
Led by the McKenna Institute and Mariner Partners, an effort is under way to raise $250,000 to $500,000 to endow the Gerry Pond Professional Sales and Business Development Experiential Learning Fund.

Halifax-based edtech venture Shoelace Learning has been named one of the Top 30 Startups globally in the inaugural Global EdTech Prize and will now enter the finals.

The Gerry Pond Professional Sales & Business Development Experiential Learning Fund will provide valuable learning opportunities for students in the UNB Saint John MBA program or senior undergraduate students interested in sales and business development. It will support grants of $8,000 to $10,000 for full-time applied work terms.

CapIntel Inc., a leading provider of financial technology solutions, and Richardson Wealth Limited (Richardson Wealth), a wholly owned subsidiary of RF Capital Group Inc. (TSX: RCG) and one of Canada’s premier independent wealth management firms, announce a strategic partnership giving Richardson Wealth’s Advisory teams access to tools that will elevate their brand and their client, and prospective client, experiences

Foresight Canada and the Ontario Soil Network (OSN) have named Picketa Systems, a New Brunswick agtech company, as the winners of the Next-Gen Nitrogen Challenge. Picketa Systems’ proprietary LENS technology delivers real-time, data-driven analysis of plant and soil health—enabling growers to optimize resource use, increase crop yields, and reduce environmental impact.