Four Start-Ups Selected for Latest GreenShoots Program

Guelph/Halifax, – Bioenterprise Canada Corporation, Greenspring Bioinnovation 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 eighth 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 four start-ups selected for GreenShoots this round.

BioLabMate – Sarika Kumari, Sanjay Dubey – Sydney – $40,000
Ocean-based materials to replace single-use plastic waste from research labs and medical facilities

Genuine Taste – Emily Farrar, Pooya Mamaghani – Sydney – genuinetaste.co – $40,000
Cell-cultured fat to improve the taste of alternative meat

HOPE Pet Food – Sofia Bonilla – Dartmouth – hopepetfood.ca – $40,000
Nutritious and sustainable pet food with ingredients from insects, algae and fungi

Profillet – Greg Potter, Doug McNish, Ricardo Martinez, Steve George, Laura Hackl – Halifax – profillet.ca – $30,000
Nutritious and affordable whole-cut, plant-based fish fillets