Spark Nova Scotia, the contest for rural and coastal high-potential, knowledge-based businesses has announced this year’s winners.

The contest is run in three regions — Cape Breton, North, and Southwest — and offers winners up to $50,000. The

Aiming to provide growth-stage financing to Atlantic Canadian startups, a multi-fund investment group called AtlantiCan Growth Partners launched this week and could be writing cheques this summer.

Backed by private investors, AGP has named its

Saint John-based TrojAI, which has developed cybersecurity systems for artificial intelligence, has been acquired by A10 Networks of Silicon Valley for an undisclosed price.

The two companies announced the acquisition in a statement Monday, saying

St. John’s-based industry association techNL has revealed Andrea King’s appointment as its next CEO.

King takes over from Florian Villaumé, CEO for the last four years, who announced he is stepping down from his role in February this year.

King

The head of Canada’s newest investor group believes the Maritimes would be one of the big beneficiaries if the federal government adopts its plans for the innovation ecosystem.

Jesse Wiebe, the Executive Director of the Canadian Startup Capital

Applications are now open for the 2026 Ocean Startup Challenge, a national program that provides funding and support to early-stage Canadian oceantech startups.

The challenge will award up to $25,000 to as many as 15 startups. Participating

Early-bird tickets are now available for the Atlantic Technology Summit 2026, which will take place Nov. 18 in Dartmouth and Saint John.

Organizers say this year’s event will focus on the theme “Secure Velocity,” examining how organizations can

Halifax-based GIT Coatings has launched a new graphene-based propeller coating system and reported expanded adoption of its hull-coating technology by a major international shipping company.

The company unveiled XGIT-VORTEX, a three-layer propeller

Lab2Market programs delivered by the Ocean Startup Project and designed for participants interested in research commercialization and entrepreneurship are seeking applicants.

The Validate program, hosted by Memorial University in Newfoundland and

The event that set the tone for the Halifax innovation community in 2025 was an announcement that came out of the blue in January.

Two-year-old Sound Blade Medical said it had closed a US$16.5 million Series A funding round, which would help fund

Life Sciences Nova Scotia has opened applications for startups seeking to pitch at this year's BioPort Atlantic conference and is offering discounted early-bird registration rates ahead of the event's 25th anniversary gathering in Halifax.

The 25th

Halifax’s ROCarbon Labs, which helps building-owners benefit from carbon offsets, has been accepted into the 100+ Accelerator, where it’s gaining exposure to some of the world’s largest companies.

Co-Founder and CEO Megan McCarthy took in the