A clean energy startup based in Burnaby was given a green light to move forward with expansion plans thanks to funding from the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada. Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of Emergency Preparedness, recently announced funding of $1.1 million to Greenlight Innovation Corporation, which tests equipment required to develop and manufacture hydrogen […]
Freightera Posts Profit from ‘Win-Win Model’ as Broader Industry Struggles
This year has been a difficult one for the freight industry, with North America’s largest brokerage C.H. Robinson experiencing a 62% decline in earnings per share, 94-year-old Yellow Freight ceasing operations, and Convoy shutting down despite raising over $1 billion in venture capital funding. Some have labelled worldwide stagnancy across the sector a “global freight […]
On ‘Cusp on Quantum Inflection Point,’ Photonic Draws $100M for Unique Tech
A B.C. company building a scalable, fault-tolerant, and unified quantum computing platform today announced substantial funding. Vancouver-based Photonic, whose quantum tech utilizes photonically linked silicon spin qubits, has secured US$100 million. The capital hails from a variety of contributors, including the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund in the UK, Inovia […]
Certn Expands Global Reach with Strategic Acquisition of Europe’s Trustmatic
One of British Columbia’s top-ranked artificial intelligence companies today announced the strategic acquisition of a Europe-based rival. Victoria’s Certn has acquired Trustmatic, a Europe-based remote identity verification company—a movie which solidifies Certn’s position as a global leader in screening and identity verification technology and enhances its ability to meet the KYC needs of its growing […]
Addy’s Latest Investment Opportunity is Open to All Canadians for First Time
A crowdfunding real estate investment platform born in Vancouver this week revealed that residents in any province or territory in Canada are now eligible to invest in institutional-grade opportunities across North America. Since launching its first property investment in 2020, addy has enabled tens of thousands of Canadians to invest in dozens of properties—representing more […]
RaceRocks Mixes Reality to Simulate Aerospace, Defence Training in Canada
RaceRocks 3D is empowering Canadian defence and aerospace clients to be at their best with immersive training and innovative data analytics. Named after an ecological reserve in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the company’s headquarters in Victoria, Race Rocks deploys virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality simulations for specific and situational skills training. “We build […]
Vancouver’s WeDoLaundry Looks to Tap New Markets, Launch New Offerings
The act of doing laundry isn’t as exciting as television shows like Friends make it seem—laundromat scenes tend to play out duller than “The One with the East German Laundry Detergent” depicts, and in-home laundry (while convenient) is even less riveting on average. But more convenient yet, and perhaps even exciting, is laundry pickup and […]
B.C.’s Top Tech Inventions of 2023
TIME recently released its list of best inventions for 2023. The magazine’s iconic annual list compiles interesting and impactful inventions from around the globe, outlining their potential for the world and its future. As the province’s technology publication of record, Techcouver is proud to report on British Columbia creations gracing the list, including an AI-powered robot “coworker” and […]
How SFU is Accelerating Agritech Innovation in BC
The startup ecosystem within British Columbia is renowned for its work in sustainability across sectors. One of the most important areas to manage and optimize resources is agriculture, since everybody will probably always need to eat. BC startups have been taking on a range of issues connected to a mission of innovating food systems for […]
Cronometer Infuses Diet App with AI for Personalized Nutrition
The global personalized nutrition market size is estimated to reach US$45B by 2032, and Canada wants a slice of the pie. The Canadian Food Innovation Network recently awarded more than $650,000 to eight food-tech projects, including two based in British Columbia, through the organization’s Innovation Booster Program. The theme of CFIN’s funding wave orients around nutrition […]