Canada needs a method to help early-stage startups access pools of capital that are generally targeting larger companies to help develop national champions, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday.

In the closing fireside chat

Dartmouth-based AI company Arken Innovations has received a round of investment from MaxWave Capital Inc., cementing a relationship in which the Arken technology will be used across the MaxWave portfolio of companies.

Founded by serial entrepreneur

Tribe Network, the Halifax hub that supports BIPOC entrepreneurs, is seeking applicants for its Tribe Innovation Hub: AI Stream, a 16-week applied venture validation program for Nova Scotia founders who are building AI-enabled startups.

In a

Fredericton-based cybersecurity company Lastwall has closed a $16 million round led by BDC Capital’s StrongNorth Fund and plans to use the money to expand sales to the Canadian government.

The round also included investments from the New Brunswick

Halifax-based health-monitoring venture HealthEMe has signed an MOU with Mexico's Ministry of Economy that allows the use of the platform in Mexico and collaboration on research and training.   

HealthEMe has developed its own platform which

Fredericton area economic development agency IGNITE has announced new funding from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to support the launch of the second cohort of its MERGE program at startup hub Planet Hatch.

The MERGE program connects

When Canada’s leading venture capitalists gather in Halifax this week, one hot topic will be a $750 million tug-of-war over the best way for Ottawa to support the innovation economy.

The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, or

Angel investment in both Atlantic Canada and the country overall was distressingly weak in 2025, recent data shows, prompting calls for more capital to be channeled into early-stage startups.

The National Angel Capital Organization, or NACO, issued

After 20 years of focused efforts to nurture the innovation economy, New Brunswick can now claim a more mature ecosystem with stronger companies emerging, said Jeff White, CEO of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

Speaking at the Venture

Eight first-year startups have been named to our list of Rookie All-Stars, which we publish each year in our Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report to showcase promising young companies.

While several of the companies are in the artificial

Near record funding. A rebound in new company launches. Megadeals in Newfoundland and Labrador. Notable strength in AI and medical technologies. Persistent concerns about early-stage funding.

Those are the headlines from Entrevestor’s 2025 Atlantic

Moncton-based VidCruiter, a global leader in using video in the hiring process, has launched a new artificial intelligence tool designed to score pre-recorded video interviews using client-approved rubrics.

The product, called AI Interview Scoring,