In examining Atlantic Canada’s oceantech sector, one fact that is often overlooked is how tantalizingly close it is to boasting its first unicorn – a company valued at $1 billion.

While this article is largely a summary of the oceantech sector in

A month after drawing investment from TLT East Ventures, Fredericton-based fintech company SnapTrade has partnered with Tickblaze Partners to help the Houston-based futures-trading app to expand into equities and cryptocurrencies.

SnapTrade – the

St. John’s-based Kraken Robotics has completed a $115 million funding exercise on the TSX Venture Exchange, hitting the top of a funding range it outlined last month.

Kraken, which specializes in next-generation sonar systems and unmanned platforms

The federal government last week announced loans totalling $2.5 million to three Halifax companies – Liveable Cities, Oberland Agriscience and Kindred AI – to help them adopt artificial intelligence.

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is

Halifax-based health-monitoring venture HealthEMe has re-focused its attention to monitor the management of all chronic diseases as well as mental health.

The company was spun out of Halifax ad agency WeUsThem in early 2023 as a separate software

Less than a year after being named to the Deloitte Fast 50 of Canada’s fastest-growing companies, WeyMedia is setting the audacious goal of actually accelerating its revenue growth – by a lot.

The Dieppe, NB-based personal finance company is best

Reflecting broader trends across the Atlantic Canadian landscape, Halifax’s startup community is evolving into two distinct tiers: a high-performing group of growth-stage ventures, and a larger pool of startups facing mounting challenges in a tough

Accelerate Tech organizers are seeking applicants for the program that offers coaching, capital connections, and a founder community to BIPOC entrepreneurs.

The program is run by Halifax-based Tribe Network, a support organization for Atlantic

A multi-disciplinary team of undergraduate students from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Marine Institute have taken home various prizes from an international robotics contest.

Since being founded in 2002, Eastern Edge

Halifax-based ImmigrateAI Global has launched PR Compass, a platform geared toward immigrants already in Canada – particularly those in healthcare, construction, and other high-demand sectors – who are attempting to gain permanent residency. 

“If

This year’s Atlantic Technology Summit will be held in Dartmouth, N.S., and Dieppe, N.B. at the same time. The event will take the theme "The Atlantic Edge: Talent, Growth and Sustainability".

Writing on LinkedIn, organizers said the theme covers:

Invest Nova Scotia is looking for early-stage tech companies to take part in Accelerate, its milestone-based program that helps Nova Scotia founders get investment-ready.

The program is delivered virtually over five months. Organizers are looking