Vancouver is set to become the epicentre of global innovation this week as Web Summit lands in Canada for the first time.
Running May 27–30 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Web Summit will unite thousands of founders, investors, and tech leaders for a week of headline talks, hands-on sessions, and non-stop networking.
At its core, though, Web Summit is a startup show. Hundreds of early-stage ventures from around the world will be showcasing their innovations—and British Columbia’s homegrown startups are ready to stand out.
Here are some of the B.C.-based startups stepping into the spotlight at Web Summit Vancouver.
4AG Robotics
Salmon Arm–based 4AG Robotics builds robots that pick, trim, and pack mushrooms, helping farmers reduce labour costs while boosting yield and quality. Its suction-cup robot—modeled after octopus tentacles—is the world’s first to harvest mushrooms autonomously. Deployed on farms in five countries, 4AG’s retrofit-ready solution has already generated $8.5 million in sales.
Favoland
Vancouver’s Favoland is an online beauty database empowering consumers with real-time insights into their favorite products. Focused on sustainability, ethics, and transparency, the platform lets users track ingredients, compare prices, authenticate products, and follow brand news. Favoland also enables brands to update product info, engage customers, and validate concepts—bridging the gap between beauty lovers and the industry.
Fuse
Vancouver-based Fuse transforms EV fleets into AI-enabled power plants, reducing emissions and generating revenue through vehicle-grid integration (VGI). With real-world deployments and tested solutions, Fuse advances clean, affordable, and reliable energy. Its intelligent infrastructure helps accelerate the shift to zero-emission electricity and smarter transportation across North America.
FutureTwin
FutureTwin is an AI-driven career exploration app founded by Chloë Swain to help users plan their futures at any life stage. Using tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and advice from 100+ mentors, the app creates personalized career paths—even letting users “chat” with a future version of themselves. Launching in 2025, FutureTwin will operate on a freemium model.
Hubjoy
Hubjoy is a Kelowna-based startup revolutionizing revenue operations for growth-stage SaaS companies. Founded in 2023, its AI-powered RevOps platform streamlines CRM performance with automation and expert support—offered through a flexible monthly subscription. Hubjoy makes scalable, effective RevOps accessible to teams overwhelmed by messy data, broken sales processes, and siloed operations.
PharmaServ
Burnaby-based PharmaServ is a SaaS platform designed for the life sciences industry, aggregating real-time data from field medical and sales teams. It delivers actionable insights to boost marketing and sales productivity. With mobile and web access, offline capability, guided workflows, and compliance features, PharmaServ streamlines multichannel engagement and coordination across the life sciences supply chain.
Sigen AI
Vancouver-based Sigen AI is a video data management platform that turns raw footage into privacy-compliant, monetizable datasets. By encrypting and masking sensitive content, Sigen gives video owners full control over what’s shared. The platform enables new revenue streams by selling sanitized CCTV footage to AI firms, analytics companies, and smart city developers.
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