There’s a troubling metric we’re discovering as we work on our next Atlantic Canada Startup Data report. For the first time, the startup community appears to be shrinking. As of right now, we have 732 innovation-driven companies in the Entrevestor

Invest Nova Scotia and partners are seeking early-stage agri-technology and bioeconomy companies to apply for GreenShoots programming.

GreenShoots is for companies in the agriculture, agri-food, bioeconomy, clean technology, and related sectors and

The technology created by Halifax medtech startup MIMOSA Diagnostics has been acknowledged as an assessment tool by U.S. Medicare and Medicaid providers, allowing the company to scale south of the border.

In November of last year, U.S. Medicare and

The competition that trains student venture capitalists in real world situations is going national with student entrepreneurs from across the country arriving to pitch their businesses to young venture capitalists in Halifax.

Until now, the

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:

Dalhousie University has announced that two programs for entrepreneurial-minded students, researchers and faculty from across Canada are now open for applications.

Collide Launch and Lab2Market Launch 2025 are looking for applicants who believe

Canadian innovators are asked to present technical solutions that lower maintenance costs while boosting the reliability and performance of remote clean energy infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The winner of the econext Clean Energy

Dash Social, the social media management company formerly known as Dash Hudson, was named the Business of the Year at the Halifax Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Halifax Business Awards on Monday.

We believe it’s the first time a venture-backed startup

With universities facing lower international student enrolments and drop-out rates sky-high, now is a good time to launch a business that focuses on student retention, said Newfoundland-based Founder Girish Verma.

Verma has started Lunisity

The province of Nova Scotia is providing new funding to Life Sciences Nova Scotia, the industry association that supports life sciences companies. The $1.4 million contribution through the province’s Community Economic Development Fund will support

Island Abbey Nutritionals, the maker of Honibe honey-based gummies and lozenges, has agreed to be acquired by TopGum Gummiceuticals for US$20 million (C$29.1 million) plus future considerations.

Charlottetown-based Island Abbey has been a

Leslie Magee has been appointed Board Chair of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

Magee first joined NBIF’s Board of Directors in 2020, and her appointment as Chair builds on the governance and leadership NBIF has established over the past