We really need CEOs and founders to take a few minutes and complete our 100% confidential survey.

We’re now beginning to analyze the data that we’ve been collecting, but we need a lot more surveys to finish the job. We can’t emphasize this enough: policymakers rely on our research to design programs – programs that help you! -- so it’s important that we get as many submissions as possible.

While we want responses from companies of all shapes and sizes, we really need to hear from companies that have raised angel or early-stage financing. We’re trying to get a handle on founders’ experiences in raising capital in the current environment.

Many thanks to all the CEOs who have completed our survey. Several other Atlantic Canadian startup leaders have told us they’ve been meaning to get around to it. Please fill it in today or this weekend.

You can find the survey here:

Each year, Entrevestor publishes the Atlantic Canada Startup Data report to give founders, investors and policy-makers the clearest picture possible of what is happening in Atlantic Canada’s innovation economy. Decision-makers read our report, so it’s vital that we get an accurate picture of how many companies are in the community.

One important note: We need innovation-driven companies based in Atlantic Canada. We can’t include consultancies or Central Canadian companies in our databank.

While we hope all startup leaders will fill in the survey, we also hope people in BAIs will encourage the companies they work with to do so. It’s not good for anyone if we under-report how many companies are in the startup community.

We know CEOs are busy, so we keep our survey as short as possible. All the answers are 100-percent confidential, and you can skip any question you’re uncomfortable with.

We’re pushing hard to get as many survey responses as possible, and have begun contacting people directly. Please take just a few minutes to complete the survey so that all members of the ecosystem will understand the dynamics at work in our community.