10 Nova Scotia Start-Ups Take the Global Stage at Web Summit Vancouver

This May, Web Summit Vancouver returns as one of the world’s premier gatherings of technology leaders, bringing together thousands of founders, investors, and decision-makers shaping the future of global innovation.

Among them is a high-growth delegation of 10 start-ups from Nova Scotia, supported by Invest Nova Scotia, each ready to showcase scalable solutions and compete on the world stage.

From AI and SaaS to ocean technology, sport science, and digital platforms, these start-ups reflect the breadth of Nova Scotia’s innovation economy. Their technologies address both everyday challenges and complex industry needs, designed not just for local impact, but for global markets.

At Web Summit, the delegates will each exhibit, pitch to international investors, and engage directly with partners and customers, advancing export opportunities, and accelerating global growth.

“The companies joining us this year reflect the depth and diversity of Nova Scotia’s tech ecosystem,” said Valerie Caswell, Export Development Executive at Invest Nova Scotia. “They’re building practical, high-impact solutions with global potential. Web Summit gives them a powerful platform to connect with international partners, validate their offerings, and take meaningful steps toward global growth.”

Meet the 10 Nova Scotia start-ups making their mark at Web Summit Vancouver 2026

Audoji Inc. (Audoji)
Audoji is a text message marketing platform that enables organizations to deliver audio-visual powered SMS/RCS campaigns. By delivering media-rich experiences directly to native messaging apps, Audoji bypasses digital noise, achieving 30%+ click-through rates, helping businesses scale revenue through direct-to-consumer communication.
Contact: Shannon Nudds
Exhibiting Status: ALPHA

Bean AI Inc. (Bean)
Bean is an AI-powered meal planning platform for busy families. It simplifies weekly meal planning by automating recipe discovery, generating smart grocery lists, and balancing nutrition, reducing the time, effort, and mental load of managing food at home.
Contact: Vansh Sood
Exhibiting Status: ALPHA

D3 Technologies Inc. (D3 Technologies)
D3 Technologies provides a customizable, DNS-based content filtering platform designed for internet devices with MDM capabilities currently available for Franklin hotspots and Android devices. Organizations can apply policies at the account, group, or device level using category-based controls or URL rules. The solution also includes MDM capabilities such as MAC filtering and data usage monitoring, along with device Wi-Fi management and cellular data plan support across Canada and the United States.
Contact: Alex Doucet
Exhibiting Status: ALPHA

Floqer Inc. (Floqer)
Floqer is an AI-powered go-to-market (GTM) automation platform that eliminates the manual work behind CRM maintenance and GTM data engineering. Through public APIs, Floqer enables agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and custom LLMs to orchestrate multi-step workflows that enrich records across 80+ data sources using waterfall enrichment, track intent signals, and clean and structure data with specialized AI agents, before routing scored, deduplicated records directly into your CRM. No code. No tab-switching. No stale data.

Trusted by high-growth and enterprise B2B teams globally, including Perplexity, AngelList, Wise, and Natera, Floqer helps organizations achieve up to 4x higher data coverage and has supported over $50M in qualified opportunities through fully automated workflows.
Contact: Shivam Mahajan
Exhibiting Status: BETA

iNav4U Inc. (iNav4U)
iNav4u is a marine technology company building Zora, an AI-driven yacht operating system that unifies navigation, monitoring, and vessel management into one platform. Designed for 45–100 ft yachts, Zora replaces fragmented onboard systems with intelligent automation, improving safety, efficiency, and situational awareness through a scalable, open-protocol architecture delivered via global dealer networks.
Contact: Brenda Robinson
Exhibiting Status: ALPHA

Mettara AI Inc. (Mettara)
Mettara helps B2B SaaS companies transform powerful, feature-rich products into intuitive, user-friendly experiences. By embedding AI directly into the software, users can simply describe what they want to accomplish, and get it done instantly, without needing to learn the system first.
Contact: Yash Mehta
Exhibiting Status: ALPHA

PlayFinder Inc. (PlayFinder)
PlayFinder is a SaaS platform that centralizes recreation management for municipalities and community organizations and facilities. It streamlines scheduling, registrations, payments, and reporting while improving public access to activities. By connecting fragmented systems into shared digital infrastructure, PlayFinder increases participation, efficiency, and data-driven decision-making across communities.
Contact: Laura Duggan
Exhibiting Status: ALPHA

SayFaya Cleaning Services (SayFaya)
SayFaya is a tech-enabled, mobile car-care platform that brings interior vehicle cleaning directly to customers at home or work. Through a scalable booking and operations model, it connects users with trained cleaning professionals, delivering a more convenient, efficient, and affordable approach to vehicle care.
Contact: Hussain Mabood
Exhibiting Status: ALPHA

Shield Loss Inc. (ShieldLoss)
ShieldLoss replaces outdated paper logs and incident reports with a mobile-first platform built for multi-location operations. Frontline teams capture inspections, hazards, and cleaning activity in real time, fully timestamped and tamper-proof, while management gains live visibility into risk across every site, with claims-ready documentation when it matters most.
Contact: David Miles
Exhibiting Status: ALPHA

Splyts Inc. (Splyts)
Every workout affects the next. Your sleep affects your workout. Your workout affects your recovery. But nothing connects them. Until now. Splyts captures every signal from your wrist, scores it with real sport science, and coaches you based on what's happening in your body. Built for athletes who run and lift.
Contact: Ben Bschaden
Exhibiting Status: ALPHA

To learn more about Invest Nova Scotia’s support for high-growth companies, contact:

Valerie Caswell 
Export Development Executive
Invest Nova Scotia 
valerie.caswell@investnovascotia.ca