Vancouver fintech Hiive has rebranded as Clarity, reflecting its evolution from a marketplace for secondary transactions into a broader financial services platform for private companies and investors. The new brand arrives alongside an expanded platform designed to address the fragmented and opaque nature of private markets, where pricing information can be limited and liquidity difficult […]
Innovation UBC Invites Venture Community to Fall Social
Innovation UBC is bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs and ecosystem partners for a fall social at the University of British Columbia next month. The Innovation UBC Community Fall Social will take place on Thursday, October 8, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Technology Enterprise Facility III on the UBC campus. Designed as a casual drop-in […]
Lumicent Launches AI Platform to Turn Industrial Risk Into Action
Vancouver-based Lumicent has launched a decision intelligence platform designed to help industrial organizations identify emerging asset risks, understand their potential consequences and determine where action is needed most. Formerly known as CoGo, the company says its new name reflects an expanded focus beyond monitoring the condition of industrial assets. Lumicent now aims to connect condition […]
Three B.C. Cleantech Startups to Pitch Live at 2026 TIAs Gala
Three British Columbia startups will compete live for the Company of the Year – Startup Award at the 2026 Technology Impact Awards Gala. BC Tech selected Lite-1 Bio, Tersa Critical Minerals and Viridis following its annual Dragons’ Den Pitch Night, where seven startups presented to a panel of industry experts at Global Relay’s Gastown office. […]
InBC and eFund Launch $4 Million Pool to Back Early-Stage B.C. Tech
British Columbia startups will gain access to a new source of early-stage capital through a co-investment partnership between InBC Investment Corp. and the eFund angel network. The two organizations are each committing $2 million to the initiative, creating an initial $4 million pool to invest in scalable technology companies based in B.C. InBC and eFund […]
New Ventures BC Set to Crown Province’s Next Startup Champion
After seven months of mentorship, workshops, pitches, and evaluations, the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition is ready for its final act. The province’s longest-running startup competition will crown this year’s winners on September 21 at the VIFF Centre in Vancouver, with more than $250,000 in cash and prizes on the line. A record 283 companies […]
EarthDaily Clears Path to Supply Satellite Imagery to Ottawa
Vancouver-based EarthDaily Analytics has secured a standing offer that could make its commercial satellite imagery more accessible across the federal government. The company has been awarded a Government of Canada National Master Standing Offer for Commercial Satellite Imagery, establishing a pre-approved procurement framework through which eligible departments and agencies can purchase EarthDaily imagery and related […]
Five B.C. Startups Selected for 2026 Ocean Startup Challenge
Five British Columbia startups developing technologies for seafood safety, coastal resilience, maritime operations and ocean monitoring have been selected for the 2026 Ocean Startup Challenge. The B.C.-based members of the 15-company national cohort are A-Scent Innovations, FluxAtlas, InBridge AI, Retide Labs and Sailbotix. Organized by the Ocean Startup Project, the Challenge helps early-stage ocean technology […]
BryoSphere Secures Funding to Scale Moss-Grown Skincare Ingredients
Vancouver biotech startup BryoSphere Biotechnologies has secured new funding from OKGN WMAN to scale its production of plant-based ingredients for skincare products. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. The women-led company genetically engineers moss to produce bioactive ingredients inside photobioreactors. BryoSphere says its patented moss lines can be grown cost-effectively at commercial scale […]
B.C. Opens $2 Million Call to Help Early-Stage Tech Reach the Market
British Columbia is opening a second funding call designed to help early-stage technology companies prove their products in real-world environments and move closer to commercial adoption. Through Innovate BC’s Early-Stage Demonstration Call, the province will provide up to $2 million for pilot-scale demonstrations of technologies developed in B.C. Eligible projects can receive as much as […]