AgroGene Solutions takes top prize at Startupfest 2026

As Startupfest closed off its “sweet sixteen” edition, more than a dozen startups nabbed cash prizes worth a total of $825,000. Moncton, New Brunswick-based AgroGene Solutions , which makes a hive-monitoring software solution for beekeepers, won the $100,000 Best of the Fest prize at the Montréal tech conference on Friday out of 275 pitches. The company is developing tech solutions to monitor the health status of honeybees and detect pathogens that could result in hive losses.