After months of pitches, mentorship, and competition rounds, the 2025 New Ventures BC Competition has announced its Top 10 finalists. The finalists, hailing from across Metro Vancouver and beyond, represent a wide range of industries including fintech, healthtech, clean technology, AI, and software solutions. This year’s top contenders, listed alphabetically, are: Binta Financial (Vancouver) BuildMapper […]
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Support for Electric Vehicle Mandates Wanes in B.C. as Adoption Levels Slow
British Columbia has the highest rate of electric vehicles on the road today, and the province has been leading the charge for some time. But that still means just 3% of vehicles on the road are electric currently, which makes Canada’s mandates around electric adoption seem patently absurd. This is the conclusion drawn from the […]
ENVO Acquires MoonBikes to Scale and Innovate Ultralight Winter Mobility Tech
ENVO Drive Systems has acquired an electric mobility innovator based out of France, the Vancouver startup announced this week. ENVO is now the owner of MoonBikes, which launched in 2018 to develop the world’s first ultralight electric snowbike. The silent, zero-emissions MoonBike promises a range of up to 64 kilometres with a dual battery option. […]
Building North America’s Largest Low-Carbon District Energy System in B.C.
Canada is supporting the Vancouver area with a $2.5 million investment for the Waste-to-Energy Facility in Burnaby. The Waste-to-Energy Facility is part of Metro Vancouver’s approach to managing residual waste and recovering energy. The facility will capture steam generated by its existing process to supply clean heating and hot water to up to 50,000 homes […]
Moment Energy Garners $4.9M to Scale Battery Repurposing Solution in Canada
The federal government is investing in Coquitlam’s Moment Energy. Canada this week announced $4.9 million for Moment, which recycles retired electric vehicle batteries into battery energy storage systems. When an EV battery reaches the end of its automotive life, it often still has up to 80% of its storage capacity which can be used in […]
Molecular You Secures Series A Round to Further Expand Health Tech Platform
Molecular You recently closed a round of financing, the Vancouver based preventative health startup announced, following “key achievements” this year. The B.C.-based health tech innovator unveiled this month that it has secured US$5 million in financing. The Series A round was led by Voloridge Health, according to a statement from Molecular You, and included participation […]
Veritree Launches AI-Powered Solution to Help Restore Mangrove Ecosystems
When it comes to clean technology, the mighty tree remains a top contender. That’s why, while many firms are innovating machine-based and software-powered solutions, other entities are simply making it easier for the world to generate more forest. It’s a concept known as Nature-Based Solutions: actions that employ Mother Nature herself to address climate-related concerns. […]
Victoria’s Solaires Ships First Commercial Perovskite Solar Modules
Solaires Entreprises, a Victoria-based cleantech innovator, has shipped its first paid customer order of perovskite photovoltaic modules (PVModules) from a mass manufacturing facility established with SEI Energy. The shipment to a global electronics manufacturer marks Solaires’ official leap from research and development to commercial scale. The modules will be used in sensor applications, reflecting the […]
Vancouver’s INETCO Powers African Bank’s AI Fraud Prevention Drive
Vancouver’s INETCO is powering African Bank’s shift to AI-driven fraud prevention, with its BullzAI platform chosen to safeguard millions of customers across South Africa. The deployment, delivered through INETCO’s global partner NCR Atleos, marks a major step in the bank’s digital transformation. The move comes as fraud rates in South Africa soared by more than […]
Two Small Fish Ventures Backs Vancouver’s FUTURi Power
Vancouver startup FUTURi Power has secured investment from Two Small Fish Ventures, the Toronto-based venture capital firm co-founded by Wattpad entrepreneur Allen Lau. The investment is aimed at transforming the traditional electrical panel—long considered “the last dumb box in the home”—into an intelligent, software-defined energy hub. “Panels used to be passive,” said Dr. Martin Ordonez, […]