According to the Hydrogen Strategy for Canada report, the global hydrogen industry is expected to reach $300 billion by 2030. North of Vancouver in Squamish, Quantum Technology Corporation’s carbon-free hydrogen innovation is creating green transportation options while strengthening Canada’s clean energy status. “Quantum Technology is committed to advancing technology and solutions for green hydrogen as […]
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Aquanow Reveals Investment as Fintech Expands Crypto Operations to Turkey
When Vancouver-based Aquanow was named digital innovator of the year by CrossTech at the 2022 Innovation Awards, chief executive officer Phil Sham pointed out how digital asset markets are now 24/7, upending the flows of traditional finance. Which is exactly where he wants his company positioned. Advancing this position, Aquanow last year launched a Digital Ventures […]
INNOVATEwest Hosts ‘Grizzly Pursuit’: A High-Stakes Startup Pitch Battle for a $20,000 Prize
If you’re reading this there is a good chance that you’ve heard of Dragons Den and Shark Tank but have you heard of the Grizzly Pursuit? The inaugural INNOVATEwest conference on April 16|17 will feature a Grizzly Pursuit competition where six startups will get the opportunity to pitch live on the main stage for a […]
D-Wave Launches Courses to Help Canadians Build Quantum Skills
A Canadian quantum computing systems pioneer is concerned about escalating demand for skilled quantum programmers paired with a lack of supply in the talent pipeline. Burnaby-born D-Wave announced this week that it has launched a six-module quantum training course called “Foundations for Quantum Programming.” The self-paced online course equips learners with essential mathematics and Python […]
UBC, Casa Foundation Co-Launch First Black Advisory Hub in Western Canada
Earlier this month, the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers and entrepreneurship@UBC co-hosted “BIPOC Leaders & Entrepreneurs in Tech: Voices of Change.” The evening of networking and community building among industry innovators was keynoted by Lekan Olawoye, founder of Black Professionals in Tech. In addition to empowering rich networking opportunities, the event celebrated an emerging partnership between […]
Elevated Signals Raises Series A Round to Innovate Manufacturing Industry
A Vancouver-based technology startup innovating the manufacturing industry revealed this week that it has raised nearly $8 million in capital to write a new chapter of expansion. Elevated Signals today announced $7.9M in funding through a Series A round led by Yaletown Partners. Third Kind Venture Capital, WGD Capital, Colin Harris, Raiven Capital, and Pareto […]
After Slow Start to 2023, VC in BC Returns to ‘Pre-Pandemic Momentum’
A B.C. company building a scalable, fault-tolerant, and unified quantum computing platform secured in November US$100 million. Photonic’s capital hailed from a variety of contributors, including the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund in the UK, Inovia Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners, and Microsoft. The sizeable round of fundraising is a marked […]
Legal-Tech Startup AltFee Wins Clio-Sponsored Pitch Competition
A North Vancouver-born legal tech company that enables law firms to be confident and successful with the scoping and pricing of their services through the effective use of fixed fees and value-based pricing recently won a pitch competition at an industry event in Chicago. BC’s AltFee won the multi-stage legal-tech pitch comp at the American […]
Two Vancouver AI Startups Selected for Six-Month SportsTech Accelerator
This week, 10 companies were accepted into the fourth class of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator powered by Boomtown. The immersive six-month program, slated to kick off in March, selected the lucky few startups among more than 1,500 applicants across over 50 nations. Notably, four are Canadian, rendering Canada the most represented country this year. […]
Waiting for Healthcare is a Growing Problem in BC, Medimap Data Shows
A new report confirms that patients in British Columbia continued to face some of the longest average wait-times to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic across Canada in 2023. On average, British Columbians had to wait 93 minutes to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic in 2023, according to data from Medimap. That’s […]