The Canadian Food Innovation Network today released its report covering the nation’s food-tech ecosystem. Across the first half of 2026, nearly 50 fundraising events have generated more than $60M in capital for food-tech companies nationwide. British Columbia saw the biggest raise of the second quarter by far. In March, Vancouver-based agtech company Miraterra raised $16 […]
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CFIN Helps FabriSight Pilot AI-Powered Productivity Platform for Plant Floors
The Canadian Food Innovation Network is awarding more than $700,000 to eight food-tech projects through its Innovation Booster Program, the organization revealed this month, matched by industry funds for a total investment of nearly $1 million. This round of capital targets applied AI solutions on the plant floor and across the food supply chain, according […]
CFIN Targets Computer Vision, AI Tech in BC with Foodtech Innovation Funding
A new Innovation Booster funding seeks to advance artificial intelligence adoption, bio-manufacturing, sustainability, digital traceability, and process efficiency across Canada’s food sector. The Canadian Food Innovation Network this week earmarked $768,000 for nine food-tech projects, including multiple from British Columbia. From AI-enabled market intelligence to novel ingredient production, these Canadian innovators are tackling some of […]
Funding Fuels B.C. Project Developing AI Toolkit for Food Processors in Canada
The Canadian Food Innovation Network is funding five food-tech startups, the national support network revealed today. CFIN is funding the five startups through its Foodtech Next Program, which the organization describes as a “unique funding opportunity for early-stage Canadian technology firms who seek to be part of, or sell to, the wider food industry.” “By […]
Innovation Booster Awards Four B.C. Firms with Capital to Their Advance Food-Tech Solutions
The Canadian Food Innovation Network is investing more than one million dollars into 13 food technology projects across Canada, including four based in British Columbia. The investment—which will be matched by industry partners for a total of $2.4M—hails from CFIN’s Innovation Booster Program. During this 12th round of Innovation Booster funding, CFIN received 66 applications. […]
B.C. a Salient Contributor to Canada’s Growing Foodtech Ecosystem: Report
The Canadian Food Innovation Network today released its inaugural “Foodtech in Canada Ecosystem Report.” The CFIN posits that the ecosystem report represents the most comprehensive overview of Canada’s foodtech ecosystem to date. The report leverages foodtech data intelligence from Forward Fooding, a global foodtech ecosystem platform, to provide a review of more than 300 Canadian […]
CFIN’s Innovation Booster Injects Two B.C. Food-Tech Firms with Fresh Capital
The Canadian Food Innovation Network this week revealed that it is awarding a total of $500,000 to 11 food-tech projects across Canada. The funding, hailing from CFIN’s Innovation Booster Program, is set to be matched by industry for a total of $1M in investments. The projects span a wide range of innovations, including the digitalization […]
ThisFish Receives Boost from CFIN to Automate Seafood Factory Work
The Canadian Food Innovation Network announced this week that it is awarding $386,078 across four food-tech projects throughout the country, including one project that is based in British Columbia. The capital hails from CFIN through the organization’s Innovation Booster Program. Industry will match these funds to create projects valued at $772,154, according to CFIN. The […]
Three Food-Tech Innovators in BC Receive Investment from CFIN
The Canadian Food Innovation Network announced today that it has invested nearly $2 million across eight projects innovating food-tech in Canada. “At CFIN, we believe in the transformative power of innovation to pave the way for a more sustainable and resilient food sector,” stated CEO Dana McCauley. FoodTech Next is a unique funding opportunity for […]
BC’s Crush Dynamics Receives $2M in Funding to Upcycle Vineyard Waste
The Canadian Food Innovation Network announced this morning that is is awarding nearly $2 million to a British Columbia company that has been innovating vineyard agriculture since 2016. Through the Food Innovation Challenge Program, CFIN is financially supporting Crush Dynamics on the BC firm’s quest develop and test a seemingly magical ingredient, created through upcycling, […]