Vancouver’s Evok Innovations has landed a USD $10 million investment from Alberta Enterprise in its second fund to continue developing and deploying clean technologies to accelerate the world’s energy transition with a focus on carbon capture, electrification and hydrogen. Evok is a venture capital firm with deep roots in Alberta. Their first fund was established in […]
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InBC Announces First Investments From $500 Million Fund
Provincial crown corp InBC Investment (InBC) has announced its first investments into venture capital funds aligned with its triple bottom line mandate to consider people, planet and profit. InBC has $500 million to invest in venture capital funds and growing small and medium-sized businesses to benefit British Columbians. InBC has invested into three B.C.-based funds […]
Expeto Raises $12 Million to Power Mission-Critical Enterprise Mobile Networking
A Vancouver technology company has raised capital to further power its mobile enterprise networking solution. Expeto, founded in 2015, is known for its cloud-based NeXtworking platform, which solves mobile complexity for enterprises by making any kind of mobile connectivity a seamless part of a privately managed network. “Expeto hides the complexity of mobile network management behind […]
Evok Innovations Announces First Close of $300 Million Cleantech Fund to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonization
Vancouver’s Evok Innovations, a venture firm committed to developing and deploying cutting-edge clean energy technology, today announced a first close of its USD $300 million Fund II, with half the capital committed by a group of strategic investors. Fund II includes significant participation by Export Development Canada (EDC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and The […]
Nominations Open for 2022 BC Cleantech Awards
British Columbia is becoming recognized as a cleantech cluster. The province was recently recognized as a top 10 cluster worldwide and several B.C.-based cleantech ventures have announced successful raises recently. Who’s making the biggest difference in cleantech in British Columbia? Nominations are now open for Foresight’s annual BC Cleantech Awards across 10 award categories. All entries […]
UBC Spin-Off Acquired By Bill Gates-backed Bioremediation Company
Vancouver’s Metabolik Technologies has been acquired by the Boston-based, Bill Gates-backed waste remediation firm Allonnia. The acquisition of the UBC spin-off is part of a $20 million strategic investment in Allonnia by Evok Innovations, a leading cleantech fund of which Metabolik is a portfolio company. Metabolik was co-founded by Vikramaditya Yadav, a professor of chemical and biological engineering […]
12 Change-Makers Honoured in 2021 BC Cleantech Awards
Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre announced the winners of the 2021 BC Cleantech Awards at a virtual awards ceremony this week. Twelve individuals and organizations were recognized for their contribution to British Columbia’s thriving cleantech community. “We continue to be so impressed by the dedication, enthusiasm, and innovative spirit that is alive and well in BC […]