This article is part of a series presented in partnership with BC Tech, profiling the finalists for the 2026 Technology Impact Awards‘ Company of the Year – Startup category. Cities do not lack activities or people looking for connection. What they lack, according to hyperlocal CEO Hadi Ekaputra, is the infrastructure to reliably bring the […]
BC Tech Member
LōD to Pilot Grid-Responsive AI Technology with Dominion Energy
LōD Technologies has been selected to pilot its flexible AI inference technology with Dominion Energy, one of North America’s largest energy providers. The pilot follows LōD’s selection for the Dominion Energy Innovation Center’s 2026 Accelerate program, a startup accelerator backed by Dominion Energy. It will take place within the utility’s territory in the PJM electricity […]
General Fusion Enters ‘Next Chapter,’ Going Public with Deep Pockets
Burnaby’s General Fusion has gone public. Shares in the energy firm, which now trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol GFUZ, popped 15% on launch. General Fusion enters the public markets with approximately US$150 million in cash, according to a statement, following a business combination with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. That capital is expected […]
Photonic Adds Microsoft Quantum, UK Intelligence Veterans to Leadership Team
Vancouver’s Photonic is strengthening its leadership team as the quantum computing company moves deeper into commercialization. The company announced this week that Orlagh Neary has joined as Chief Marketing Officer, while Briony Shipman has been appointed Vice President of Global Government Affairs. The hires follow Photonic’s final close of more than $200 million in May, […]
Vancouver’s pH7 Technologies Garners $5M to Innovate Copper Production
pH7 Technologies has attracted capital from Natural Resources Canada through the Energy Innovation Program’s Mining Decarbonization Demonstration Call for Proposals, the Vancouver-based startup announced, in order to evaluate a first-of-its-kind copper production technology using samples from a local mine in British Columbia. The B.C.-born critical metals processing innovator says the project, supported by up to […]
Farpoint’s Nicholas Ning on Building AI That Actually Works
For many organizations, the challenge with artificial intelligence is no longer deciding whether it matters. It is figuring out how to move beyond strategy decks, pilot projects, and consumer-facing tools into systems that actually work inside complex enterprises. That is the space Farpoint Technologies is trying to occupy. Led by Nicholas Ning, Farpoint describes itself […]
Vancouver-Made Batteries to Support Indigenous-Led Energy Storage Projects Across Canada
A Vancouver-manufactured battery technology could help utilities across Canada add more long-duration energy storage to the grid. Invinity Energy Systems has announced a strategic collaboration with the First Nations Utility Batteries Partnership, an Indigenous-led and Indigenous-owned development corporation focused on building battery energy storage projects across Canada. Under a newly signed Joint Proposal Development Agreement, […]
Intiveo Launches Veo, Bringing Responsible AI to Dental Patient Engagement
Vancouver-based Intiveo is introducing a new AI layer for dental practices, with a focus on helping providers improve patient communication without giving up control of the patient relationship. The company announced Veo this week, describing it as a growing network of AI capabilities built into the Intiveo platform. The goal is to help dental teams […]
Light AI Secures Working Capital for Medical Tech with Eye on Clinical Trial
Light AI has completed a $5M private placement, the company announced this week. The Vancouver-based digital healthcare technology company focused on developing health diagnostic solutions powered by artificial intelligence technology says the financing from MV Capital will support ISO 13485/QMS audit completion and Health Canada registration submission. Light AI’s offerings include QuickScan, a technology platform […]
‘Real-World Impact’ Lands Svante on Global List of Innovative Ideas
Fast Company released its 2026 list of world-changing ideas, and a clean energy innovator based out of British Columbia stands among them. Vancouver’s Svante Technologies is an integrated carbon management company founded in 2007 whose nano-engineered solid sorbent filter technology—which enables capture and removal of CO₂ from industrial emissions—attracted the attention of Fast Company. “The World […]