A collaboration between the federal government and the government of British Columbia continues to equip households throughout the province with reliable access to high-speed internet. “High-speed internet is essential infrastructure for people to learn, work, connect, access healthcare, and grow their businesses, no matter where they live,” says Diana Gibson, Minister of Citizens’ Services. The […]
KAST Garners Capital to Help Bolster AI Adoption Throughout Kootenays Region
In 2022, Techcouver reminded folks that even though Vancouver is the obvious and dominant hub for technology and innovation in British Columbia, other regions do nonetheless contribute to the scene. We pointed back then to the Okanagan Valley as one example—an area which continues to thrive in 2026, having recently experienced record investment at the […]
TIME Names Vancouver Innovator as World’s Top GreenTech Company in 2026
A Vancouver company ranks as the world’s top green technology innovator. TIME partnered with data firm Statista on the second annual ranking of the World’s Top GreenTech Companies, naming 250 top performing companies operating within the green technologies wheelhouse. While only five Canadian companies made the list, representing just 2% of the total, it’s worth […]
NESI Secures $5.6M to Advance Clean Technology Targeting Battery Sector
NORAM Electrolysis Systems has attracted public capital, the Vancouver-based clean technology innovator known as NESI revealed this week. NESI secured a total of $5.6 million in funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia, the Canadian company confirmed. The fresh influx of capital aims to support NESI’s role in building electrochemical […]
Canadian Startups Attract Record Capital at Okanagan Angel Summit
The 2026 Okanagan Angel Summit Finale concluded with more than $400,000 committed to Canadian startups, the largest amount in the program’s history. The Summit, powered by Accelerate Okanagan, is designed to bridge the gap between entrepreneurs seeking growth capital and investors looking to support promising ventures through a hands-on approach. Founded in 2010, Accelerate Okanagan […]
One World Lithium Taps UBC Team to Advance Local Cleantech Innovation
One World Lithium is developing proprietary extraction technologies and pursuing strategic partnerships to commercialize lower-impact, scalable production from brines and clay slurries. Unlike traditional methods that tend to produce intermediates requiring additional downstream chemical processing, the Canadian firm’s objective is to produce lithium carbonate directly in a single-step process. The Vancouver-based company announced that it […]
GeoComply, Caesars Entertainment Deepen 14-Year Partnership
GeoComply announced this week that it is expanding its longstanding partnership with Caesars Entertainment. Founded in Vancouver in 2011 by Anna Sainsbury and David Briggs, GeoComply offers a digital identity platform and trust engine that can detect and stop sophisticated attack vectors. With deep roots in Las Vegas, the multibillion dollar Caesars Entertainment empire operates […]
Diverse Range of Local Startups Advance to Next Round of NVBC Competition
The top 25 startups advancing in the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition have been confirmed. The original 15 who made it to Round 3 of the province’s longest-running tech competition includes Squamish-based Eagle Eyes Search, Port Moody’s eSense Health, and Circl Brain Health Metrics out of Victoria. Last week, NVBC hosted a Round 2.5 Pitch […]
Jetson Home Enters Key Market with Electrification Technology
Jetson Home is expanding to California. The Vancouver-born company announced this week that it is broadening operations into the coastal state, which boasts a population roughly equal to all of Canada. Jetson sells its heat pump technology directly to homeowners, using a similar to how Tesla sells vehicles. The B.C.-based Cleantech believes this vertically integrated […]
Freshly Funded Projects to Supply Fast Internet for Remote, Rural Households
Canada and British Columbia recently announced $236 million in joint federal and provincial funding. The $236M of capital is earmarked for eight projects designed to bring high-speed Internet access to remote and rural communities throughout the province. The eight projects will impact more than 13,000 households, according to the Secretary of State for Rural Development, […]