Vancouver-based Glüxkind has been named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 for Rosa, its smart stroller designed to make everyday parenting a little easier. The Parenting category selection recognizes a stroller that combines motor-assisted movement with features such as automatic rocking and integrated audio. TIME highlights Rosa’s ability to help parents navigate hills and soothe […]
Moment Energy’s Surrey Megafactory Named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026
B.C.’s Moment Energy is earning international recognition for giving electric vehicle batteries a second life. The company’s Megafactory 1 in Surrey has been named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026. The recognition highlights a manufacturing model that turns retired EV batteries into stationary energy storage. Founded by Simon Fraser University alumni Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan, […]
B.C. Innovators Earn Spots on Global Cleantech 50 to Watch
Metro Vancouver companies Anodyne Chemistries and Voxelis AI are among the Canadian ventures named to Cleantech Group’s 2026 Cleantech 50 to Watch, joining fellow B.C. innovators FireSwarm Solutions and CRWN.AI. Released today, the annual list recognizes early-stage companies positioned to shape the next wave of cleantech innovation. This year’s honourees span 12 countries, with Canada […]
A Back Injury Led Semios Founder Michael Gilbert to Build BaroShift
Michael Gilbert built a company that helped farmers understand what was happening in their orchards. His latest startup grew out of a struggle to understand what was happening in his own body. The Semios founder is now building BaroShift, a Vancouver-based startup whose forearm wearable guides personalized breathing sessions designed to train the body’s stress-recovery […]
From Byproduct to Platform: How Tydra Labs Is Protecting Its Biomaterials Breakthrough
When the founders of Vancouver’s Tydra Labs began exploring how waste streams could become valuable new materials, chitin was not the original plan. The team initially intended to extract proteins from waste and turn them into fibres for textiles and apparel. But customer interviews and economic modelling pointed to a more promising opportunity hiding within […]
TryCanadian Adds Permanent Collection of 98 Indigenous Businesses
Vancouver-based TryCanadian.ca has launched a permanent collection of 98 Indigenous-owned, community/Nation-owned and Indigenous joint-owned businesses across Canada, with entries spanning software development, design, retail and other sectors. Released ahead of today’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the collection is intended to help people discover Indigenous businesses throughout the year. As Techcouver previously reported, TryCanadian […]
Dream Photonics Wins 2026 New Ventures BC Competition
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 […]