While the best startups in Atlantic Canada performed well in 2024, the region’s startup community overall witnessed declining numbers of companies and employees and a disturbing drop in early-stage funding.

These are the key findings of the 2024 Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report, launched today at an event in Fredericton, hosted by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. It was the most

New Brunswick agtech company CropMind has closed a $500,000 funding round, led by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and BKR Capital.

CropMind was co-founded by Damilare O. Odumosu and Rilwan Shokunbi, both of whom are graduates of the Masters of Technology, Management and Entrepreneurship program at University of New Brunswick. They’ve developed a company that helps farmers of such crops

St. John’s-based atlantiq AI has received a grant of $64,425 from Newfoundland and Labrador's Business Growth Program in support of its Jarbiz software.

Jarbiz is an AI-powered copilot for enterprise-use cases. The software helps workers tackle complex information challenges by automating time-consuming analysis and synthesis tasks.

“Think of Jarbiz as building a foundational intelligence layer

For the second year in a row, students from Saint Mary’s University have been named Canada’s national champions in a countrywide competition. This means Saint Mary’s will represent Canada at the Enactus World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, in September, competing against student teams from around the world.

Enactus Canada is a charity that focuses on inspiring post-secondary students to initiate and

The recent difficulties in pre-seed and seed funding have continued into 2025 in both Atlantic Canada and the country as a whole, new data from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) indicates.

The national organization on Wednesday issued its statistics for the first quarter of 2025, and the report shows that Atlantic Canadian startups raised a total of $36 million

Halifax-based Freshr Sustainable Technologies, which makes all-natural food packaging, announced Tuesday that it has closed a seed round, with which it hopes to expand manufacturing and sales.

The company said in a press release that returning investor Invest Nova Scotia led the round, and was joined by: Diamond Edge Ventures, an investment arm of Mitsubishi Chemical Group of Japan; Nàdarra

Emerging from the Energia Ventures accelerator, Moncton-based recruitment automation startup CandidateHub.io is working on closing a pending investment round with a target of about $500,000.

In an interview following the Energia Demo Day, CandidateHub Founder and CEO Brad DiPaolo said the company is now going through due diligence with a potential lead investor for the round, and he hopes he

Dalhousie University’s Emera ideaHUB has announced the launch of its Spring 2025 ideaBUILD cohort, welcoming 10 deep tech startups that are building solutions to improve global health.

The ideaBUILD accelerator helps deeptech startups develop and manufacture their products, providing funding, engineering expertise, and venture coaching. The program is designed to support startups developing

Halifax-based ONSIDE is offering a free AI program for early-stage female founders with under $1 million in annual revenue and 1 to 10 employees.

Held in Halifax, the Early AI Adoption Lab is an in-person program designed to teach early-stage entrepreneurs practical AI skills.

"No tech jargon, no complex theories, just clear, actionable strategies you can put in place right away," the group

We’re pleased to announce that Entrevestor’s 2024 Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report will be launched May 20 in a presentation at Planet Hatch in Fredericton.

Our 11th annual startup data report will highlight trends last year in the Atlantic Canadian startup community, including the number of companies, launches and failures, employment, revenue growth and funding. We have already reported