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23 Teams Enter Ocean Idea Challenge
The Ocean Startup Project has accepted 23 teams for its 2026 Ocean Idea Challenge, including 11 from Atlantic Canada.
The Idea Challenge is the OSP’s entry-level competition, in which novice oceantech entrepreneurs can conduct customer discovery
Propel Seeks Help with its Survey
Propel, Atlantic Canada’s virtual tech accelerator, is asking members of the Atlantic Canadian startup community to complete a survey to help it assess the ecosystem.
The organization has released its confidential survey – which you can find here –
Tribe Moving to Volta Location
Tribe Network, the Halifax hub that supports BIPOC entrepreneurs, is moving to a new space at 1800 Argyle Street, the same space as tech hub Volta.
In a newsletter, the group said it is moving to facilitate a more integrated, collective approach to
Cleantech Innovation in NB Funded
Net Zero Atlantic’s Emerging Concepts & Technologies Research Program has received funding from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, with a further $1.15 million investment from Natural Resources Canada.
NRCan’s funding builds on previous
UNB Adopts Profitual’s Platform
Fredericton-based Profitual’s accounting software is being introduced into the University of New Brunswick’s management curriculum, marking the startup’s first agreement with a university.
Profitual will be used to teach financial forecasting and
B-Line Ceases Operations
After a decade of developing smart building technology, Halifax-based B-Line has wound down operations.
Founder and CEO Aaron Short posted on LinkedIn on Wednesday that “with a mix of emotions” he and his team had taken the difficult decision to
Three NS Companies in INMC Finals
Three rural Nova Scotian companies – Bioteem40, Petite Riviere Farming, and Bramble Hill Farms – have been named finalists in the International Network of Michelin Cities Start Up Pitch Competition.
These health-related companies were selected at
Woodward Family Boosts Entrepreneurship at MUN
The Woodward family has committed $500,000 to expand student entrepreneurship at Memorial University in St. John’s. The new capital will maintain the Mel Woodward Cup, the university’s flagship student startup competition.
Over the last ten years,
Five Firms Honoured at techNL Awards
CoLab AI, which makes AI-driven collaboration software for engineers, was named the Nasdaq Verafin Tech Company of the Year last week at the fifth annual techNL Industry Awards.
The industry association presented awards in five categories during an
Spark Nova Scotia Applications Open
Nova Scotia founders are invited to apply to Spark Nova Scotia, the contest for rural and coastal high-potential, knowledge-based businesses.
The contest is run in three regions — Cape Breton, North, and Southwest — and offers winners up to
Top 7 Over 70 Coming to Halifax
Calgary-based non-profit Top 7 Over 70 will hold an awards ceremony in Halifax next month which will celebrate the recent successes of adults over 70. It is the first time the awards will be held in Atlantic Canada.
The Top 7 Over 70 movement began
Versos AI Partners with Tape Ark
Saint John-based Versos AI has announced a partnership with Tape Ark to convert large volumes of video stored on physical tape into structured datasets for artificial intelligence systems.
Founded in 2023 by serial entrepreneur Chris Keevill,
