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How Artificial Intelligence is Helping the Okanagan Clean Up Recycling Habits
The Regional District of Central Okanagan believes that leveraging modern technology is an important step toward optimizing recycling in B.C. and beyond. For example, the region has long recommended Municipal Media’s Recycle Coach, a mobile app that helps citizens be aware of local rules and schedules around recycling, setting up custom reminders to stay on […]
Elevated Signals and pH7 Collaboration Targets Critical Minerals with Cleantech
Two Vancouver-area upstarts this week unveiled a strategic partnership. The freshly funded Elevated Signals, which develops modern manufacturing software, has partnered with pH7 Technologies, a globally recognized cleantech innovator targeting the mining industry. PH7 provides mines and original equipment manufacturers with eco-friendly and cost-effective technology-based solutions for extracting and processing high-value metals like copper and […]
Novarc Maintains Momentum with Rising Demand for Spool Welding Robot
Last year, Innovate BC and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program provided a combined total of $2 million in research and development funding to help 14 companies pilot their technologies and create new jobs across B.C. The program helps small and medium sized businesses design, build, and operate a pilot plant or […]
Debrand’s Eco-Friendly Innovation: Transforming Conference Lanyards into Sustainable Fashion
Vancouver’s Debrand has turned their attention to… conference lanyards? More than 1.5 billion people participate in business events and conferences each year, with billions of dollars spent on conference merchandise that rarely considers the product’s end-of-life path. The next-life logistics solutions provider is demonstrating their circular lanyard project at this year’s Sustainable Fashion Forum in Austin, Texas. […]
CRWN.ai Bringing Okanagan-Made Clean-Tech Innovation to Alberta
Last year, Innovate BC and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program provided a combined total of $2 million in research and development funding to help 14 companies pilot their technologies and create new jobs across B.C. The program helps small and medium sized businesses design, build, and operate a pilot plant or […]
Vancouver’s AgentHub Graduates from Y Combinator to Simplify AI Workflows
Silicon Valley technology startup accelerator Y Combinator has been used to launch more than 4,000 companies since the program was established in 2005. Some names that you may recognize include Airbnb, Quora, Reddit, and Stripe. Among the graduates have also been a slew of BC-based companies, including Truss, Matidor, IcePanel, and Metritport. This year, a Vancouver-based […]
Vancouver Cleantechs Get Cozy with Capital at StartupTNT Sector Summits
Founded in 2019 to empower entrepreneurs across Western Canada, Startup TNT hosts Investment Summits that aim to help raise capital for startups and make it easier for local investors, both seasoned and new, to angel investing. Startup TNT this week announced the top companies from the organization’s 2024 Sector Summits, and B.C. startups were successful […]
General Fusion Partners with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to Advance Commercial Power Plant Design
Richmond’s General Fusion has launched a new project in collaboration with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to advance the design of its commercial fusion power plant. Delivered through CNL’s Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative (CNRI) program, the project will examine and propose the most efficient and cost-effective designs to integrate the fusion machine, balance of plant, and […]
ChowNow Acquires Victoria Startup Cuboh to Boost Restaurant Tech Integration
Victoria’s Cuboh has been acquired by Los Angeles based online restaurant ordering and marketing platform ChowNow for an undisclosed sum. Named one of 10 homegrown B.C. startups to watch in 2023, Cuboh is a restaurant solution for online ordering consolidation and point-of-sale (POS) integration, allowing independent restaurants to manage and consolidate all orders from delivery […]