The annual Venture Capital Outlook presentation, headlined by NBIF and Entrevestor, will examine venture capital activity, startup performance and investment trends across Atlantic Canada and in New Brunswick.

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Speakers at the event will include Jeff White, chief executive officer of NBIF; Peter Moreira of Entrevestor; and Daniel Armali, NBIF’s Vice-President of Investments.

White will provide an

The sibling team of CEO Lark Meadows and CTO Deóis Ua Cearnaigh received the award Wednesday evening at the ceremony in Vancouver. The awards were hosted by Foresight Canada, which promotes climate-tech innovation.

Aeon Blue is developing technology that delivers sustainable e-fuels while simultaneously capturing carbon dioxide and generating high-value co-products. Its integrated hydrogen and carbon capture

The funding is provided through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program.

The companies receiving funding are:

Halifax Honey Company, Bedford, Nova Scotia 

Received: $33,750

The Halifax Honey Company is engaging expertise to optimize production processes as it scales to meet growing demand across Canada. This initiative will help the company expand into new

The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, or CVCA, released its first quarter data today, revealing that only four Atlantic Canadian companies closed VC rounds from January to March, with a total value of $22.4 million. It was a steep drop from the first quarter of 2025, when the region’s startups raised $36 million in seven deals.

The weak showing on the East Coast was part of a

In an interview, Co-Founder and CEO Rafaela Andrade said the round comprised $1.6 million in equity investment, led by the Northern Ontario Angels, and $1.9 million in non-dilutive funding. The organizations contributing to the round include the Ontario Centre of Innovation and the Ontario Heritage Fund. The $3.5 million total exceeded the company’s original goal of a $3 million raise.

Myomar’s test assesses

 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 called Dryve Battery Materials Inc.

Burns is the CEO of Dryve, which will aim to commercialize a platform for lithium-ion cathode materials. Novonix has taken a 15 percent stake in Dryve and seeded the

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 strategically important to the provincial economy.

“Through the promotion of strategic, targeted investments, we are recognizing the importance that strategic sectors play in the province’s economy and

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 National Angel Capital Organization, which represents more than 4,000 Canadian angel investors.

NACO said the ventures pitching at Moonshot this year had collectively raised more than $190 million.

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 association for the life sciences cluster on the Island boasted several decades of growth. In fact, its 40-plus private-sector members booked $634 million in revenue in 2024 (the most recent figures

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 Claudio Rojas, Moyer told how his group grew from a single $14 million fund in 2015 to now being on the verge of closing its third fund, worth $50 million. Its portfolio companies include CoLab