The Ocean Startup Project this week announced 16 companies selected to participate in this year’s edition of the organization’s annual Ocean Startup Challenge. Each startup is poised receive up to $25,000 in non-dilutive funding on top of a “comprehensive support package” designed to to accelerate the growth of ocean-focused solutions. This year’s cohort represents “such […]
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster
B.C. Marine-Tech Innovators Join Forces to Enhance Canada’s Blue Economy
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster this week announced the Canadian Electric Propulsion Acceleration Coalition Project to expedite the development and commercialization of electric propulsion systems through collaboration among marine industry stakeholders. Since its creation in 2018, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster aims to accelerate made-in-Canada ocean solutions in energy, food security, and transportation, while also growing companies, creating jobs, […]
Vancouver Showcases Climate Tech Prowess in Global Rankings
At COP28, Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network jointly launched the “Global Startup Ecosystem Report – Climatetech Edition,” which analyzes startup activity and investments across the world’s “blue economy.” Worldwide, Singapore is the world-leading startup ecosystem for the blue economy, the analysis concluded. But Canada makes a strong showing as one of only a few […]
ThisFish Sees Ocean-Sized Opportunity for TallyVision Tech in Seafood Sector
Vancouver startup ThisFish will be presenting their technology in the seafood processing sector at Seafood Expo North America, which takes place in Boston on March 12th through 14th. The tech, dubbed TallyVision, combines the latest in cutting-edge camera and computer vision technology to enable automated, continuous inspection of fish quality. “Quality control typically involves selecting […]