Atlantic Startups Win $325,000 at Startupfest, Taking More Than One-Third of $825,000 Pool
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Updated · entrevestor.com · Jul 13
Atlantic Startups Win $325,000 at Startupfest, Taking More Than One-Third of $825,000 Pool
1 articles · Updated · entrevestor.com · Jul 13
Summary
$325,000 went to three Atlantic Canadian startups at Montreal's Startupfest, with AgroGene, Finleaf and 3dBioFibR each landing six-figure awards.
AgroGene Solutions of Moncton took the $100,000 Best of the Fest Investment Prize for its honeybee hive diagnostics aimed at boosting crop productivity and sustainability.
Finleaf Technologies of Nova Scotia won the biggest combined haul at $125,000, including a $100,000 impact investment prize and a $25,000 Startup in Residence grant for turning aquaculture waste into fertilizer.
3dBioFibR of Halifax secured the $100,000 Dual-Use and Sovereign Tech Investment Prize for its collagen-fibre manufacturing process, after closing a $3 million funding round last year.
Startupfest distributed $825,000 through its Winners' Circle this year, with organizers saying prize values rose from 2025 as hundreds of scaling startups competed.