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 Association, or CSCA, said in an interview last week that his group’s recommendations could generate more investment activity in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and P.E.I. It’s badly needed, he said, although he also notes the Maritimes overall have a stronger investment climate than his native province of Saskatchewan and neighbouring Manitoba.

His

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 companies will also receive mentorship, specialized programming and access to a network of industry experts and ocean-sector partners across Canada.

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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 adopt artificial intelligence and other digital technologies while maintaining security, trust and operational discipline.

The summit is aimed at

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 coating system, at the recent Posidonia 2026 shipping exhibition in Greece, during a ceremony with classification society Lloyd's Register. GIT said

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 Labrador is designed to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset among post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and faculty. Participants receive a

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 development and clinical trials of its product, an “advanced hand-held histotripsy technology”. (In the simplest terms, the company had developed a

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 annual BioPort Atlantic will take place Sept. 22 to 24 at the Halifax Convention Centre, bringing together members of the life sciences sector from

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 opening sessions last week at the headquarters of the global brewer AB InBev in Belgium.

The 100+ Accelerator has accepted 47 startups from around the

Research Nova Scotia is inviting students, researchers and early-career professionals from across Atlantic Canada to apply for Falling Walls Lab Atlantic Canada, a pitch competition for ideas aimed at addressing global challenges.

Applications are open until July 17, and organizers are encouraging participants from a range of disciplines to submit proposals highlighting innovative research,

The national Melamoon pitch contest is coming to the Maritimes, offering Black founders the chance to win $200,000 in prizes, mentorship, and national exposure.

Melamoon is a national opportunity for Black founders who are ready to scale, Halifax-based Tribe Network, a support group for founders who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour, said in its newsletter.

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