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 municipal needs and startup solutions, creating opportunities for new startups to validate their businesses while offering cost-effective solutions to

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 CVCA, is hosting its annual Invest Canada conference in Halifax Tuesday through Thursday. It will be the first time the CVCA has met on the East Coast

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 a paper last week saying that investors within its network deployed $113.8 million via 490 funding rounds in 2025. That amount of capital was down

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 Capital Outlook held Wednesday in Fredericton’s Planet Hatch, White said the new environment is an improvement on the unpredictability of the last few

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 intelligence space, the list this year touches on a range of disciplines, from creating packaging from seaweed to modernizing the weighing of trucks. All of

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 Canada Data Report, which we’re launching today at the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation's Venture Capital Outlook in Fredericton. But the most

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, is intended to help employers evaluate large numbers of candidates while reducing differences in how recruiters assess interview responses. The

Calgary-based non-profit Top 7 Over 70 held an awards ceremony in Halifax last week which celebrated the recent successes of adults over 70. It was the first time the awards were held outside Alberta and organizers said the program is expanding rapidly.

The movement began nine years ago when senior Jim Gray, a businessman and philanthropist, established a program to challenge stereotypes about

We will release our 2025 Atlantic Canada Startup Data report at an event hosted by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation on May 20 at 9 a.m. at Planet Hatch in Fredericton.

The annual Venture Capital Outlook presentation, headlined by NBIF and Entrevestor, will examine venture capital activity, startup performance and investment trends across Atlantic Canada and in New Brunswick.

You can

Sydney-based e-fuels company Aeon Blue, which is raising $4 million to finance its first pilot project, has been named the Startup Venture of the Year at the Canadian Cleantech Awards.

The sibling team of CEO Lark Meadows and CTO Deóis Ua Cearnaigh received the award Wednesday evening at the ceremony in Vancouver. The awards were hosted by Foresight Canada, which promotes climate-tech