Vancouver’s startup community will gather on March 3 for the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition Kick-Off, officially launching the province’s longest-running tech competition. Hosted at Fasken in downtown Vancouver, the free event gives early-stage founders a chance to connect with mentors, investors, judges, and fellow entrepreneurs while learning how to navigate the competition and accelerate […]
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Vancouver Island Startup Launches All-Canadian Social Platform EH! on Web
A startup based out of Vancouver Island is taking on Silicon Valley social media titan Facebook—sort of. Trailmix Technologies isn’t trying to build the next global powerhouse. Instead, the Parksville company is tailoring their product specifically to one market: Canada. Every year, $10 billion in Canadian advertising revenue flows to American tech platforms, laments Trailmix […]
Ocean Startup Project Launches Idea Challenge to Support Early-Stage Blue Tech
The Ocean Startup Project has officially opened up applications for the 2026 Ocean Idea Challenge, a national program supporting Canadian entrepreneurs validating startup opportunities within the blue economy. The Ocean Startup Project leverages a network that includes Victoria-based Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technologies alongside Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Springboard Atlantic, […]
Clio Expands Into Embedded Finance With Clio Capital Launch
Vancouver-based Clio is pushing further into fintech with the launch of Clio Capital, an embedded funding solution designed to give U.S. law firms direct access to working capital inside its platform. The move builds on Clio’s October 2025 rollout of Pay Later with Affirm and underscores the company’s broader ambition to layer financial services directly […]
Research Projects Target Carrots, Cherries with Genomic Innovation
British Columbia produces more than 90% of Canada’s cherries. In 2024, the country exported more than $12 million worth of cherries, but extreme weather events can impact production levels. Genome British Columbia is funding research collaborations aimed at protecting the future of our food. By applying genomic data to the early stages of carrot and […]
Innovate BC Funds Farm Robotics and Automation
British Columbia farmers are turning to automation and robotics to address labour shortages, improve efficiency, and strengthen local food security through a new round of provincial funding. The B.C. On-Farm Technology Adoption Program supports projects that modernize labour-intensive processes and help farms grow, harvest, pack, and store food more effectively. The initiative funds the adoption […]
Viridis Research Validates Textile Water Recycling with H&M
Vancouver-based Viridis Research has completed a major industrial pilot in Dhaka, Bangladesh with H&M Group and three textile mill partners, validating its electrochemical oxidation technology as a scalable solution for textile wastewater recycling. The pilot demonstrated that Viridis’ system can operate under real-world manufacturing conditions, treating wastewater from dye baths, equalization tanks, wastewater treatment plants, […]
First Hydrogen and Exodus Actuation Partner to Advance EVs with Robotics
A Vancouver-based clean energy company is investing in and collaborating with a neighbour to innovate lower-emissions vehicles through robotics technologies. First Hydrogen, maker of road-legal hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered light commercial vehicles, announced this month that it has entered into a binding Letter of Intent with Exodus Actuation Solutions. Surrey’s Exodus owns RoboticsCo, which holds several patents and […]
Moment Energy Adds NREL, Tesla Veterans
Vancouver-based Moment Energy is bolstering its technical bench as it scales globally, appointing veteran battery scientist Dr. Kandler Smith as Technical Fellow and former Tesla engineering leader Dorian West as Strategic Advisor. The hires deepen Moment’s battery modelling and system engineering capabilities as the company expands its second-life EV battery storage platform across North America […]
‘Thinker’ Tool Launches to Help Enhance Educational Experiences Online
Thinkific Labs this week unveiled its latest product. The Vancouver-based platform for creating and delivering online learning experiences has launched Thinker. Building on a suite of AI tools released in late 2024, Thinker is described as an artificially intelligent teaching assistant designed to enhance learner success, reduce support burden, and help education businesses grow revenue […]