Each spring entrepreneurship@UBC brings together UBC’s venture and investor community to create connections and build networks at their Investor Showcase. Designed to feature the later-stage ventures from their community that are fundraising, the Investor Showcase highlights ventures leading their industries, demonstrating the progress being made through research and innovation and the potential for early-stage ventures […]
Trulioo Cofounder Authors First Book, Sharing Best Practices
Vancouver’s Tanis Jorge is a serial tech entrepreneur and a leading advisor on entrepreneurship and building successful cofounder partnerships. Over the course of her career in startups, spanning the last 20 years, Tanis has cofounded, scaled, and successfully exited multiple, data-driven businesses with the same partner, Stephen Ufford. Tanis and Stephen’s most recent venture was […]
Canada Drives Announces Plans To Restructure Business Operations
This week Canada Drives announced plans to restructure its business operations to better prepare the company for success. Since 2020, Canadians have been able to buy their car completely online through the Vancouver-based car dealership. While the response from customers was strong, the rising costs of holding inventory, amongst other headwinds, has made this specific […]
Government of Canada Invests $16 Million In 8 Vancouver Tech Companies
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), has announced an investment of over $25.7 million to help 10 Vancouver-based organizations fuel the B.C. economy. The investment includes over $16 million for eight companies through the Business Scale-Up and Productivity program and over $9 million for […]
Operto Guest Technologies Raises $34 Million For Digital Keys
Vancouver’s Operto Guest Technologies has booked a $34 million (USD $25 million) Series B financing round led by Centana Growth Partners, with participation from Thayer Ventures, FUSE, Blackpines Capital Partners and Derive Ventures. Operto is a leading provider of automated solutions for 50 million-plus rooms in the global hospitality industry. Proceeds from the round will […]
SMRT1 Technologies Wins $225,000 Investment at the 2023 OKGN Angel Summit Finale
Over 200 community members gathered at the Kelowna Innovation Centre for the fifth Annual OKGN Angel Summit Finale last night. After 10 fast-paced weeks of capital training, multiple pitches, investor meetings, and due diligence, Brad Pommen, President & CEO of SMRT1 Technologies, was awarded the $225,000 investment fund. Located in Nelson, B.C., SMRT1 specializes in […]
Moment Energy and Svante Among Finalists for 2023 BC Cleantech Awards
The finalists for the 2023 BC Cleantech Awards have been announced. Chosen from over 200 nominations, these individuals and organizations reflect the best of BC cleantech. The BC Cleantech Awards ceremony will be a virtual event this year with finalists and program partners gathering online on March 30th. Among the companies nominated in for the […]
Staying Ahead in an Economic Downturn: How a Canadian Tech Company is Helping Restaurants Navigate a Turbulent Time
Between April 2021 to March 2022, close to 300 restaurants per month in Canada permanently closed their doors. Since the start of 2023, at least 15 restaurants in Vancouver have already shuttered operations. While B.C. restaurants are seeing an increase in revenues since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many restaurants are struggling to return […]
VoltSafe Selected as EPiC 2023 Finalist for USD $5 Million Investment Opportunity
Vancouver’s VoltSafe has been selected as a finalist for EPiC 2023, qualifying VoltSafe for up to a USD $5 million investment by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) Venture Fund, EPiC’s corporate venture arm. EPiC 2023 is a unique, worldwide competition offering global startups the chance to expand their footprints into Asia. As […]
God’s Pocket Scuba Diving Resort Goes Green with Moment Energy
Coquitlam’s Moment Energy has successfully installed its latest offering, the Flora system, at the off-grid God’s Pocket Resort near Port Hardy, BC. Moment Energy has been making waves in the energy storage industry with its second-life battery solutions since 2020, with five projects deployed across Canada and several more in the pipeline across North America. Co-founded […]