The round was led by Tall Grass Ventures of Calgary. New investors, the company said in a blog, included BDC Seed Fund, Verdex Capital and Skull Diamond & Heart Capital. Existing investors New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Koan Capital and East Valley Ventures also participated.

Picketa said the funding will be used to increase manufacturing, deployment and customer support for its LENS

Florian Villaumé, then the CEO of TechNL, posted in January 2026 that Newfoundland and Labrador is on track to become the No. 2 jurisdiction in the world for billion-dollar startups (or unicorns) per million people.

“That might sound bold — but the data and trajectory are real,” wrote Villaumé, who has since been succeeded in the CEO's post by Andrea King.

He produced data showing that Estonia is the top country in the world in this metric with 7.5 unicorns per

Under the contract, ZEMÎ will assess the Treaty Creek property, located in British Columbia's Golden Triangle mining district, near the Alaskan border. The results will be used to help Tudor Gold prioritize drill targets for its 2026 and 2027 exploration programs.

The startup develops AI-powered mineral prospectivity mapping tools designed to help mining companies identify areas

The company said the funding will support the development of an autonomous customer knowledge base, a system designed to combine information from public and private data sources to help companies identify potential customers and improve go-to-market strategies.

The round was led by N49P of Toronto, and the investors include Halifax-based Tidal Venture Partners and San Francisco-based Perplexity, which operates an AI-powered search

The award recognizes Dubey as a Co-Founder of St. John’s-based BioLabMate Composite Inc., a startup he co-founded with CEO Dr. Sarika Kumari. Although the prize was presented to him personally, the funding will be used to advance the company's commercialization efforts.

The Student Entrepreneur Climate Solutions Prize awards $100,000 to the first-place winner and $80,000 to the runner-up.

The milestone-based program now offers two streams aimed at companies at different stages of development.

The Growth Stream is designed for technology startups that are already in the market and are ready to increase revenue, expand market share and strengthen commercial traction. Invest Nova Scotia said the stream is particularly suited to companies using artificial intelligence and

The Innovation Den, held for the first time this year, named winners in three categories to recognize innovations that could create a measurable impact across Canada's healthcare system.​ HealthPRO Canada, which works in procurement in the healthcare industry, has established its National Healthcare Innovation Council to work with the winners on increasing adoption of their products across

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the office of Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston both issued statements announcing participation in the event in San Diego, California. The delegation will include 16 life sciences companies and research organizations from the region.

ACOA has provided a grant of $105,000 to the PEI BioAlliance to lead the regional delegation to the convention, which attracts more

The event that set the tone for 2025 in Nova Scotia’s innovation community was an announcement that came out of the blue in January. Two-year-old Sound Blade Medical said it had closed a US$16.5 million Series A funding round, which will help fund development and clinical trials of its product, an “advanced hand-held histotripsy technology.” In the simplest terms, the company has developed a compact tool that uses sound waves to cut tissue, including tumors.

The

Jesse Wiebe, executive director of the Canadian Startup Capital Association, or the CSCA, was arrested by Saskatoon police on May 17 and charged with willfully committing an indecent act and unlawfully entering a dwelling with intent to commit an indictable offence.

Police said in a release issued last month that an unidentified man allegedly entered a residence where he was unknown to the occupants. The individual appeared to