The 2025 edition of the Global Cleantech 100 list has been revealed, and B.C. once again led the way for Canada. Since 2009 the annual ranking, hosted by San Francisco research firm Cleantech Group, identifies 100 private companies positioned to make impacts in the clean technology sector over the next few years. Canada, among those […]
B.C. Labour Market Outlook Forecasts 117,000 More STEM Roles in Province
The Province of British Columbia this month reflected on 2024 as it looks ahead to a decade of anticipated economic growth. The Province noted a gain of 14,000 jobs in December, though such growth remains driven largely by public sector positions (only 4,300 of the jobs added in December were in the private sector). Diana […]
B.C. Startups Make Splash in Las Vegas Showcasing Innovative Tech at CES
The self-proclaimed “Most Powerful Tech Event in the World” wrapped up this week. The annual Consumer Electronics Show, known as CES, swept Las Vegas for another week of action-packed product launches and teases from global tech titans to local startups. Among the B.C.-bred firms showcasing their innovation at CES 2025 in Vegas was Naqi Logix, […]
Broadsight Appoints Local AI Expert as CEO to Bring Next-Gen Solutions to Comms Sector
A Vancouver-born workflow management platform for communications teams today announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer to write the company’s next chapter of growth. When Kurt Heinrich arrived at the University of British Columbia in 2018 as the institution’s new senior director of media relations, he sought a better way to measure impact. […]
Sick of the Swab? Light AI Tech Enables Your Smartphone to Diagnose Strep Throat
Over half a billion people per year are infected by Streptococcus A worldwide, and it currently kills as many children as malaria does. And there’s another issue: antibiotics are often over-prescribed. This leads to microbial resistance to the drugs, which the World Health Organization identifies as a top-five global health threat. A company based out […]
Vancouver Fintech Launches AI App to Help Canadians Manage Money, Build Credit
Spring Financial today launched an artificially intelligent financial technology tool for Canadians. The new app, dubbed Bloom, is the first fintech AI tool in Canada that enables users to ask questions specific to their financial situation and receive personalized insights that simplify planning, according to a statement from Vancouver-born Spring. The Bloom app (not to […]
Ionomr Innovations Pushes ‘Continued Expansion’ with Launch of R&D Facility
Last year, Vancouver’s Ionomr Innovations closed a US$20 million Series A round of funding before being named to the annual Global Cleantech 100 for the third time in a row. In 2025, the B.C. clean-tech upstart is expanding operations through the launch of a state-of-the-art development and manufacturing facility situated in Charlestown, Massachusetts, the company […]
In the War Against Wildfire, 2024 Was the Year That B.C. Turned to Tech
In 2024, nearly 1,700 wildfires burned a combined one million hectares of land in British Columbia. Roughly 160 evacuation orders or alerts affected over 15,000 properties province-wide. One-third of wildfires are caused by human activity, the Province estimates, with the rest being attributed to natural factors (most commonly lightning). Whether man-made or nature-triggered, controlling and […]
Vancouver Studio Hothead Games Declares Bankruptcy as Contracts Collapse at Last Minute
After nearly two decades in business, Vancouver studio Hothead Games has shuttered. “It pains me to announce that Hothead Games Inc. is no more,” company president Ian Wilkinson stated last week. Hothead filed for bankruptcy this month following last-minute contract cancellations from partners which the studio couldn’t financially recover from. “We created an amazing playable […]
Why the Cleantech Industry Dominated Headlines in B.C. Through 2024
British Columbia continues to be a hotspot for innovation in the clean technology field. The province is anchored by the Vancouver area, which KPMG regards as a world-class cleantech cluster. There are hundreds of cleantech firms across the region. And we’ll mention dozens in this article alone as we highlight some of the year’s top […]