Nova Scotia
State · Canada · Pop. 1.1M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Nova Scotia
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Nova Scotia-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Nova Scotia - 2026
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.
* Conversion rates are derived from current counts.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Nova Scotia
VC investment into Nova Scotia-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
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.
Location comparison
How Nova Scotia stacks up
Compare Nova Scotia with peers from the same country (Canada) — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top regions in Canada ranked by combined EV. Nova Scotia's row is highlighted (#6).
| # | 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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