec 06, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Neuro Amel Technology and iLokol were both declared winners at the Collide 2018 Pitch Showcase, hosted by LaunchDal on Thursday night.

Dalhousie University’s entrepreneurship hub hosted a pitching competition for its latest cohort at the Killam

read more

Suru Eyes E-Bike Orders in the Spring

  • Dec 06, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax electric bike maker Suru is preparing to open preorders for its new electric bike in February, buoyed — believe it or not — by the global political environment.

Headed by bike designer Michael Uhlarik, Suru had planned to launch about two

read more

UNBSJ Adds Sales Stream to MBA

  • Dec 05, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Gerry Pond has finally found the university sales program he’s been courting for almost four years, and it’s cropped up in his home town of Saint John.

The University of New Brunswick Saint John is now offering a 12-month MBA course with a stream

read more

Mysa Raises $2M-Plus in 2nd Round

  • Dec 05, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

St. John’s-based Mysa Smart Thermostats has closed an equity funding round worth more than $2 million, enlisting investors from across the country to fund further sales of its energy-saving devices.

The company issued a statement Wednesday saying

read more

Salesforce Donates $180K in NS

  • Dec 04, 2018
  • Carol Moreira

Digital Nova Scotia and the Discovery Centre have announced a pilot program to boost Nova Scotia educators’ exposure to the ICT and digital technologies sector, assisted by US$180,000 from Salesforce.org.

This is the first time Salesforce.org has

read more

Launch Oceans Held in Yarmouth

  • Dec 04, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Ignite Labs and Dalhousie University hosted a startup weekend-style event this past weekend to encourage ocean technology companies in Southwestern Nova Scotia.

At the Launch Oceans event in Yarmouth, teams of students, researchers and community

read more

We Need Branham, Fast 50 Entries

  • Dec 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Two lists of Canadian high-growth companies in the past few months have highlighted the fact that Atlantic Canada is still a long way from building tech companies with a truly national and global presence. However, the region is doing better than

read more

Pauley Leads PEI’s Hostetter Centre

  • Dec 03, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Matthew Pauley has been around the world studying entrepreneurship, and now he’s set up shop in Charlottetown where he wants to help new businesses launch and young businesses thrive.

As well as being an assistant prof at University of Prince

read more

Kraken Announces Sales Worth $7M

  • Dec 02, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Kraken Robotics, the St. John’s-based OceanTech company, announced two sales last week, the total value of which is worth more than all its revenues in its most recent quarter.

Publicly listed Kraken, which specializes in making software-based

read more

Mindsea’s Wilson Starts SalesRight

  • Nov 29, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Bill Wilson, the founder of Mindsea, has handed management of the mobile app developer over to his former technology chief so that he can focus on a new product-based company SalesRight.

Halifax-based Mindsea announced earlier this week that Wilson

read more

Last Day To Apply for Export Igniter

  • Nov 29, 2018
  • Peter Moreira

Today is the last day for Fredericton companies to apply for the Export Igniter, a 12-week program to help companies sell effectively in foreign markets.

Organized by Ignite Fredericton and Planet Hatch, the program delivers comprehensive

read more