LōD Technologies announced it has achieved System and Organization Controls 1 Type II certification. The Vancouver-based energy intelligence platform for data centre operations says the SOC certification applies across its full product suite, including IoT, Grid Energy Strategy, FPPS Mining Pool, and Energy and Power Management System for Bitcoin mining, AI, and high-performance computing centres. […]
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To Make Province’s Public Transit ‘More Equitable,’ Spare and BC Transit Collab
Local transit technology upstart Spare is partnering with one of the province’s largest transportation organizations. Spare this week announced a collaboration with BC Transit to deliver a unified digital platform for handyDART transportation across the province. The Vancouver company says it will work with BC Transit to introduce a standardized model across the 28 transit […]
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, […]
Technology Adoption Program Helps Dozens of Farms Across B.C. Modernize
Innovate BC revealed this week that the organization’s B.C. On-Farm Technology Adoption Program has awarded more than $4 million to several dozen projects throughout the province through recent rounds of funding. Innovate BC said that its farm-focused Technology Adoption Program, known as BCOFTAP, recently helped 80 projects modernize operations. “Technology is helping farmers in British […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2026
British Columbia has long punched above its weight in innovation—but heading into 2026, a new wave of homegrown startups is beginning to show real momentum. The companies on this list reflect where B.C.’s ecosystem is gaining strength: climate and energy technologies built for deployment, AI platforms focused on practical outcomes, and science-led ventures translating research […]
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 […]
ZEIC Celebrates Growing Electrification Coalition Supporting Energy Efficiency
In British Columbia, there is “tremendous interest in electrifying buildings,” according to Mariko Michasiw. And Michasiw, program manager for the Building to Electrification Coalition, would know. The Building to Electrification Coalition was launched in 2021 by the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre to unify builders, governments, and industry groups toward lower-carbon tactics. The network aims to […]
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 […]
RenoFiz Builds AI ‘Virtual Contractor’ to Help Simplify Home Fixes and Upgrades
A startup based out of Vancouver is utilizing artificial intelligence technology to streamline and simplify home maintenance and upgrade projects for residents in Canada. The “old way,” as RenoFiz calls it, involves calling multiple different contractors and repeating your problem, then comparing quotes and negotiating terms with limited expertise. This process often takes weeks and […]
$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 […]