Niven Steps Down as CarbonCure CEO

Founder Robert Niven has stepped down as CEO of CarbonCure Technologies. The company has named Chief Financial Officer Kristal Kaye as Interim CEO.

The Dartmouth-based company issued a statement Monday saying Niven – who founded the company forerunner Carbon Sense Solutions in 2007 – will remain involved as a board member. The current CarbonCure company launched in 2012.

Under Niven’s

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MedReddie Partners with HealthPRO Canada

Saint John-based healthcare procurement company MedReddie has signed a partnership with HealthPRO Canada, which connects healthcare teams to the supplies and solutions they need to care for Canadians.

The collaboration combines MedReddie’s AI technology with HealthPRO Canada’s national sourcing expertise to improve how products and services are sourced, delivering faster, smarter, and more

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Veristart Chosen for VivaTech 2025

St. John's -based Veristart, which is improving the security around using construction equipment, has been selected as one of five global winners of the EDF Startup Challenge and will present at Viva Technology 2025.

EDF (Électricité de France) is recognizing startups that are redefining health and safety in high-risk environments, and has invited Veristart to Paris to meet with EDF and showcase

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East Coast Startups Pitch at Global Tech Event

Atlantic Canadian founders were among the hundreds of international entrepreneurs chosen to pitch to investors at the recent Web Summit Vancouver.

Web Summit started in Ireland in 2009, and last month’s conference was the first time the Web Summit had been held in North America.

The four-day event saw thousands of entrepreneurs and investors in Vancouver. Organizers said the event saw more than

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Meet our Rookie All-Stars

Each year in our Atlantic Canada Startup Data report, we present a roster of Rookie All-Stars, highlighting the more promising first-year startups in the region.

We admit it’s always the most subjective part of the report. We never have the metrics for idea-stage or pre-seed companies that we’d need in order to flag the true rising stars. We identify companies through competitions and our

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TechConnect Southeast Launching

An initiative designed to support newcomers and individuals facing barriers to employment in the tech sector is being launched by Moncton-based Venn Innovation and the McKenna Institute at University of New Brunswick.

TechConnect Southeast is designed for newcomers, underrepresented groups, and those lacking Canadian work experience. The program offers paid work placements, hands-on training,

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Profitual Closes $1M Round

Profitual, the Fredericton startup whose AI models help other startups master their financial projections, has closed a $1 million round of funding led by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

Two-and-a-half years after its initial $1 million funding round, the financial intelligence startup raised its second round with a $370,000 contribution from NBIF. It also received $40,000 from the

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Spark Nova Scotia Finalists Named

Spark Nova Scotia has announced this year’s finalists. The contest for rural and coastal high-potential, knowledge-based businesses is run in three regions — Cape Breton, North, and Southwest — and offers winners up to $50,000. Each geographical region functions independently, with its own applicant pool and local judges.

Each of the following finalists will pitch live at their regional events

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Angler Solutions Wins $50K Clean Energy Challenge

St. John’s-based Angler Solutions is the winner of the Clean Energy Infrastructure Optimization Challenge for its MESO (Model for Energy Systems Optimization), a software tool that integrates advanced geographic information system (GIS) mapping, environmental data, and scenario modelling to support informed decision-making when implementing renewable energy projects. 

“MESO enables smarter

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