Vancouver-based Dream Photonics has been crowned the winner of the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition, taking home the $110,000 Innovate BC First Place Prize. The UBC spinout is developing a platform that uses 3D-printed micro-lenses to automate the assembly of advanced microchips. Its technology connects optical components automatically, replacing the slow and costly manual processes […]
AI’s Speed Debate Takes Centre Stage at Dreamforce
The CEOs of Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic converged at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, bringing one of the tech industry’s most consequential debates directly onto its biggest enterprise stage. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff during the opening keynote. Hours later, OpenAI CEO Sam […]
Global Summit AI Vancouver Brings AI Leaders to UBC This Fall
Global Summit AI Vancouver is returning this fall with a two-day program focused on how artificial intelligence is being built, deployed and governed in the real world. Taking place November 2 and 3 at the UBC AMS Nest, Global Summit AI Vancouver 2026 Fall is expected to welcome more than 800 enterprise leaders, AI practitioners, […]
BC Tech Finalist Viridis Research Is Giving Textile Wastewater a Second Chance
This article is part of a series presented in partnership with BC Tech, profiling the finalists for the 2026 Technology Impact Awards‘ Company of the Year – Startup category. Viridis Research co-founder and CEO Macarena Cataldo-Hernandez’s commitment to clean water began far from the textile mills her Vancouver company is now working to transform. While […]
Ottawa Backs Kardium’s $125 Million Burnaby Manufacturing Expansion
Burnaby-based medical technology company Kardium is scaling up production of its flagship heart-treatment system with support from the federal government. Ottawa is contributing up to $31.25 million through its Strategic Response Fund toward Kardium’s $125 million manufacturing expansion in British Columbia. The project will significantly expand Kardium’s cleanroom facility and increase annual production capacity for […]
Ten Startups Advance to New Ventures BC Competition Finale
The race to be crowned British Columbia’s top early-stage tech startup is down to 10 companies. After seven months of pitches, coaching, and judging rounds, New Ventures BC has named the finalists in its 2026 competition. The cohort spans health sciences, artificial intelligence, food and beverage, advanced hardware, and cleantech. More than half of the […]
BC Tech Finalist POINTVALUES Is Turning Mustard Waste Into Higher-Value Materials
This article is part of a series presented in partnership with BC Tech, profiling the finalists for the 2026 Technology Impact Awards‘ Company of the Year – Startup category. Canada produces more than 200,000 tonnes of mustard seed annually but extracting oil from those seeds leaves behind a substantial volume of solid residue with relatively […]
Why Vancouver Won’t Let Its Best Ideas Get Away
Two BC innovators on retaining tech talent and what’s at stake as AI raises the bar. Canada trains some of the best AI and technical talent in the world. The key is connecting these exceptional people with companies to help them grow, compete, and succeed. “Talent is Canada’s competitive edge, says Derek Newton, SVP of […]
Beedie Capital Acquires 50% Stake in Vistara Growth, Anchors New $500M Fund
Vancouver-based Beedie Capital has acquired a 50% ownership interest in Vistara Growth and will anchor the investment firm’s next major fund. The Vistara Growth Structured Opportunities Fund is scheduled to launch this fall with a target size of US$500 million. Beedie Capital plans to commit up to US$125 million, representing one-quarter of the fund’s target. […]
With Genome BC Support, BugSeq Advances Genomic Tools for Emerging Pathogens and Drug Resistance
The next infectious disease threat may not be one that public health laboratories already know how to find. Vancouver-based BugSeq is building genomic tools designed to help clinical and public health laboratories identify pathogens, track outbreaks, and understand antimicrobial resistance. With support from Genome BC—including one project also funded by Genome Canada—the biotechnology company is […]