Chester, N.S.-based Sustane Technologies and Quebec-based Pyrovac have begun a long-term, strategic alliance that grants Sustane exclusive access to Pyrovac’s advanced reactor and related technology for waste plastic processing.

Sustane pioneers

The Ocean Startup Project has launched its latest Ocean Startup Challenge, inviting early-stage entrepreneurs to turn ideas into real-world impact by developing innovative solutions to ocean challenges.

The 2025 Challenge will support up to 15

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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,

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

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

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