Recently Funded Startups in Nova Scotia
Updated Oct 2026
FundedIQ holds 93 funded startups in Nova Scotia and keeps their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details up to date. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Nova Scotia, along with the 93 most recently funded startups there.
The median disclosed round is $560K, with the middle half of rounds falling between $70K and $3.6M. Health Care, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies by sector. Halifax and Dartmouth hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in Nova Scotia. Startups in Nova Scotia closed 42 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 24 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $425M in disclosed capital.
Nova Scotia startups lean toward early stages and small teams. These companies are typically lean operations with limited staff. This profile favors vendors selling to agile founders or investors seeking early entry. The dominance of seed stage ventures means these targets lack heavy corporate infrastructure, making them responsive to direct outreach.
Nova Scotia funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
93 most recently funded startups in Nova Scotia
93 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Nova Scotia startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Nova Scotia closed 42 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 24 of them in the last 12, adding up to $425M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $560K, with the middle half running from $70K to $3.6M. 37 of 42 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Health Care, Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies, led by Health Care at 9. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in Nova Scotia
Sector counts across all 93 tracked companies in Nova Scotia. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in Nova Scotia?
Where funded startups in Nova Scotia are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in Nova Scotia
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Nova Scotia break down by stage.
A further 36 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Nova Scotia startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 93 funded startups in Nova Scotia currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (5 of 42 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in Nova Scotia is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 93 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in Nova Scotia?
FundedIQ tracks 93 funded startups in Nova Scotia. This page lists the 93 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in Nova Scotia raised?
Startups in Nova Scotia tracked by FundedIQ have raised $425M in disclosed capital across 42 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 24 rounds in the last 12 months. 37 of those 42 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Nova Scotia?
Health Care has the most, with 9 companies, followed by Manufacturing (9), Artificial Intelligence (7) and Biotechnology (6). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in Nova Scotia?
Halifax leads with 61 companies, then Dartmouth (17), Sydney (4) and Bedford (3).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in Nova Scotia?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $560K, and the middle half of rounds fall between $70K and $3.6M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in Nova Scotia?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 3 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (1) and Series A (1). A further 36 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Nova Scotia startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in Nova Scotia is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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