Angel investment in both Atlantic Canada and the country overall was distressingly weak in 2025, recent data shows, prompting calls for more capital to be channeled into early-stage startups.

The National Angel Capital Organization, or NACO, issued

After 20 years of focused efforts to nurture the innovation economy, New Brunswick can now claim a more mature ecosystem with stronger companies emerging, said Jeff White, CEO of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.

Speaking at the Venture

Eight first-year startups have been named to our list of Rookie All-Stars, which we publish each year in our Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report to showcase promising young companies.

While several of the companies are in the artificial

Near record funding. A rebound in new company launches. Megadeals in Newfoundland and Labrador. Notable strength in AI and medical technologies. Persistent concerns about early-stage funding.

Those are the headlines from Entrevestor’s 2025 Atlantic

Moncton-based VidCruiter, a global leader in using video in the hiring process, has launched a new artificial intelligence tool designed to score pre-recorded video interviews using client-approved rubrics.

The product, called AI Interview Scoring,