Acceleration + funding
OpenGreenShoots
Invest Nova Scotia·NS
Current intake.
Funding + accelerationDeadline Sep 14, 2026
Early-stage
Offered through Invest Nova Scotia
Agri-food · BioeconomyApply
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Non-dilutive funding
OpenEarly Stage Commercialization Fund
Invest Nova Scotia·NS
Current intake.
Project fundingDeadline Oct 5, 2026
Pre-revenue
Offered through Invest Nova Scotia
Research · TechnologyApply
Equity investment
OngoingInvest Nova Scotia Venture Capital
Invest Nova Scotia·NS
Direct and fund investments.
Equity capital
Early-stageGrowth
Offered through Invest Nova Scotia
Priority innovation sectorsApply
Equity investment
OngoingNBIF Startup Investment Fund
NBIF·NB
Referenced in Venn June 2026 newsletter; verify exact fund page before publishing amount.
Up to $200,000 pre-seed investment
Early-stage
Offered through New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF)
TechnologyApply
Incubator
Upcoming intakeVenn Garage
Venn Innovation·NB
Next open pitch listed as coming soon.
Coaching, mentors, workspace, network
Pre-revenueEarly-stage
Offered through Venn Innovation
TechnologyApply
Incubator
Program activeJEDI Indigenous Business Incubator
JEDI·NB
Track next cohort intake separately.
Training, coaching, mentorship, funding connections
IdeaPre-revenueEarly-stage
Offered through Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI)
AllApply
Training
In progress / cohort fullWomen Entrepreneurship 101
Women in Business New Brunswick·NB
English cohort full; keep as recurring program resource.
8-week startup trainingDeadline Sep 1, 2026
IdeaPre-revenue
Offered through Women in Business New Brunswick
AllApply
Mentorship
2026 cohort selectedWBNB Business Mentorship
Women in Business New Brunswick·NB
Recruitment deadline passed; track next intake.
7-month mentorship + group sessions
Early-stageGrowth
Offered through Women in Business New Brunswick
AllApply
Seed grant
ActiveRBC Technology Commercialization Program
UNB J. Herbert Smith Centre·NB
Student-specific.
Up to $10,000 across phases
IdeaPre-revenue
Offered through J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship
TechnologyApply
Customer validation program
OpenGenesis Evolve
Genesis·NL
Current official page; deadline extended to Sept 21.
Seven-week validation program
IdeaPre-revenue
Offered through Genesis
Technology · AllApply