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Apr 10, 2026

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Soma Energy emerges from stealth with $7 million to solve AI's power problem

Tackling AI's grid bottleneck, the AWS veterans' platform optimizes existing capacity for data centres.

Apr 8, 2026

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7 min read

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UBC's venture showcase brings discovery-driven companies to Vancouver investors

Apr 5, 2026

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$127M for Vancouver life sciences

Plus, why Canada's AI economy risks leaving women behind.

Apr 3, 2026

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3 min read

$48 million for Providence Health Care's new innovation hub

Federal funding will support a clinical trials centre, simulation centre, and health informatics platform at the new Clinical Support and Research Centre

Funding and Deals

Vancouver signs on to HotSpot, bringing mobile parking to all on-street zones

Apr 10, 2026

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2 min read

Vancouver signs on to HotSpot, bringing mobile parking to all on-street zones

The platform integrates with existing infrastructure, eliminating the need for new hardware.

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Funding & Deals

Vancouver signs on to HotSpot, bringing mobile parking to all on-street zones

Soma Energy emerges from stealth with $7 million to solve AI's power problem

$48 million for Providence Health Care's new innovation hub

$79 million from Ottawa supports Aspect Biosystems' $280 million development project

Vancouver-founded Gumloop raises $50M Series B to scale enterprise AI automation

Toyo lands $4.3M to build secure, always-on AI agents

Vancouver-founded Gen Z dating app IRLY acquired by European dating group DUA AG

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The edge of the map: Inside B.C.’s high-stakes push to lead the AI and quantum economies

Nov 20, 2025

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13 min read

The edge of the map: Inside B.C.’s high-stakes push to lead the AI and quantum economies

Two conversations, two frontier technologies, one surprising conclusion: British Columbia is suddenly a power player in the world’s most important industries.

William Johnson