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

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

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

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

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.

ABK Biomedical late last year raised US$35 million (C$47.9 million) in a Series D financing round to support clinical trials, manufacturing expansion and development of a product to be used in treating liver cancer.

The Halifax-based medical device

New Minas, N.S.-based Elle, MD Biotechnologies has been recognized in the Emerging Category of the national CIX Startup Awards run by Toronto-based Elevate.

The awards are the largest national showcase of innovative tech companies, the group said

Applications have opened for the six-month GreenShoots program, designed for high-potential, early-stage, knowledge-based ventures based in Nova Scotia.

The program seeks innovators in the areas of agriculture, agri-food, bioeconomy, cleantech and

Chester, N.S.-based Sustane Technologies has announced major project milestones at its advanced recycling facility and welcomed Marc Donaldson as its new project director.

The company converts difficult-to-recycle plastics into valuable resources

Halifax-based Modest Tree has been awarded a $32 million subcontract by Fleetway Inc. to develop training systems for the Royal Canadian Navy’s future River-class destroyers.

Modest Tree will deliver immersive training platforms built from

The Sobey School of Business and the Venture Capital program at Saint Mary’s University have won the New England Venture Capital Investment Competition, marking the latest success for the Halifax university’s young venture capitalists.

VCIC is an

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