The TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good has released its second annual impact report detailing the nearly $40 million of its initial $100 million investment commitment. According to the report the Fund has almost doubled its portfolio to 26 mission-driven startups and is generating promising early results with portfolio companies delivering a 155 per cent revenue […]
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Innovate BC is Igniting Innovation with $300,000 R&D Grant
Applications are now open for Innovate BC’s Ignite program, which awards up to $300,000 to fund B.C.-based research and development projects that are creating game-changing innovations in the areas of natural resources, engineering and applied sciences. The funding is awarded to teams of academia and industry who come together to solve a significant challenge that […]
Flash Forest Secures $11 Million For Global Reforestation Using Drone Technology
Reforestation startup Flash Forest has secured an $11.4 million Series A financing round co-led by the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good and OurCrowd. Despite the growing need for reforestation, tree planting is still largely executed by hand and shovel, a method that is laborious, difficult, and faces challenges in terrain with limited accessibility. Flash Forest […]
Innovate BC Awards $2.3 Million to B.C. R&D Projects
Last week at an awards ceremony in Vancouver, Innovate BC awarded $2,325,000 to eight B.C. research and development projects that are creating game-changing innovations that are improving lives for British Columbians. Specifically, this year’s funding, through Innovate BC’s Ignite program, is accelerating the commercialization of biotech, cleantech, mining, agriculture, and forestry projects. “Innovation in is […]
SOTW 014: Flash Forest
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Flash Forest. What’s your higher purpose? That’s the multi-million dollar question for any startup. For Flash Forest, the answer comes easy. The planet loses 13 billion trees per year and regains less than half of that. […]
Vote For Your Favourite BC Tech Startup To Win $10,000
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition and now they need your help. While the judges will decide who wins the top prizes, New Ventures BC is asking the tech community to have your say on the $10,000 Innovate BC People’s Choice Award. Note that the prize purse […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2020 Competition
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. Since then, the organization has supported 2,360 startups, who have created 3,720+ jobs and have raised $302 million in […]
Flash Forest Wants To Plant 1 Billion Trees By 2028
Canada’s first drone reforestation company has landed itself in the Top 25 of the 2020 New Ventures BC Competition. Flash Forest is developing a product which aims to plant at 10 times the normal rate and at 20% of the cost of traditional tree planting techniques. Through aerial mapping software, automation, and ecological science, they […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 25 For 2020 Competition
The 20th annual New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, has determined their Top 25 startup ventures. Despite the current uncertain circumstances, this year’s annual competition broke records with over 240 applications from B.C.’s early stage tech startups. Earlier this month they narrowed the field, naming the 16 companies that would advance directly into […]
New Ventures BC Narrows Field for 20th Annual Competition
The 20th annual New Ventures BC Competition presented by Innovate BC is well underway. Despite the current uncertain circumstances, this year’s annual competition broke records with over 240 applications from B.C.’s early stage tech startups. 214 of those startups moved onto Round 2 and today they announced the names of 16 companies that are advancing […]