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In 2020, Google launched its first Startup Accelerator in Canada. Since then the company supported more than 30 Canadian startups from coast-to-coast. These startups cover a wide range of industries—from healthcare and biotech, agriculture, education, finance, telecommunications, real estate and more—and have gone on to raise more than $140 million collectively. Google is now accepting […]
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AVA Technologies Introduces A Micro Garden For Microgreens
According to Garden Media’s annual 2021 Garden Trends Report, 16 million new gardeners emerged from the pandemic in the United States alone. But many beginner gardeners who want to grow edible plants don’t know where to start. This week Vancouver’s AVA Technologies announced the launch of its second ever garden, AVA MicroByte. MicroByte is a […]
The Future of Food With The Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum
From hunting and gathering to Doordash and Uber Eats, food is evolving. Hometown meal kit delivery service Fresh Prep has launched an industry-first Zero Waste Kit. Vancouver’s Vejii has launched an online marketplace for vegan and plant-based products for Canada’s estimated 2.3 million vegetarians and 850,000 vegans. AVA has created indoor gardening technology to help […]
Two Vancouver Startups Selected For 2021 Google for Startups Accelerator
Google Canada has announced the twelve startups that will be taking part in the 2021 Google for Startups Accelerator Canada and two Vancouver startups made the cut. Google for Startups Accelerator Canada is a three-month accelerator program for Seed to Series A Canadian technology startups. The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google’s […]
Vancouver Startups Head to SXSW for Pitch Competition
The finalists for the 12th annual SXSW Pitch competition have been announced and a couple Vancouver companies are in the mix. The pitch competition, presented by Target Accelerator, takes places on March 14-15 at the Hilton Auston Downtown in front of a live audience with a panel of expert judges with categories in various sectors of […]
entrepreneurship@UBC Collaborates With Spring To Deliver Social Venture Program
entrepreneurship@UBC is collaborating with Global Impact Accelerator Spring to deliver their 2020 Social Venture Incubator program. The Social Venture Incubator program backs UBC founders with solutions to some of the world’s most prolific social, environmental and economic problems. The program cultivates social ventures from ideation to market, providing a unique opportunity for startups to create […]
TechCrunch Names AVA a Top Pick for Disrupt 2019 Conference
TechCrunch’s Disrupt is the original tech startup conference. An authority on game-changing technologies and revolutionary innovation, Disrupt is still the conference that startups dream of being discovered at. When TechCrunch issued the call for applications to their TC Top Picks program for this year’s Disrupt San Francisco 2019, the response was overwhelming and the competition […]
AVA Pitches Byte Smart Garden for $10K at #CES2019
Vancouver’s AVA Technologies is at CES in Las Vegas this week and has already made the trip worthwhile. Exhibiting in the Eureka Park pavilion for startups, AVA and their Byte Smart Garden was a finalist in Trend Micro’s popular Forward Thinker Award competition. Trend Forward Capital and its investor partners carefully selected this year’s 24 finalists based […]