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Equity

Invest Nova Scotia early stage commercialisation support (formerly Innovacorp)

Status

Status not published

Rolling; contact Invest Nova Scotia directly. The former Innovacorp Spark competition series has not run under that name since the merger.

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Amount
Not published

Invest Nova Scotia (which absorbed Innovacorp and Nova Scotia Business Inc. in 2023) makes early-stage equity investments and provides incubation. Investment sizes are negotiated; the former Innovacorp Early Stage Commercialization Fund typically invested in the low hundreds of thousands of Canadian dollars.

Funder

Invest Nova Scotia

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling; contact Invest Nova Scotia directly. The former Innovacorp Spark competition series has not run under that name since the merger.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Nova Scotia-based knowledge economy startups.

How to apply

  1. Contact Invest Nova Scotia via the website.
  2. Submit business plan and financials.
  3. Due diligence.
  4. Investment or incubation agreement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://investnovascotia.ca/start-up-nova-scotia/venture-capital-investment

"We work to find, fund, and foster innovative Nova Scotia start-ups that strive to change the world."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: investnovascotia.ca

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