Eight first-year startups have been named to our list of Rookie All-Stars, which we publish each year in our Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report to showcase promising young companies.

While several of the companies are in the artificial

Near record funding. A rebound in new company launches. Megadeals in Newfoundland and Labrador. Notable strength in AI and medical technologies. Persistent concerns about early-stage funding.

Those are the headlines from Entrevestor’s 2025 Atlantic

Moncton-based VidCruiter, a global leader in using video in the hiring process, has launched a new artificial intelligence tool designed to score pre-recorded video interviews using client-approved rubrics.

The product, called AI Interview Scoring,

Calgary-based non-profit Top 7 Over 70 held an awards ceremony in Halifax last week which celebrated the recent successes of adults over 70. It was the first time the awards were held outside Alberta and organizers said the program is expanding

We will release our 2025 Atlantic Canada Startup Data report at an event hosted by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation on May 20 at 9 a.m. at Planet Hatch in Fredericton.

The annual Venture Capital Outlook presentation, headlined by NBIF and