Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
VC Fund
Moncton, Canada
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is a VC fund in Moncton focused on Manufacturing and Software. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency works to create opportunities for economic growth in Atlantic Canada by helping businesses become more competitive, innovative and productive, by working with diverse communities to develop and diversify local economies, and by championing the strengths of Atlantic Canada. Together, with Atlantic Canadians, we are building a stronger economy.
- Total investments:
- 259
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 85%
Last updated:
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Industries Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency invests in
Stages Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency invests in
Countries Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $25k–$2M
- Grant
- $36k–$981k
- Debt Financing
- $141k–$1.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 45 (17%)
- Software 33 (13%)
- Health Care 25 (10%)
- Food and Beverage 22 (8%)
- Information Technology 21 (8%)
Stage
- Grant 143 (55%)
- Debt Financing 80 (31%)
- Seed 12 (5%)
- Pre-Seed 7 (3%)
- Funding Round 2 (1%)
Country
- Canada 226 (87%)
- United States 4 (2%)
- France 1 (0%)
- Switzerland 1 (0%)
- United Kingdom 1 (0%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gudie Hutchings
Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible
|
Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Trevor MacAusland
Economic Development Officer
|
Economic Development Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Beef Products is a food production company that processes and offers beef products and provides a variety of recipes. | $228K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
|
Bluefield Seeding Solutions
|
Bluefield Seeding Solutions is an agtech company. | $129.3K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | |
| Amalgamated Dairies manufactures dairy products such as milk, cheese, and butter. Amalgamated Dairies is a dairy enterprise that handles and controls milk picked up at farms and transports it to be processed, packaged, stored, and delivered. The major lines of production are cheddar and cheddar-type cheeses, and they do offer co-pack solutions forlocal and national food wholesalers and retailers. They are cheese manufacturers and have the most diverse dairy. Cheddar cheese, specialty cheese, butter, milk, ice cream, evaporated milk, and sweetened condensed milk are among their offerings. | $99K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Prince Edward Island Preserve Company is a supplier of chocolates, ice cream, and pancakes. | $554.2K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| East Point Potato 2009 is an agricultural company that produces and supplies fresh potatoes. | $498.1K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Livingston Steel provides structural and custom steel fabrication, erection, and related metalwork services for a range of construction and industrial projects. The company handles projects from small repairs and custom steelwork to large and complex structures such as pressure vessels, bridges, and wharfs. Its services include structural steel fabrication, custom metal fabrication, rebar fabrication and bending, mobile welding, plate cutting, plate rolling, and metal sales. Livingston Steel supports building projects including commercial buildings, retail facilities, and industrial installations. It serves clients in multiple sectors that require fabricated steel components and on-site erection services. | $248.6K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Royal Star Foods is a wholesale company that supplies a wide range of seafood, cooked meat, and restaurant delivery. | $302.2K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Bogside Brewing produces craft beer, cider, and SNAP vodka soda beverages. Its products include packaged beer, hard soda, and other ready-to-drink formats sold through its online store and physical taproom locations. The company operates taproom and beer garden venues with food options provided through restaurant partners. Customers can purchase beverages online for delivery across Prince Edward Island. Bogside Brewing also hosts live music and other events at its venues. | $105.2K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Canada’s Island Garden is a company which has fully license to produce and sell medicinal cannabis under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations in Canada (“ACMPR”), and has a 20,000 square foot indoor growing facility in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Plans are underway to expand the current facilities by an additional 250,000 square feet of greenhouse capacity at their current site. Currently CIG sells products direct to patients and through distributors. | $182.4K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Belfast Mini Mills manufactures fiber spinning machines for the cottage industry. | $123.1K / Grant / Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| See all 259 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
Innovacorp
16 deals together
Business Development Bank of Canada
11 deals together
Volta Labs
11 deals together
National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program
6 deals together
Business Development Bank of Canada
5 deals together
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
4 deals together
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FAQ
What does Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency invest in?
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency invests primarily in Manufacturing, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Grant and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 259 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency invest in?
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency typically joins rounds of $25k–$2M at Seed, $36k–$981k at Grant and $141k–$1.1M at Debt Financing. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency took part in.
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Who are the partners at Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency?
The team at Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency includes Gudie Hutchings (Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible) and Trevor MacAusland (Economic Development Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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