Following the successful launch of his virtual Spark accelerator for fledgling rural entrepreneurs, Andrew Button, CEO and Founder of Mashup Lab, is preparing to launch Ignite, a virtual program for more advanced rural startups.

Button, who is

Kitchener-based Medella Health has closed a seed funding round of $1.4 million to help roll out its smart contact lenses that help to test glucose levels.

The company, which is a member of the Velocity Garage incubator, said in a press release

Xona Games, the Yarmouth, N.S.-based independent game studio, has released its latest title on Sony’s PlayStation 4, marking its first move on to the top tier of console games.

The studio founded seven years ago by twin brothers Matthew and Jason

Jones Needs Support for Make-A-Wish Foundation

Stephen Jones will rappel from the roof of the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel in just over two weeks with the hopes of helping children with severe medical difficulties realize their dreams.

Jones, the CEO

Propel ICT held its first local demo day in Charlottetown on Tuesday, an event significant because it symbolized the growth in IT in a market traditionally known for life sciences.

The regional tech accelerator is now wrapping up its first cohort

Ian Lucey’s favourite company is Drummohr Software, which makes tax software for the British tax system. The company, founded in 1996, made $2 million per year, and eventually sold out for $20 million.

Not bad for a company run by two guys, and

The GLI Group, a U.S. technology company specializing in compliance and validation in the gaming and lottery industries, has bought Bulletproof Solutions Inc. of Fredericton for an undisclosed sum.

GLI, officially called Gaming Laboratories

AioTV has pivoted—and the new business model is so successful that it’s received offers for a takeover.

Based in Halifax and Denver, aioTV set out six years ago to offer a single platform that would provide a range of TV products, from free

The Wallace McCain Institute at the University of New Brunswick has named 16 Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs to the ninth cohort of its Entrepreneurial Leaders Program

The institute selected the cohort from among 352 nominations during an intense

This week in Jobs of the Week we are featuring three positions in software development from Remsoft Inc. of Fredericton and Smartpods Technologies and Dovico, both of Moncton.

Remsoft specializes in providing businesses insight into how to best use

Metamaterial Technologies Inc., the Halifax developer of special materials that alter light, has bought the business of Silicon Valley peer Rolith to accelerate the development of its manufacturing facility.

The purchase, the terms of which were

Healthcare and medical devices are the focus of this year’s IDEA Product Development Bootcamp. The themed approach is in contrast to last year’s bootcamp where participants worked on ideas in any field.

The Halifax-based project asks participants,