BC Tech has announced the finalists for its 2026 Technology Impact Awards, spotlighting dozens of companies helping shape the future of British Columbia’s innovation economy. This year’s TIAs feature 48 finalists across 11 award categories, recognizing companies at every stage of growth, from emerging startups to established anchors, as well as innovators making an impact […]
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Hiive Joins 2026 CIX Startup Winners
CIX has announced the recipients of its 2026 Startup Awards, recognizing 14 Canadian companies selected from more than 370 applicants and vetted by 94 leading North American investors. Spanning Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary, the cohort reflects the breadth of Canada’s innovation economy, with startups tackling challenges across healthtech, climate, defence, fintech, and martech. More […]
BC Tech Honours Province’s Innovators at 2025 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association celebrated the best of British Columbia’s innovation economy tonight at the 2025 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs), held at Parq Vancouver. The annual gala, now in its 31st year, recognized ten standout companies driving the province’s technology growth, culture, and global impact. Clio, the Burnaby-based legaltech unicorn, took home Gamechanger | Deal […]
Hiive Surpasses $1B in Transactions as Marketplace Disrupts Traditional Capital
After launching in the U.S. first, Vancouver’s Hiive last year released its online marketplace for private company stocks in Canada. The B.C.-born marketplace functions as a meeting place for buyers and sellers of shares in privately held companies, typically those backed by venture capital. Accredited investors and funds can place an order to buy or sell […]
Hiive Raises Capital at $77M Valuation to Innovate Private Market
A financial technology startup with ambitions to “redesign the venture capital secondary market” has raised funds to do so. Vancouver-born Hiive has declared its aim to “preserve as many of the established best practices of brokers in the global pre-IPO secondary market, while eliminating the opacity and uncertainties traditionally associated with private market trading.” And […]
Vancouver Fintech Offers Online Marketplace for Private Equity
Hiive operates an online marketplace for private company stocks—essentially, a meeting place for buyers and sellers of shares in privately held companies, typically those backed by venture capital. Accredited investors and funds can place an order to buy or sell shares directly from other parties without needing a live broker because Hiive automates and centralizes […]