British Columbia’s longest-running startup competition is back. Applications are now open for the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, offering more than $250,000 in cash and prizes alongside six months of mentorship, education, and investor exposure for early-stage companies across the province. Now entering its 26th year, the program continues to act […]
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R2WSV Impact GTM Sprint Helps B.C. Climate Tech Break Through at Web Summit Vancouver
As Web Summit Vancouver 2026 approaches, a new go-to-market preparation program is helping B.C.’s climate-focused startups turn attendance into real business outcomes. The R2WSV Impact GTM Sprint is a 4-week execution-focused initiative designed to prepare climate, agritech and ocean tech companies to show up with clear targets, stronger pitches and measurable traction — not just […]
Road to Web Summit Pitch Showcase 2026: Applications Now Open
The Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum (VEF) is bringing back its Road to Web Summit Women in Tech & Impact Tech Pitch Showcase for 2026, with support from Innovate BC’s R2WSV program. The initiative is designed to prepare high-potential, women-led impact businesses to pitch and sell on a global stage, culminating in a live showcase ahead of […]
Projects Aim to Improve Efficiency of Operations at YVR with New Cleantech
Building on the government’s “Look West” commitments, three projects through B.C.’s Integrated Marketplace program are aiming to reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency at YVR. Through Look West, the Province is working to invest in high-tech and emerging technologies, while growing the economic value of tech sectors and doubling employment. Created by the Government of […]
Technology Adoption Program Helps Dozens of Farms Across B.C. Modernize
Innovate BC revealed this week that the organization’s B.C. On-Farm Technology Adoption Program has awarded more than $4 million to several dozen projects throughout the province through recent rounds of funding. Innovate BC said that its farm-focused Technology Adoption Program, known as BCOFTAP, recently helped 80 projects modernize operations. “Technology is helping farmers in British […]
Province to Support Innovative Tech for Emergency Response, Forestry Sectors
Ravi Parmar, British Columbia’s Minister of Forests, says that his “heart is with the people of the Fraser Valley.” “An atmospheric river hits the region just weeks after people throughout the province came through another challenging wildfire season,” Parmar laments. “In moments like this, we have to come together.” The Integrated Marketplace delivered by Innovate […]
With a Spotlight on Early-Stage Ocean Innovation, Pitchfest Returns to Victoria
The coast of British Columbia stretches nearly 1,000 kilometres north-to-south. Factoring incisions and the province’s 40,000 islands, that figure quickly balloons to 26,000 km—or, in other terms, an impressive 10% of the entire country’s coastline. Celebrating innovation in this wheelhouse is the Centre for Ocean Applied Sustainable Technology, an organization which is bringing back the […]
Ten Finalists Named for 2025 New Ventures BC Competition
After months of pitches, mentorship, and competition rounds, the 2025 New Ventures BC Competition has announced its Top 10 finalists. The finalists, hailing from across Metro Vancouver and beyond, represent a wide range of industries including fintech, healthtech, clean technology, AI, and software solutions. This year’s top contenders, listed alphabetically, are: Binta Financial (Vancouver) BuildMapper […]
Integrated Marketplace Garners Capital from PacifiCan to Fuel A.I. Tech in B.C.
The federal government recently announced that it is investing nearly $2 million into the Integrated Marketplace to fuel AI-powered innovation. “Using AI to drive and accelerate productivity through robust investments in innovative companies is critical in this moment of crisis,” believes Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation. “With this investment, PacifiCan is […]
B.C. Invests $1.5M in Innovation Pilots Across 12 Companies
British Columbia is investing $1.5 million in 12 local technology companies through the BC Fast Pilot program, a joint initiative by Innovate BC and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP). The funding will support pilot projects in areas such as wildfire management, critical minerals, water treatment, artificial intelligence, clean […]