The BC Tech Association has announced the finalists for the 2024 Technology Impact Awards. 38 finalists across 9 Technology Impact Award (TIAs) categories who achieved exceptional success in the past year. “The Technology Impact Awards recognize the very best companies in BC and the accomplishments of the leaders and teams in the BC economy’s fastest growing […]
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B.C. Cleantechs Receive $2M From Innovate BC and NRC IRAP Through BC Fast Pilot
Innovate BC and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) are awarding $2,014,425 in R&D funding to 13 BC cleantech companies. The funding is being awarded through the BC Fast Pilot program, which helps small and medium sized businesses design, build, and operate a pilot plant or small demonstration of their technology […]
VodaSafe Wins Top Prize in TELUS #StandWithOwners Program for AquaEye Sonar Device
TELUS has announced the five grand prize winners of this year’s #StandWithOwners program. From thousands of applications, the #StandWithOwners program officially announced 20 finalists on September 27th, of which five were selected by a panel of judges to receive the grand prize valued at over $125,000. Among the five winners was Vancouver’s VodaSafe and founder […]
10 Startups That Are Driving Transformational Change Across Climate, Human Health and Social Impact
For the first time this year, Entrepreneurship Immersion Week 2023 will be hosting a regional ecosystem startup pitch event featuring companies across our province who are creating transformative solutions in climate, human health and social impact. The Regional Ecosystem Showcase will feature 10 companies across the province who’ve proven market traction and are ready to […]
Three Women-Founded Businesses Celebrated at The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale
Canadian charity, The Forum, has announced the three winners of this year’s Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale. The event is aimed at mentoring, educating and empowering women entrepreneurs in their business endeavors, and the three finalists each received a grand prize package worth $37,750 to help fund and fast-track their business goals. The recipients of […]
Early Stage Fundraising Tips for Female Founded Startups
Our local TiE Vancouver chapter is hosting a series of learning, mentoring and networking events for operators of startups and scaleups. After a series of sold-out events, they’re at it again on May 18th with a panel on early stage fundraising for female founded startups. Spearheaded and moderated by TiE Vancouver’s Maninder Dhaliwal, the speaker […]
MintList, QUIL, and VodaSafe Are Finalists At The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch
The Forum is a Canadian charity that mentors, educates and empowers women entrepreneurs. For 20 years they’ve been supporting businesses big and small. Now in its 7th year, The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch is a program that helps women entrepreneurs navigate and fast track their funding journey. Addressing the barrier of access to capital, The Forum Pitch gives […]
Six Hardware Startups in BC You May Not Have Heard Of
Most startups today are digital-first. Such enterprises are typically easier to launch, and statistics suggest they’re more likely to get funding and survive than their hardware counterparts. “As hard as it is for all tech startups, it’s even more difficult for consumer hardware companies,” affirms a report from CB Insights, which found that 97% of consumer hardware […]
BC Tech Crowns Winners of 2022 Technology Impact Awards
Now in their 29th year, the Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) have never had more reasons to celebrate than they did last night at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Ambition was the theme of the 2022 TIAs and through the evening’s celebration 45 TIAs finalists across 12 categories were honoured. Staged before a sold-out crowd at the Vancouver Convention […]
Connecting The Dots: September 2022
Each month, the team at Switchboard Public Relations connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For September’s Connecting The Dots, the team breaks down recent funding announcements and multimillion-dollar M&A action, shines a spotlight on BC Tech’s first-ever Dragon’s Den Pitch Night, and explores new partnerships. Funding flows […]