Last year, Innovate BC and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program provided a combined total of $2 million in research and development funding to help 14 companies pilot their technologies and create new jobs across B.C. The program helps small and medium sized businesses design, build, and operate a pilot plant or […]
Vancouver’s AgentHub Graduates from Y Combinator to Simplify AI Workflows
Silicon Valley technology startup accelerator Y Combinator has been used to launch more than 4,000 companies since the program was established in 2005. Some names that you may recognize include Airbnb, Quora, Reddit, and Stripe. Among the graduates have also been a slew of BC-based companies, including Truss, Matidor, IcePanel, and Metritport. This year, a Vancouver-based […]
Vancouver Cleantechs Get Cozy with Capital at StartupTNT Sector Summits
Founded in 2019 to empower entrepreneurs across Western Canada, Startup TNT hosts Investment Summits that aim to help raise capital for startups and make it easier for local investors, both seasoned and new, to angel investing. Startup TNT this week announced the top companies from the organization’s 2024 Sector Summits, and B.C. startups were successful […]
Wicked Rose Crowdfunds Online to Locally Craft Activewear for Women
The combat sport of boxing was a part of the Olympic Games in 1905, not long after the ancient event was revived at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896. More than a century would pass, however, before women were allowed to box in the Olympics. It’s part of a broader trend across the martial […]
Sanctuary AI Garners Investment from Accenture for Humanoid Robotics Tech
Global professional services company Accenture has invested in one of Vancouver’s most interesting technology startups. Accenture Ventures this week announced investment into Sanctuary AI, a developer of humanoid general-purpose robots powered by AI that can perform a wide variety of work tasks safely and effectively. Sanctuary AI is the latest company to join Accenture Ventures’ […]
How Genomics Could Boost Resilience of Province’s Fragile Shellfish Industry
The shellfish industry is a salient component of British Columbia’s economy. This is particularly true in the Comox and Deep Bay area, a region which produces two-thirds of the province’s oyster production. But if fecal pollution is detected in BC waters, harvesting areas are shut down immediately. It’s a problem, and one exasperated by the […]
From Startups to Government, BC is Interested in Aerospace Innovation
Few think of British Columbia as a hub for innovation in the cosmos. But given how tech-forward the entrepreneurship ecosystem is in Vancouver, it’s no surprise that there is indeed space-level innovation occurring locally. For example, last month we reported on a Homer Street startup developing next-generation synthetic-aperture radar satellites to deliver a new level […]
In Halton, infinitii ai Lets the Data Flow Through 2,000 Kilometres of Sewer
Through a strategic partnership with Ontario’s SCG Flowmetrix Technical Services, Vancouver-based infinitii ai this week announced that it has won a contract for the wastewater flow monitoring program for The Regional Municipality of Halton. As a result of the contract, infinitii’s water management software now serves more than 90% of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton […]
YVR Agrees to Work with Province on Advancing Cleantech Innovation in BC
A partnership between the Province of British Columbia and Vancouver International Airport is aimed at reducing pollution in aviation while promoting technological innovation and creating new jobs in the sector. “Vancouver’s airport is one of our province’s biggest employers and economic drivers of growth and revenue,” said Premier David Eby. “They’re also leaders in sustainability […]
Province Earmarks $30 Million to Finish Building BC’s ‘Electric Highway’ in 2024
The Province of British Columbia continues to invest toward an ambitious goal: to electrify the highways of B.C. and ensure that every community has access to a fast-charging station. The government has earmarked $30 million in its 2024 budget to add more than 500 public charging stations, building on the 5,000 already in place today. […]