Since its inception in 2013, entrepreneurship@UBC has supported several hundred ventures that have gone on to raise financing, generate revenue, and create jobs across BC and Canada. Among the successes of University of British Columbia’s esteemed incubator program is Verdi, which joined the HATCH Accelerator in 2021. After graduating later that year, they were ready-to-raise. Verdi helps […]
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10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2023
2022 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good year for the Vancouver tech community and the provincial scene as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from capturing carbon dioxide to social investing, and from background screening to non-fungible people have been leading an unprecedented tech […]
BryoSphere, Nyoka, & OnDeck Shine At UBC’s 2022 Venture Showcase
The University of British Columbia is a bedrock of transformational research and innovation that is changing the world. From human health discoveries and technological advancements to climate solutions and social impact, UBC entrepreneurs are putting BC and Canada on the global stage, leading ventures who are solving the most pressing challenges we face today. A selection […]
5 Vancouver Startups Advancing Water Technology in BC
Invest Vancouver suggests water tech “provides an untapped economic opportunity for the Metro Vancouver region,” serving a multi-billion dollar global market. IV’s latest report, “Water Tech: The Metro Vancouver Region’s Untapped Clean Tech Opportunity,” provides BC with an overview of the region’s opportunities and challenges in the sector. Invest Vancouver identified 59 Metro Vancouver-based, export-oriented […]
Venture Showcase to Highlight Entrepreneurship, Innovation of UBC at Robson Square
The University of British Columbia is renowned for the entrepreneurial spirit of its student body and faculty, who regularly churn out startups through programs such as entrepreneurship@UBC, which promises participants a “venture-centric journey” as future founders explore opportunities to innovate. This month, UBC will highlight several teams at its 2022 Venture Showcase. “As one of […]
Takachar’s Kevin Kung To Join World’s Top Cleantech Innovators Through High Profile Fellowship
The Co-founder and President of Vancouver-based Takachar is one of only two Canadians, and the only person from British Columbia, included in the second cohort of Fellows at Breakthrough Energy, the climate organization founded by Bill Gates. The announcement and honour for Kevin Kung comes as BE Fellows expands its efforts to find new scientific […]
Pieter Cullis of Acuitas Therapeutics Wins Bloom Burton Award for Anti-Covid Tech
Pieter Cullis has won the 2022 Bloom Burton Award. Bloom Burton & Co., a firm dedicated to accelerating returns in healthcare for investors and companies, awarded Cullis at a gala in the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto for his role as cofounder of Acuitas Therapeutics. Acuitas Therapeutics developed lipid nanoparticle delivery systems for molecular therapeutics, which are […]
6 High-Growth B.C. Tech Companies To Watch
The Globe and Mail recently published their latest annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies and the big list of businesses sprawls across sectors—from fashion to finance, construction to software, and everything in between. Techcouver poured over the list to uncover Vancouver’s gems of entrepreneurial success. This storied batch spans a range of interesting technologies […]
Connecting The Dots: August 2022
Each month, the team at Switchboard Public Relations connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For August’s Connecting The Dots, the team highlights resources for those impacted by layoffs, breaks down recent funding announcements and multi-million M&A action, and reflects on the Traction Conference. Resources for those impacted […]
Immersion Week at UBC Looks to Weave Equity, and Justice into Fabric of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs and innovators who seek to bring ideas and projects to bear should ensure practices and belief systems are imbued with values-based approaches necessary to the sustainability of our future, suggests a University of British Columbia event looking to weave “justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into the fabric of entrepreneurship.” entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week wants to redefine […]