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  • May 11, 2026
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Myomar Molecular Closes $3.5M Round

  • May 11, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Halifax-based Myomar Molecular, which has developed a urine test that assesses muscle health, has closed a $3.5 million seed round that will help it expand into the U.S. and Asia.

In an interview, Co-Founder and CEO Rafaela Andrade said the round

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Novonix Spins Off Two Halifax Companies

  • May 11, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Dr. Chris Burns, the former CEO of Novonix Battery Technology Solutions, has taken the battery innovator’s Halifax operations private, setting up two new companies, each with a distinct focus.

 Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Novonix said last week it had

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NB Proposes Tax Credit Improvements

  • May 10, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

New Brunswick has proposed changes to its Small Business Investor Tax Credit program that will improve the incentives for companies and individuals investing in the province’s startups.

The provincial government issued a statement last week saying

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Three East Coast Startups at NACO’s Moonshots

  • May 08, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Three Atlantic Canadian startups – Aeon Blue, Aurea Technologies and Tracktile – were selected to pitch to investors at the 2026 NACO Summit held in Ottawa this week.

The three companies were among 27 pitching at Moonshot Ventures, which was a

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Ledwell Targets Investment, Infrastructure in Review

  • May 06, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

When Lauren Ledwell talks about her vision for the Prince Edward Island life sciences community, it doesn’t take her long to mention two words: investment and infrastructure.

These two words are likely to play a big role in the strategic review now

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Venture NL Model Showcased at NACO

  • May 06, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

Pelorus Venture Capital and the Venture NL Fund took centre stage at the 2026 NACO Summit on Wednesday, drawing applause for funding successful ventures, returning money to shareholders and attracting more capital.

Pelorus Founding Partner Chris

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Cape Breton Capital Backs Petite Riviere Farming

  • May 05, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

The Cape Breton Capital Group has invested $100,000 in Petite Riviere Farming Company, a Nova Scotia startup focused on agricultural innovation and value-added food products.

The company, founded by Gregg Curwin, produces nutritional supplements

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Labs 4 Atlantic Supports Student Innovation

  • May 04, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

A year after securing federal funding to lead the Atlantic region’s participation in the national Labs 4 network, the Nova Scotia Community College is celebrating a successful first year.

Labs 4 supports early-stage research commercialization with

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10 Companies Join ideaBUILD Spring Cohort

  • May 02, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

Emera ideaHUB, the Halifax-based early-stage, deeptech incubator, has named 10 startups that have been accepted into its Spring 2026 ideaBUILD program.

Designed to help founders transform ideas into real-world solutions, ideaBUILD supports physical

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23 Teams Enter Ocean Idea Challenge

  • Apr 29, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Propel Seeks Help with its Survey

  • Apr 29, 2026
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Tribe Moving to Volta Location

  • Apr 28, 2026
  • Carol Moreira

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

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