Accelerate Okanagan’s OKGN Angel Summit has chosen its 2023 finalists. This year, 40 Okanagan angel investors are participating, creating a $225,000 investment fund. These angel investors have been busy meeting week-over-week since the beginning of January to listen to pitches, meet with the founders, perform due diligence and select the top 6 that will pitch live […]
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Impact Challenge Awards Voxcell BioInnovation with Investment Toward Anti-Cancer Tech
VoxCell BioInnovation is creating vascularized, human-like cancer tissue models by combining a custom high-resolution 3D bioprinter, advanced software, and proprietary bio-inks. The New Ventures BC Competition finalist aims to accelerate the development of life-saving anti-cancer drugs by providing tissue models that can identify viable candidates earlier in the drug-development pipeline. Toward this tremendous goal will go […]
Nada Acquires Jarr to Strengthen the Circular Economy in Vancouver
Following years as friendly competitors, two Vancouver-based sustainability startups have decided to join forces for the greater good. Nada is a certified B Corporation and was Vancouver’s first package-free grocery store and delivery service when the company was founded in 2015. The organization announced this month that it has acquired Jarr, a certified living wage […]