• Is your start-up ready to flourish?

    Receive up to $40,000 for your agri-technology or bioeconomy company.

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  • A Seat at the Table

    CVCA elects Lidija Marusic to its board of directors.

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  • Immigrate to Canada and Build Your Start-Up

    Stay tuned for the results of our hunt!

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  • Looking for support?

    Innovacorp has curated a comprehensive list of crowdsourced resources, guidance and information for Nova Scotia’s start-ups and entrepreneurs. 

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  • For some, the sky's the limit. For Alan, it's just the beginning.

    Alentic is changing the face of medicine – one pinprick at a time.

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  • Researchers, this could be your first breakthrough!

    Move your research to market with ESCF.

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  • Get support as you sprint to your venture’s next milestone.

    Tell us about your customer-validated solution.

     

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  • Congratulations, ABK!

    Medical device innovator ABK Biomedical recently raised the largest venture capital round ever in Nova Scotia.

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  • Home is where your start-up is.

    Build your start-up – and your home – in Canada.

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  • Mo is improving women’s health.

    And we love him to bits for it.

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  • Jordan sweats the small stuff.

    Like quantum physics.

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  • George is mastering light.

    We think he's making the world a brighter place.

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  • Richard’s views are sky high.

    That’s how we know he’ll produce a bountiful yield.

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  • Rob’s changing the world – block by block.

    He’s adding something green to the mix.

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Launching a new venture? Building a promising company? Stepping up your company’s game? Have an innovation that can change the world? We can help.

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Acceleration Initiatives

The word "acceleration" is all the rage right now in the start-up world. We tried hard to avoid the cliché, but just couldn't find a better label for all the "stuff" we offer start-ups on top of risk capital and incubation infrastructure and services. Learn more about the ways we can help you.

GreenShoots Program
GreenShoots

Support for early stage technology companies in the agri-technology and bioeconomy sectors.
Global Blue Innovation Challenge

An opportunity for ocean technology start-ups from outside Canada who want to move to Nova Scotia.
Early Stage Commercialization Fund

Helping move Nova Scotia university, college and university-affiliated hospital research to market.
Intersect Challenge

Where established businesses and entrepreneurship meet.

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Incubation

Our incubation facilities offer your emerging technology company the environment it needs to grow stronger, faster. Learn how incubators increase success and save money.

Start-Up Yard at COVE

Space and support for ocean technology start-ups.
The Labs at Innovacorp

Where entrepreneurship flourishes.
The Bays at Innovacorp

A home for Nova Scotia’s technology entrepreneurs.