In the summer of 2012, Boris Wertz proudly announced the launch of Version One Ventures. Fast-forward a decade and Wertz is celebrating 10 years of venture capital under his brand. In that time, Version One has grown from a single fund into an entire franchise spanning six different funds, several dozen companies, and a quarter […]
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The New Ventures BC Competition Is Back
Now in its 22nd year, the New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is back and searching for BC’s best new tech startups. BC’s largest and longest-running tech competition is known for identifying and propelling forward the province’s most quickly-rising startups. MintList (Traffic Driven), Train Fitness, and Moment Energy have gone on to raise a combined $6.5 […]
Finalists Announced for 2022 BC Cleantech Awards
The finalists for the 2022 BC Cleantech Awards have been announced. Chosen from more than 140 nominations, these individuals and organizations reflect the best of BC cleantech. The BC Cleantech Awards ceremony is a hybrid event, with finalists and program partners gathering in downtown Vancouver, and everyone in the broader cleantech community invited to join […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2022
2021 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good year for the Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from geo-fencing to non-fungible tokens, from green construction to legaltech, have been leading an unprecedented unicorn stampede for the local economy. […]
Moment Energy Raises $3.5 Million To Give Electric Vehicle Batteries A Second Life
Vancouver clean energy startup Moment Energy has raised a $3.5 million seed round of funding led by Vancouver’s Version One Ventures with major involvement from Fika Ventures, Garage Capital and MCJ Collective. Co-founded by four young and diverse entrepreneurs from British Columbia, Moment Energy creates sustainable energy storage systems by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries. […]
A Conversation with 2021’s Top 3 Startups
Want to know if you have what it takes to launch a successful business? Join Innovate BC online during your lunch break on November 18th to learn from those who have been there, done that. Facilitated by Innovate BC President + CEO, Raghwa Gopal, The Entrepreneurial Journey – A Conversation with 2021’s Top Startups will […]
TrafficDriven Wins 21st Annual New Ventures BC Competition
TrafficDriven Technologies has been crowned the winner of the 2021 New Ventures BC Competition. The Vancouver-based, AI-powered startup took home the $110,000 Innovate BC First Place Prize Package at a hybrid ceremony that took place today at Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver. Vancouver’s Train Fitness claimed the $60,000 Innovate BC Second Place Prize Package for […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2021 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 financing. Who […]
Cleantech Startup Moment Energy Wins $100K Investor Challenge
Vancouver cleantech startup Moment Energy has been awarded the $100K grand prize as the winner of Spring Activator’s first-ever National Impact Investor Challenge, a 10-week program that empowers emerging impact investors and purpose-driven ventures to make and seek impactful investments. Moment energy repurposes retired electric vehicle (EV) batteries for sustainable energy storage. “Impact is core […]
Nine B.C. Companies In Running For 2021 National Impact Investor Challenge
Spring Activator’s first-ever Canada-wide Impact Investor Challenge is launching in April and they’ve announced the Top 20 companies still in the running for a $100,000 impact investment. Spring received over 150 company applications from across the country and of the Top 20, nine of the ventures are founded by women, eight are BIPOC-led, and one […]