Nova Scotia
State · Canada · Pop. 1.1M
Adjacent regions by EV
Startup funnel
Nova Scotia's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Academia
Nova Scotia's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Nova Scotia.
Vs. similarly-sized ecosystems
How Nova Scotia stacks up
Peers chosen from the same country (Canada), sized closest to Nova Scotia by combined EV. The scatter plots growth × current size — outliers in the upper-right are ecosystems compounding fastest.
Top overview
Canada — top regions
Top regions in Canada ranked by combined EV. Nova Scotia's row is highlighted.
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario | $379B | 14.8× | 36 | $2.8B | 4,279 |
| 2 | British Columbia | $82.4B | 9.6× | 22 | $1.3B | 2,031 |
| 3 | Quebec | $70.6B | 3.8× | 14 | $1B | 1,356 |
| 4 | Alberta | $24.8B | 4.7× | 8 | $380.7M | 1,174 |
| 5 | Newfoundland and Labrador | $3.9B | 68.4× | 1 | $86.2M | 58 |
| 6 | Nova Scotia | $3B | 6.3× | 0 | $163.3M | 237 |
| 7 | New Brunswick | $1.5B | 3.3× | 0 | $5.4M | 91 |
| 8 | Saskatchewan | $1.4B | 13.4× | 0 | $4M | 75 |
| 9 | Manitoba | $1.3B | 4.3× | 0 | $107.7M | 76 |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | $104.6M | — | 0 | $5.4M | 17 |
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