Vancouver’s ABOzymes is now Avivo. Built upon the discoveries of Dr. Peter Rahfeld and Professor Stephen G. Withers of UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories, ABOzymes was named one of 10 homegrown startups to watch in 2021 by Techcouver. In emergency situations when there isn’t time to cross-match a patient’s blood type, doctors have to use universal donor blood […]
ABOzymes Biomedical
Vancouver’s Little Green Bamboo Looks Beyond Downturn with Long-Term Investment Lens
Amidst a market downturn that may lead to a “venture capital winter,” one Canadian fund is looking to stand out. Founded in Vancouver in 2019 and operating quietly since 2020, Little Green Bamboo is a $20 million rolling fund seeking to “provide both financial and human capital to founders during the current slowing financial environment,” […]
ABOzymes Raises Seed Round To Fund Tech For Universal Blood Tranfusions
Vancouver’s ABOzymes has completed a substantially upsized seed financing. Built upon the discoveries of Dr. Peter Rahfeld and Professor Stephen G. Withers of UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories, ABOzymes was named one of 10 homegrown startups to watch in 2021 by Techcouver. In emergency situations when there isn’t time to cross-match a patient’s blood type, doctors […]
SOTW 004: ABOzymes Biomedical
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Vancouver’s ABOzymes Biomedical. Did you know that someone needs a blood transfusion every two seconds in the US and Canada? ABOzymes Biomedical’s proprietary technology aims to make matching blood donors to recipients seamless as their tech […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2021
2020 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good one for the Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to adapt quickly to change and redesign their products or services or even create new ones to respond to our new […]
Vote For Your Favourite BC Tech Startup To Win $10,000
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition and now they need your help. While the judges will decide who wins the top prizes, New Ventures BC is asking the tech community to have your say on the $10,000 Innovate BC People’s Choice Award. Note that the prize purse […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2020 Competition
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. Since then, the organization has supported 2,360 startups, who have created 3,720+ jobs and have raised $302 million in […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 25 For 2020 Competition
The 20th annual New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, has determined their Top 25 startup ventures. Despite the current uncertain circumstances, this year’s annual competition broke records with over 240 applications from B.C.’s early stage tech startups. Earlier this month they narrowed the field, naming the 16 companies that would advance directly into […]
New Ventures BC Narrows Field for 20th Annual Competition
The 20th annual New Ventures BC Competition presented by Innovate BC is well underway. Despite the current uncertain circumstances, this year’s annual competition broke records with over 240 applications from B.C.’s early stage tech startups. 214 of those startups moved onto Round 2 and today they announced the names of 16 companies that are advancing […]