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Last verified September 2026

Acceleration + funding
Open

GreenShoots

Invest Nova Scotia·NS

Current intake.

Funding + accelerationDeadline Sep 14, 2026
Early-stage

Offered through Invest Nova Scotia

Agri-food · BioeconomyApply
Non-dilutive funding
Open

Early 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
Ongoing

Invest Nova Scotia Venture Capital

Invest Nova Scotia·NS

Direct and fund investments.

Equity capital
Early-stageGrowth

Offered through Invest Nova Scotia

Priority innovation sectorsApply
Accelerator
Open / rolling

Propel e-Accelerator

Propel·NS; NB

Application process typically 3–4 weeks for early program.

Coaching + accelerator
IdeaPre-revenueEarly-stageGrowth

Offered through Propel

TechnologyApply
Equity investment
Ongoing

NBIF 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 intake

Venn 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 active

JEDI 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 full

Women 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 selected

WBNB 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