Invest Vancouver suggests water tech “provides an untapped economic opportunity for the Metro Vancouver region,” serving a multi-billion dollar global market. IV’s latest report, “Water Tech: The Metro Vancouver Region’s Untapped Clean Tech Opportunity,” provides BC with an overview of the region’s opportunities and challenges in the sector. Invest Vancouver identified 59 Metro Vancouver-based, export-oriented […]
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Four Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Water Tech in BC
Is water tech a hidden gem of the clean tech sector? At least one BC organization believes so. Invest Vancouver suggests water tech “provides an untapped economic opportunity for the Metro Vancouver region,” serving a multi-billion dollar global market. Wait—what is “water tech”? The term encompasses technology that mitigates risk for utilities and end water […]
BMW and Bill Gates Back Vancouver’s Mangrove Lithium
Vancouver’s Mangrove Lithium has closed a new investment round led by BMW i Ventures (BiV) and joined by returning investor Breakthrough Energy Ventures. This round brings the total funds raised by Mangrove’s executive team to USD $25 million. Late last year Mangrove Lithium announced they had raised a USD $10 million USD Series A investment […]
Mangrove Lithium Raises USD $10 Million Round Led by Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Vancouver’s Mangrove Lithium has closed a $10 million USD Series A investment round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) with participation from existing investor BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice (BDC). Backed by Bill Gates, BEV invests in cutting-edge companies that will lead the world to net-zero emissions. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence forecasts a global supply gap of […]
Mangrove Raises $3 Million To Accelerate Lithium Refining Globally
Mangrove Lithium has raised a $3 million financing round from BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice. Mangrove is a developer of a breakthrough modular platform for the most cost-effective production of battery grade lithium hydroxide. Its electrochemical innovation simplifies existing processes and can directly refine input streams from brine, hard-rock, clay and geothermal assets. “Lithium processing is […]
Mangrove Water Technologies Joins Chevron Technology Ventures’ Catalyst Program
Vancouver’s Mangrove Water Technologies has been selected by Chevron Technology Ventures to join its Catalyst Program. The waste-treatment startup seeks to convert produced water from oil and gas operations to chemicals such as hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide and desalinated water for re-use. The Catalyst Program helps advance early stage startups that have developed technologies beneficial […]
Canada Invests in Mangrove Technologies’ Clean Water Technology
A strong economy and a clean environment go hand-in-hand. That’s why the Government of Canada is supporting the development of technologies that lead to less pollution, healthier communities and the creation of well-paying middle-class jobs. Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of […]