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 Databank, a drop of 11 percent from a year ago.

These are only preliminary numbers and we hope to hear about more new companies from their founders or

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 is offered by Invest NS, the Greenspring Bioinnovation Hub and Bioenterprise Canada. 

Successful applicants will receive up to $40,000 in

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 Medicaid accepted the portable imaging solution the MIMOSA Pro as a tool to be used in assessing patients prior to the use of skin substitutes in

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 regional Venture Capital Investment Competition, now in its eighth year, has only featured entrepreneurs from the Atlantic region. This year, the 12 teams of

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: policymakers rely on our research to design programs – programs that help you! -- so it’s important that we get as many submissions as possible.

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 their research and/or ideas may be the cornerstone of a budding business, the Halifax university said in a social media post.

Collide Launch is a

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 Infrastructure Optimization Challenge will receive a $50,000 cash prize as well as tailored support to accelerate their solution, and exposure to leaders

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 has won the top corporate prize at the annual awards.

The company, founded by CEO Thomas Rankin and CTO Tomek Niewiarowski in 2023, has grown to

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 Software to provide technical infrastructure to Student Life Teams in Canadian Universities. His Engage software facilitates the collection of data on

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 the association’s work in helping companies, and create opportunities for professionals to develop their skills, the group said in a press release.