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Where innovators meet
Web Summit Vancouver
May 11-14, 2026
Vancouver Startup Week
April 27-May 1, 2026
Plus, SFU Innovation Week is coming up — pitch competitions, panels, and fireside chats with BC innovators.
Sep 30, 2026
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Plus, a Vancouver AI startup just outranked Google and Microsoft in a global benchmark.
Sep 27, 2026
Salary growth held at 3.5%, but workforce trends are shifting in more significant ways.
Sep 24, 2026
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The program will fund Canadian companies developing technologies that can shift, store, or manage electricity use.
From startup funding to defence contracts, two events this week get into how capital actually moves.
Sep 23, 2026
The Vancouver startup took the $110,000 first place prize.
Sep 22, 2026
Plus, InBC and eFund launch a $4 million early-stage pool for B.C. startups.
Sep 20, 2026
The Alberta entrepreneur brings Chasing Enough to Vancouver on September 26.
Sep 19, 2026
A new event on fintech innovation and regulation — plus a packed September lineup.
Sep 16, 2026
B.C.-based Innovate BC and New Ventures BC are among the signatories to the new national framework.
Sep 15, 2026
Plus, B.C. opens a new round of early-stage demonstration funding.
Sep 13, 2026
Four of the five companies are Vancouver-based, working on everything from seaweed-based building materials to permafrost stabilization.
Sep 12, 2026
AI is reshaping how founders raise and how capital gets allocated.
Sep 9, 2026
Plus, VTJ Insiders get free access to our September 17 AI workshop.
Sep 6, 2026
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What have you been waiting to hear about?
Sep 2, 2026
Plus, a guide to tariff resources for B.C. businesses.
Aug 30, 2026
Burnaby's Kardium and Evonik Canada are both receiving Strategic Response Fund contributions to expand manufacturing capacity.
Aug 28, 2026
A new CFIN report shows the province raised $22.5 million across seven deals, with 71% coming from a single investment.
Six of the ten are Vancouver-based, with the rest coming from Squamish, Victoria, and Richmond
Aug 26, 2026
Vancouver is on the front lines of AI's buildout.
The BrainSwitch Labs founder on the overlooked science of mental restoration.
Aug 25, 2026
Plus, UBC researchers just made strawberries last longer than your fridge.
Aug 23, 2026
From rigid rules to vision-language models — a hands-on evening at Northeastern Vancouver.
Aug 19, 2026
Plus, B.C. cabinet shuffle as Brenda Bailey takes a leave of absence.
Aug 16, 2026
The company is one of eight Canadian foodtech companies to receive funding through CFIN's Innovation Booster program.
Aug 15, 2026
