BC startups level up

🗞️ This week, the spotlight is on bold bets and big ideas. From hydrogen-powered flights to quantum computing breakthroughs, BC tech is aiming high—and attracting serious dollars and partnerships to match. Microsoft is backing a local climate startup, UniUni is rethinking delivery with a U.S. partner, and Corinex just landed $42M to power up Europe’s smart grids.

Meanwhile, the New Ventures BC Competition enters round two with over 200 startups still in the running, Startup TNT is taking over Science World to kick off Vancouver Startup Week, and tech leaders across the country are calling on Ottawa to step up with a real economic vision.

Plus: The AI pitch mistake investors keep seeing, and how to fix it.

-TJ team

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