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Verdi Raises $6.5 Million to Scale Irrigation Automation Across North America

May 15, 2025 by Robert Lewis Leave a Comment

Vancouver-based agtech company Verdi has raised $6.5 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round, bringing its total funding to $9.5 million. The round was led by SVG Ventures, with backing from a broad coalition of investors including NEC, Ponderosa Ventures, Elemental Impact, GenomeBC, and Galvanize Climate Solutions-linked Ponderosa Ventures. In 2024, Techcouver named Verdi one […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SVG Ventures, Verdi

Emerging Agritech Entrepreneurs Win Big at First Ever Farmers Den Pitch Competition

January 29, 2024 by Robert Lewis Leave a Comment

Two companies won big at the first ever Farmers Den pitch competition for emerging agriculture and food innovators and entrepreneurs. A spin on CBC’s long-standing Dragons’ Den franchise, Farmers Den showcased emerging agriculture companies, giving them the opportunity to step into the spotlight and present their business ideas to a panel of industry experts and investors […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 4AG Robotics, CanDry Technologies Inc., Insporos Technologies, Maia Farms, Sarcomere Dynamics, Verdi

10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2024

January 12, 2024 by Robert Lewis Leave a Comment

Capital is hard to come by. The economy is in flux. And yet B.C. entrepreneurs are finding traction amid the turmoil. Tech companies specializing in everything from capturing carbon dioxide to smart glasses, and from beauty brands to farm automation have been leading an unprecedented tech stampede for the local economy. We have much to look […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arca, Blanka, Browse AI, Orca Water, Otter, RetreatsAndVenues, Seleste, Unblocked, Verdi, Withe

OnDeck Fisheries AI & UVX Among Startups At UBC Investor Showcase

March 27, 2023 by Robert Lewis Leave a Comment

Each spring entrepreneurship@UBC brings together UBC’s venture and investor community to create connections and build networks at their Investor Showcase. Designed to feature the later-stage ventures from their community that are fundraising, the Investor Showcase highlights ventures leading their industries, demonstrating the progress being made through research and innovation and the potential for early-stage ventures […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arca, Bioform Technologies, BryoSphere Biotechnologies, CargoSprout, Difinity Solutions, eBuilding, entrepreneurship@UBC, GeoGen Technologies, Leafi Home, MesIntel Therapeutics, Mitra Biotechnologies, Nanotech, OnDeck Fisheries AI, Sarcomere Dynamics, SnapCyte Solutions, UVX, Verdi

Precision Agtech Startup Verdi Accelerates Toward Next Stage

March 7, 2023 by Knowlton Thomas Leave a Comment

Since its inception in 2013, entrepreneurship@UBC has supported several hundred ventures that have gone on to raise financing, generate revenue, and create jobs across BC and Canada. Among the successes of University of British Columbia’s esteemed incubator program is Verdi, which joined the HATCH Accelerator in 2021. After graduating later that year, they were ready-to-raise. Verdi helps […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BarrelWise, Verdi

Two Vancouver Startups Selected for Agtech Accelerator

March 6, 2023 by Robert Lewis Leave a Comment

Cultivator’s Agtech Accelerator has announced the 16 startups selected to participate in their second cohort and two Vancouver startups made the cut. Vancouver’s Verdi and Barrelwise are two of the 16 companies from across Canada and the U.K. to be selected. Verdi is building the platform to help the global agriculture industry to adapt to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BarrelWise, Verdi

Innovate BC and NRC IRAP Invest In B.C. Businesses Through BC Fast Pilot Program

January 18, 2023 by Techcouver Newsdesk Leave a Comment

Innovate BC and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) are providing a combined total of $2 million in research and development funding to help 14 companies pilot their technologies and create new jobs across B.C. The program helps small and medium sized businesses design, build, and operate a pilot plant […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axolotl Biosciences, CRWN.ai, GRT, Innovate BC, Novarc Technologies, NuGrid Power Corp, Origen Air, pH7, Progressive Planet, RainStick, SenseNet, SkyAcres, Verdi, Wellons, Wiser Marine Technologies.

According to the Foresight 50, British Columbia is THE Canadian Cleantech Leader

December 1, 2022 by Robert Lewis Leave a Comment

At a time when climate concerns are at an all-time high in the province, a list of Canada’s most investable cleantech companies reveals that almost one-half of them are based in British Columbia. Vancouver is becoming recognized as a cleantech cluster.  It was recently recognized as a top 10 cluster worldwide. Several B.C.-based cleantech ventures have […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agora Energy Technologies, Arca, Axine Water Technologies, CarboNet, Ekona Power, Farment, Foresight Canada, Global Remediation Technology (GRT), HTEC, Hydra Energy, Intelligent City, Klean Industries, LlamaZOO, Lucent BioSciences, MarineLabs, Nyoka Design Labs, Open Ocean Robotics, Takachar, Techbrew Robotics, Terramera, Verdi, Viridis Research

Meet The 14 Ready-to-Raise Ventures At UBC’s 2022 Investor Showcase

April 28, 2022 by Bulletin Board Leave a Comment

entrepreneurship@UBC is hosting their 2022 Investor Showcase in-person on May 10th at UBC Robson Square. From human health discoveries and technological advancements to climate solutions and social impact, UBC entrepreneurs are putting Canada on the global stage, leading ventures who are solving the most pressing challenges we face today. entrepreneurship@UBC in collaboration with the Institute […]

Filed Under: Bulletin Board Tagged With: ApplyChance, Bioform Technologies, CargoSprout, DECAP Research & Development, entrepreneurship@UBC, GeoGen Technologies, healthQb, Leafi Home, MintList, Pocketed, Proton Intelligence, Sarcomere Dynamics, Susgrainable, Sustained Therapeutics, Verdi

UBC Announces Sneak-a-Peek & Ready-to-Raise Startups For 2021 Venture Showcase

November 10, 2021 by Bulletin Board Leave a Comment

Across industries, landscapes and continents, UBC innovators are leading the charge creating solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. From climate solutions and human health transformations to technological advancements and social impact, UBC is a rich bedrock of innovation home to entrepreneurs generating impacts through research and discoveries. Join entrepreneurship@UBC for their second annual […]

Filed Under: Bulletin Board Tagged With: AIMA, CargoSprout, Dyne Technologies, Emkao Foods, entrepreneurship@UBC, Flutter Care, GeoGen, HealthQb Technologies, Hubly, Immersio Learning, ImmiSearch, Neupeak Robotics, Rohe Homes, Shop 4 Da Culture, Susgrainable, Takachar, Total Flow Medical, Tractus Medical, Traffic Driven, Verdi, Viridis Research

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