British Columbia startups will gain access to a new source of early-stage capital through a co-investment partnership between InBC Investment Corp. and the eFund angel network. The two organizations are each committing $2 million to the initiative, creating an initial $4 million pool to invest in scalable technology companies based in B.C. InBC and eFund […]
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This App Lets You Explore Vancouver Island with Devices ‘Out of the Way’
An entrepreneur based on Vancouver Island has launched an app to help folks explore the region better. Diogo Travassos, who came to Canada by way of Brazil, is the founder of Finback Digital. Launched this year, Finback Digital’s flagship offering is Camena Tours—a mobile app that doesn’t actually want you on your phone. The audio […]
New Ventures BC Set to Crown Province’s Next Startup Champion
After seven months of mentorship, workshops, pitches, and evaluations, the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition is ready for its final act. The province’s longest-running startup competition will crown this year’s winners on September 21 at the VIFF Centre in Vancouver, with more than $250,000 in cash and prizes on the line. A record 283 companies […]
TryCanadian Launches Digital Directory for North-of-the-Border Alternatives
Amidst ongoing trade tensions with the US, a startup out of Vancouver is helping consumers shop from Canadian sources. “At a time of economic uncertainty and growing trade tensions, choosing Canadian when it makes sense can help keep more of that economic activity at home,” states the TryCanadian platform, a digital database for north-of-the-border alternatives. […]
EarthDaily Clears Path to Supply Satellite Imagery to Ottawa
Vancouver-based EarthDaily Analytics has secured a standing offer that could make its commercial satellite imagery more accessible across the federal government. The company has been awarded a Government of Canada National Master Standing Offer for Commercial Satellite Imagery, establishing a pre-approved procurement framework through which eligible departments and agencies can purchase EarthDaily imagery and related […]
Five B.C. Startups Selected for 2026 Ocean Startup Challenge
Five British Columbia startups developing technologies for seafood safety, coastal resilience, maritime operations and ocean monitoring have been selected for the 2026 Ocean Startup Challenge. The B.C.-based members of the 15-company national cohort are A-Scent Innovations, FluxAtlas, InBridge AI, Retide Labs and Sailbotix. Organized by the Ocean Startup Project, the Challenge helps early-stage ocean technology […]
AI’s Speed Debate Takes Centre Stage at Dreamforce
The CEOs of Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic converged at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, bringing one of the tech industry’s most consequential debates directly onto its biggest enterprise stage. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff during the opening keynote. Hours later, OpenAI CEO Sam […]
Global Summit AI Vancouver Brings AI Leaders to UBC This Fall
Global Summit AI Vancouver is returning this fall with a two-day program focused on how artificial intelligence is being built, deployed and governed in the real world. Taking place November 2 and 3 at the UBC AMS Nest, Global Summit AI Vancouver 2026 Fall is expected to welcome more than 800 enterprise leaders, AI practitioners, […]
BryoSphere Secures Funding to Scale Moss-Grown Skincare Ingredients
Vancouver biotech startup BryoSphere Biotechnologies has secured new funding from OKGN WMAN to scale its production of plant-based ingredients for skincare products. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. The women-led company genetically engineers moss to produce bioactive ingredients inside photobioreactors. BryoSphere says its patented moss lines can be grown cost-effectively at commercial scale […]
Photonic Proposes Ambitious $500M Semiconductor Facility in Canada
Photonic has unveiled intentions to establish a multi-tenant semiconductor manufacturing facility in Canada. The Vancouver-based company has raised nearly $500 million in venture capital to develop commercial-scale quantum computers and quantum networks using its proprietary Entanglement First architecture. Entanglement First architecture leverages a unique qubit modality of optically-linked silicon spin qubits to enable powerful computation. […]