Binta Financial, a fintech startup building infrastructure for borderless credit histories, has captured first place in the 2025 New Ventures BC Competition. The Vancouver company secured the $110,000 Innovate BC First Place Prize, cementing its position as one of the province’s most promising startups. Binta’s platform enables newcomers to carry verified credit histories across borders, […]
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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 […]
VoxCell BioInnovation Wins $10K Pitch at Web Summit Vancouver
Vancouver-based VoxCell BioInnovation has added another trophy to its shelf, winning The $10K Pitch: BC’s Startup All-Stars at Web Summit Vancouver this week. The live competition featured 12 of British Columbia’s most promising startups, with VoxCell walking away with the $10,000 grand prize. This marks VoxCell’s second major pitch competition victory in just over a […]
BC’s Top Startup Competition Returns for 2025
One of British Columbia’s premier startup competitions is back. The 2025 New Ventures BC Competition is now accepting applications, offering early-stage tech companies the chance to compete for over $250,000 in cash and prizes. Now in its 25th year, the competition has served as a launchpad for many of BC’s most promising tech startups. Since […]
NVBC Finalist skiKrumb Goes ‘Unbound’ as Wearable Startup Partners with More Ski Hills
North American ski hills get about 80 million visits per year but ripping down mountains in winter isn’t the safest activity. Canadian youths experience more than one thousand hospital emergency room visits per year from ski and snowboard-related accidents. SkiKrumb provides a safety net for outdoor enthusiasts braving the wintry hills. The Vancouver startup is the […]
Sky’s the Limit for Surrey Agtech Startup Competing as Finalist in Multiple Events
The New Ventures B.C. Competition is a well-seasoned event. The annual affair started more than two decades ago, back in 2000, under the direction of Wal van Lierop. The driving idea behind the competition was to encourage regional innovation in tech—and the event has been an icon of the local ecosystem ever since. This year, […]
UBC Cleantech Startup Fibernx Recognized in B.C. and Alberta for Carbon Fibre Innovation
Bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands, typically restricted for use as fuel or asphalt, can now be transformed into more useful and valuable carbon nanofibres, say local experts working on the technology. UBC materials engineer Dr. Yasmine Abdin, alongside Dr. Frank Ko from the Faculty of Applied Science and Dr. Scott Renneckar from the Faculty of […]
FIBR.BIO Keeps It Circular with Organic, Zero-Waste Alternatives to Popular Synthetic Fabrics
Synthetic fibres are common today across clothing, packaging, and industrial applications, but that does not make them good for the environment. These fibres—90 tonnes per year—may prove practical to produce but they account for 8% of global emissions, and, worse, are infamous for their lack of recyclability. A Canadian startup is seeking to shift the […]
Vancouver Cleantech Firm TIMEZYX Enhances Infrastructure Resilience with Digital Twin Tech
A clean technology startup based out of Vancouver is garnering attention for its response to a reported rise in climate risks. TIMEZYX, a Top 10 Finalist in this year’s NVBC Competition, has developed digital twin software that targets cities and other infrastructure owners, enabling them to simulate real-world counterparts in a bid to gain valuable […]
How Port Coquitlam’s Tree Track Intelligence Helps Restore Lands Impacted by Wildfire
While many entities in Canada are tackling wildfire management through technological and other means, it must still be accepted that the natural phenomenon will always occur to some degree—as it should. Beyond wildfire mitigation, therefore, lies how to optimize lands already impacted by the event. An upstart out of Port Coquitlam by the name of […]