Airbus and ZeroAvia have signed a series of partnerships with Canada’s three busiest airports, Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL), Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to study the feasibility of hydrogen infrastructure at airports in Canada. This is the first time that a feasibility study of this magnitude has taken place in […]
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Taurus Opens Vancouver Office to Serve Growing Digital Asset Demand in North America
Swiss digital asset services provider Taurus is setting up shop in Vancouver. This expansion marks a significant milestone in Taurus’ international growth strategy and reinforces its position as a technology leader in the digital asset space with eight offices on three continents. The decision to open an office in Vancouver comes in response to the […]
This Vancouver Startup Has Raised Seed Capital for Its Data-Cleaning AI Agents
A local technology startup leveraging AI to help others leverage AI has secured seed funding. Vancouver-based Artemis recently raised $1.5 million in a round led by Raven Indigenous Capital Partners with participation from Telegraph Hill Capital, Ripple Ventures, and angel investors. Artemis was founded in 2022 by Josh Gray and William Shi with the vision […]
VoltSafe Graduates from CDL-Atlantic, Poised to Revolutionize Electrical Safety in Marine Industry
Vancouver’s VoltSafe has graduated from the Oceans Stream at CDL-Atlantic in Halifax – the forefront of Canada’s Ocean industry. VoltSafe has reinvented the electrical plug by eliminating prongs, adding magnets and an “electrical fingerprint”. Using patented technology, VoltSafe has created the world’s safest, simplest, and smartest plug design since electricity came into homes more than […]
Energy Plug Names Jonathon Redbird to Board, Enhancing Indigenous Relations and Innovation
Vancouver’s Energy Plug Technologies has appointed Jonathon Araujo (Redbird) as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Energy Plug Technologies believes that “micro-grids”—defined as localized groups of electricity sources that can operate synchronously or independently from a main grid—are poised to become an increasingly integral part of modern energy infrastructure. Redbird will advise Energy Plug […]
Ballard Launches 9th Generation High-Performance Fuel Cell Engine for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Burnaby’s Ballard Power Systems unveiled their 9th generation, high-performance fuel cell engine this week at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The FCmove-XD delivers the highest volumetric power density in the industry for heavy-duty applications, featuring an engine volumetric power density of 0.36 kW/L and gravimetric power density of […]
Crowdfunded Blossom Aims to Bring Social Investing App to US Markets
This spring, Blossom is rethinking growth. The Vancouver startup was conceived in 2021 with the idea to combine day-trading technology with social elements. However, sliding markets and intense capital demands spurred Blossom to pivot away from establishing its own trading platform, and instead to focus on the synergy the app can add to existing platforms. […]
Bench Accounting Cofounders Rejoin Forces to Launch New Fintech, Teal
A company launched out of Vancouver last year with an idea to help smaller businesses build accounting products for their customers. With Teal, users can build a financial hub that drives attachment and engagement across all financial services products, according to the founders. And they can do it in a matter of weeks, not months. […]
B.C. Maintains Healthy Investment Levels as VC Deals Dip in Canada
Venture capital dealings in Canada within the first quarter of 2024 rendered a “mixed landscape,” a new report finds. Investments totalled $1.3 billion across 128 deals, according to the latest “VC & PE Canadian Market Overviews” from the Canadian Venture Capital Association. Investment levels matched the year-ago quarter, but the report noted a 28% decline […]
Okanagan Eco Industrial Park to Install Province’s Largest Rooftop Solar Farm
In 2016, Michael and Sharon Molnar purchased the former site of the shuttered Lavington Glass Plant in Coldstream. The Molnars then launched their own company, Restoration Lands, with big ideas for the 92-acre industrial site near Vernon, which included a 450,000-square-foot glass plant. The main idea was the Okanagan Eco Industrial Park, which aims to […]