Six Start-Ups Selected for Latest GreenShoots Program

Guelph/Halifax, 14 December 2023 – Bioenterprise Canada Corporation, the Nova Scotia Innovation Hub and Invest Nova Scotia are announcing the companies selected for their latest GreenShoots program intake. Each start-up receives up to $40,000 and business guidance from seasoned professionals to put their plans into action.

This is the seventh cohort for GreenShoots, an initiative launched in 2020 to support early-stage Nova Scotia companies focused on innovation in agriculture, food, bioproducts, clean technology, and related sectors.

Below are the six start-ups selected for GreenShoots this round.

Agapyo – Jeff Kostos, Alina Grenier-Arellano, Monika Rak – Sydney – $40,000
Biodegradable and bio-sourced replacement for petroleum-based ABS plastic in consumer products

Clean Valley CIC – Nicholas LaValle, Hunter Bishop, Timothy Edmonds – Dartmouth – $10,000
Technology to turn land-based fish farm waste water into a profit center using microalgae and oysters

Lillianah Technologies – Benjamin Slotnick – Dartmouth – $40,000
Algae-based solution to remove carbon from the ocean and restore balance to marine ecosystems

Marin X – Sheamus MacDonald, Aleksandr Stabenow – Dartmouth, NS – $30,000
Real-time aquaculture monitoring to optimize fish health, sustainability, and production efficiency

Mycaro – Katie McNeill – Kentville, NS – $30,000
Upcycled protein using the power of mycelium

Scotiaderm – Johanna Mercer, Dr. Ann Gordon – Port Williams, NS – $30,000
Topical solutions for the prevention and treatment of moisture-associated skin damage

Learn more about GreenShoots.