CIX has announced the recipients of its 2026 Startup Awards, recognizing 14 Canadian companies selected from more than 370 applicants and vetted by 94 leading North American investors. Spanning Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary, the cohort reflects the breadth of Canada’s innovation economy, with startups tackling challenges across healthtech, climate, defence, fintech, and martech. More […]
R2WSV Impact GTM Sprint Helps B.C. Climate Tech Break Through at Web Summit Vancouver
As Web Summit Vancouver 2026 approaches, a new go-to-market preparation program is helping B.C.’s climate-focused startups turn attendance into real business outcomes. The R2WSV Impact GTM Sprint is a 4-week execution-focused initiative designed to prepare climate, agritech and ocean tech companies to show up with clear targets, stronger pitches and measurable traction — not just […]
Road to Web Summit Pitch Showcase 2026: Applications Now Open
The Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum (VEF) is bringing back its Road to Web Summit Women in Tech & Impact Tech Pitch Showcase for 2026, with support from Innovate BC’s R2WSV program. The initiative is designed to prepare high-potential, women-led impact businesses to pitch and sell on a global stage, culminating in a live showcase ahead of […]
General Fusion to Become First Publicly Traded Pure-Play Fusion Company in $1B Nasdaq SPAC Deal
Canadian fusion energy developer General Fusion announced today it will go public through a business combination with U.S. special purpose acquisition company Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III. The deal, expected to close mid-2026, positions General Fusion as the first pure-play fusion company listed on the Nasdaq. The transaction implies an equity value of roughly US$1 […]
Former Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan Launches Juno Industries
Former federal defence minister Harjit Sajjan and technology entrepreneur Hunter Scharfe have launched Juno Industries, a Vancouver-based defence technology company focused on developing autonomous systems for Canada and its allies. The new company is positioning itself at the intersection of national security, sovereignty, and emerging defence technologies, as Canada increases investment in modernizing its military […]
StandardFusion Acquired by Wolters Kluwer for $50M
StandardFusion has been acquired by Wolters Kluwer in a cash deal valued at approximately $50M, marking a notable exit for the city’s enterprise software ecosystem. The acquisition brings StandardFusion’s cloud-based governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform into Wolters Kluwer’s Corporate Performance & ESG (CP & ESG) division, where it will be integrated with the company’s […]
Photonic Raises $180M in Major Quantum Round
Photonic has raised $180 million in the first close of its latest investment round, marking a major milestone for the distributed quantum computing company as it pushes toward commercialization. The round was led by Planet First Partners, with participation from new investors including Royal Bank of Canada and TELUS. Existing backers, including BCI and Microsoft, […]
TransLink Selects Spare to Modernize HandyDART Across Metro Vancouver
Vancouver-based transit technology company Spare has landed a major partnership with TransLink to modernize HandyDART, Metro Vancouver’s door-to-door accessible transit service that delivers more than 1.2 million trips each year. Under the new agreement, Spare will replace HandyDART’s decades-old legacy systems with a modern, digital platform designed to improve both the rider experience and operational […]
Versance.ai Partners with QuoteMedia to Scale Compliance-Grade AI for Public Companies
Vancouver’s Versance.ai, the compliance-grade artificial intelligence platform built for public companies, has announced a strategic partnership with QuoteMedia, a leading provider of market data and investor relations solutions. The agreement marks Versance’s first platform distribution deal and a commercial milestone as the company begins scaling through established investor relations platforms. Under the partnership, QuoteMedia will […]
$50K Pitch Competition Headlines Indigenous Tech Conference
A $50,000 investment pitch competition will headline Canada’s largest Indigenous technology gathering when the Indigenous Tech Circle (ITC) brings its national conference to Vancouver in January. ITC announced it will host the Indigenous Tech Conference on January 20 and 21, 2026, at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel, where finalists in the Indigenous Venture Challenge will […]