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  • Mar 02, 2026
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Optiml Tops 2K customers, Aims for 5K

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Five Finalists Named for Breakthru

  • Mar 02, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has announced the five finalists for its breakthru pitch competition, which features a total prize pot of $200,000.

The New Brunswick government’s innovation agency announced last year it was resurrecting the

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Anessa Partners With French Energy Firms

  • Mar 02, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Fredericton-based Anessa, which makes software for the biogas industry, has announced partnerships with two major French energy companies, TotalEnergies and CVE Biogaz.

Founded in 2017 by chief executive Amir Akbari and chief technology officer Dr.

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Optiml Tops 2K customers, Aims for 5K

  • Mar 01, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Optiml hit a significant milestone last month as the 100,000th financial plan was created using its platform, which automates retirement and estate planning.

Since it launched in September 2024, Optiml has attracted more than 2,000

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Ocean Idea Challenge Seeks Applicants

  • Feb 26, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

The Ocean Startup Project has opened applications for the 2026 Ocean Idea Challenge, a national early-stage three-month program that helps Canadians turn ideas into opportunities.

Selected teams can receive up to $8,000 and hands-on support to test

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Founders/CEOs: Please Fill In our Survey

  • Feb 26, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Now we’re into the new year, we’re ramping up our efforts to get startup CEOs to fill in our short, confidential survey.

We understand how busy everyone is so we hate to keep asking. But we also hear from a lot of founders that they appreciate our

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Enactus Canada Regional Exposition Approaching

  • Feb 24, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

Halifax will see postsecondary entrepreneurs compete in the Enactus Atlantic Canada Regional Exposition this week. 

Competitors will include future social entrepreneurs from educational institutions from across the Atlantic provinces. Local

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techNL Seeks New CEO

  • Feb 23, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

Florian Villaumé, CEO of industry association techNL for the last four years, has announced he is stepping down a year earlier than originally planned. The association is now seeking a new leader.

In a statement, techNL said that Villaumé has made

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Student Pitch Contest Returns to UNB

  • Feb 23, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

The J. Herbert Smith Centre at UNB Fredericton is seeking applicants for the RBC student pitching contest.

The finalists for the contest will have three minutes to pitch their idea to a panel of judges while vying for cash prizes.

The RBC Student

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Versos AI Launches Video Management Platform

  • Feb 23, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Saint John-based Versos AI has launched its Video Library Intelligence Platform, and announced its partnership with and strategic investment from CuriosityStream of Silver Springs, MD.

Founded in 2023 by serial entrepreneur Chris Keevill, Versos AI

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Genesis Launches Build48

  • Feb 22, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

St. John’s-based innovation hub Genesis is introducing Build48, a startup event where participants will take a problem to a launched product over two days.

Build48 is a hands-on experience focused entirely on execution, the group said in a press

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ACOA Puts $4M into N.S. Defence Companies

  • Feb 19, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) has announced funding of more than $4 million for nine Nova Scotia defence companies under the Regional Defence Investment Initiative.

The funds will assist with developing and manufacturing critical

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VC Surged in Region in 2025, Says CVCA

  • Feb 18, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Atlantic Canadian startups raised $348 million in venture capital in 2025, according to the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, or CVCA, driven by a strong fourth-quarter performance in Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.

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