Supporters
Learn about the organizations supporting ocean innovation.
As in-kind sponsors of the Ocean Startup Challenge, these organizations will collectively provide more than $48,000 in services and resources to the finalists.
McInnes Cooper is among the 25 largest business and litigation law firms in Canada, with nearly 180 lawyers in six offices, serving clients across North America and abroad. The firm is a market leader in energy and natural resources, business, litigation, employment, tax, real estate and insurance law.
Enginuity is a creative engineering design company. They deploy our unique product discovery process to solve complex and challenging technical problems and deliver highly innovative, pragmatic, and cost-effective products and processes. They take you quickly and efficiently from brilliant idea to new product design to development strategy, building, testing, and commercialization.

IGNITE is Nova Scotia’s rural innovation hub where entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses work together. By providing structure, mentorship, and opportunities for startups to create, grow, and operate, the organization encourages everyone to explore entrepreneurship as a career path without restrictions. IGNITE promotes the growth of entrepreneurship in Nova Scotia across industries, including technology, oceans, and tourism sectors.
The Saint Mary’s University Entrepreneurship Centre creates opportunities to connect students with businesses through training, mentorship, coaching and consulting activities. With a focus on growth, innovation and cultivating the entrepreneurial mindset, the centre is committed to helping the Atlantic Canadian economy grow and prosper.
Thank you to our supporters!
If you’re interested in joining the forward-thinking organizations that are supporting ocean innovation, please reach out to challenge@oceanstartupproject.ca.