Vancouver healthtech startup EyeCareX has been selected for the 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator: Canada, earning a spot in a competitive national cohort of AI-driven ventures. Announced by Iran Karimian, Head of Accelerator & Startup Ecosystem, Canada at Google, the program brings together 14 startups from coast to coast working across healthcare, agriculture, finance, construction, […]
Startup Takes on Google Docs with Simple, Sovereign Solution
Taking on a software staple such as Google Docs seems like folly. But for Victoria-based founder Barry Lachapelle, competing with Goliath has become necessary. That’s because major technology companies like Google are increasingly tracking everything we do in order to boost the intelligence of their machine learning models—a lucrative market that many of the world’s […]
Google Opens 2026 Startup Accelerator Applications
Google has opened applications for the 2026 cohort of Google for Startups Accelerator: Canada, a program aimed at helping high-potential Seed to Series A tech companies scale with support from Google and Google Cloud. Startups accepted into the cohort receive access to Google and Google Cloud resources, tailored mentorship, and industry expertise to accelerate product […]
Trulioo is Working with Google on New Framework for Payments in an AI World
Trulioo announced this week that it has joined Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) initiative. The Vancouver-based provider of identity verification technology says joining the AP2 initiative will deepen its relationship with Google. The Protocol aims to provide an open and standardized framework for digital payments that connects financial institutions and merchants through a unified and […]
BC Startups Join Google’s Global Fight for Nature
The natural world is in crisis — and the economic consequences are profound. Without immediate action, more than half of global GDP is at risk due to the accelerating decline of ecosystems worldwide. In response, Google is harnessing its technology and platforms to help monitor, protect, and restore the planet. Tools like Earth Engine for […]
Singularity Health Joins Google’s 2025 Startup Accelerator Program
Vancouver’s Singularity Health has been selected to join the 2025 Google for Startups Accelerator: Canada, a prestigious program supporting high-potential tech companies across the country. The digital health startup is using artificial intelligence to enhance patient care, streamline clinical workflows, and improve chronic disease management. Singularity Health is one of 14 startups chosen for this […]
AI Takes Centre Stage at Google Cloud Next 25
At Google Cloud’s biggest event of the year, CEO Thomas Kurian took the stage in Las Vegas to showcase the company’s rapid progress in artificial intelligence—and laid out a bold vision for what comes next. “Just one year ago, we stood here and talked about the future of AI for organizations,” Kurian told a packed […]
TELUS Completes Massive Data Transformation With Google Cloud To Unlock GenAI Future
At this year’s Google Cloud Next 25 conference in Las Vegas, TELUS and Google Cloud shared the behind-the-scenes story of a sweeping data transformation that’s reshaping one of Canada’s largest telecom and tech firms. Speaking onstage, Stephen Lee, Head of Enterprise Data Engineering at TELUS, shared how the company migrated from fragmented on-premise systems to […]
2025: The Year AI Reshapes Canadian Business
As we bid goodbye to 2024, I have been reflecting on how generative AI has continued to evolve from a nascent technology into a powerful force driving real business value. In conversations with Canadian customers earlier this year, many were taking their first tentative steps, exploring how generative AI could impact their organizations through pilot […]
Almanac Unveils Key Hire on Mission to Innovate Agriculture in Canada with A.I.
Almanac this week announced Chad Jennings as the recently rebranded firm’s latest key hire. The Vancouver-based agricultural intelligence platform, founded in 2010 as Semios, has brought on board Jennings as Vice President of Product management. With a Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Stanford University, Dr. Jennings has over 20 years of experience in […]