Dr. Chris Burns, the former CEO of Novonix Battery Technology Solutions, has taken the battery innovator’s Halifax operations private, setting up two new companies, each with a distinct focus.

 Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Novonix said last week it had completed the transaction, which will result in the creation of a consultancy business called Avrion Battery Labs and a product-focused business

New Brunswick has proposed changes to its Small Business Investor Tax Credit program that will improve the incentives for companies and individuals investing in the province’s startups.

The provincial government issued a statement last week saying the proposed amendments are aimed at improving access to capital for New Brunswick startups while encouraging investment in sectors considered

Three Atlantic Canadian startups – Aeon Blue, Aurea Technologies and Tracktile – were selected to pitch to investors at the 2026 NACO Summit held in Ottawa this week.

The three companies were among 27 pitching at Moonshot Ventures, which was a group of innovation-driven companies from across Canada. They were chosen from more than 100 ventures nominated by member organizations of NACO, or the

When Lauren Ledwell talks about her vision for the Prince Edward Island life sciences community, it doesn’t take her long to mention two words: investment and infrastructure.

These two words are likely to play a big role in the strategic review now being carried out by the PEI BioAlliance – the organization that named Ledwell its new CEO last autumn.

Under her predecessor, Rory Francis, the

Pelorus Venture Capital and the Venture NL Fund took centre stage at the 2026 NACO Summit on Wednesday, drawing applause for funding successful ventures, returning money to shareholders and attracting more capital.

Pelorus Founding Partner Chris Moyer was featured Wednesday in the first fireside chat at the National Angel Capital Organization’s annual get-together in Ottawa. Joined by NACO CEO

The Cape Breton Capital Group has invested $100,000 in Petite Riviere Farming Company, a Nova Scotia startup focused on agricultural innovation and value-added food products.

The company, founded by Gregg Curwin, produces nutritional supplements made from freeze-dried micro-greens and operates under the GoMicro brand.

“From the outset, what stood out most [about Petite Riviere Farming] was the

A year after securing federal funding to lead the Atlantic region’s participation in the national Labs 4 network, the Nova Scotia Community College is celebrating a successful first year.

Labs 4 supports early-stage research commercialization with the aim of strengthening inter-institutional collaboration and helping student founders move closer to market, the group said in a press release.

As

Emera ideaHUB, the Halifax-based early-stage, deeptech incubator, has named 10 startups that have been accepted into its Spring 2026 ideaBUILD program.

Designed to help founders transform ideas into real-world solutions, ideaBUILD supports physical product development. The 10-month program offers founders a $10,000 grant towards prototyping materials, a 12-week bootcamp, and leading industry

The Ocean Startup Project has accepted 23 teams for its 2026 Ocean Idea Challenge, including 11 from Atlantic Canada.

The Idea Challenge is the OSP’s entry-level competition, in which novice oceantech entrepreneurs can conduct customer discovery and get an idea of whether their idea could lead to a viable business. Successful teams can graduate to the Ocean Startup Challenge, for teams

Propel, Atlantic Canada’s virtual tech accelerator, is asking members of the Atlantic Canadian startup community to complete a survey to help it assess the ecosystem.

The organization has released its confidential survey – which you can find here – and is asking founders, CEOs and others to take the time to fill it out.

Propel in January welcomed James Geneau as its new CEO, and under his