Innovation Insights

As the air outside our office windows begins to chill and 2019 rapidly approaches, the NBIF is pleased to announce the release of our 2018 Annual Report. It’s been an exciting year here – we’ve seen some of our portfolio companies take major strides, been involved in many fascinating research ...

“Everybody has to sweep the floors.” So says Jeff White, who as of this month is the newly minted CEO of the NBIF. Understanding that phrase is the key to grasping his entire philosophy, whether he’s talking about business, investing, research or especially one of the several youth sports team...

FREDERICTON, NB—Technology industry veteran and corporate financing expert Jeff White was named the new chief executive officer of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) today. White is currently chief operating officer of East Valley Ventures, a New Brunswick-based startup accelerator and...

The provincial government is investing $10 million over five years in the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. The investment will be used to expand the foundation’s role in supporting research and development and ventures investments. The foundation will invest the funds through its Venture Capit...

Via Entrevestor Two Atlantic Canadian companies – Fredericton-based SomaDetect and Jaza Energy, which based in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick – have been named to the prestigious CIX Top 20 by the Canadian Innovation Exchange. Jaza is a solar energy startup that operates in Sub-Saharan Africa. By...