Meet the top 25 for New Ventures BC 2023

New Ventures BC has unveiled the 25 finalists in Round 3 of the 23rd annual New Ventures BC competition, presented by Innovate BC. Sixteen had already solidified a place in the 2023 competition's third round while nine arrive in the top 25 after advancing via round 2.5. Let’s meet ‘em:

Round 2.5 companies advancing to Round 3(in alphabetical order)

1. Airble Aviation, Richmond

   1. Go deeper: Airble offers a new way to book aircraft

2. Arrowsmith Genetics, Vancouver

3. Blanka, Vancouver

   1. Go deeper: 12 creator economy leaders to know, including the company’s co-founder and CEO Kaylee Astle

4. Browse AI, Vancouver

5. GlüxKind, Vancouver

   1. Go deeper: 13 thoughts on the intersection of tech and fatherhood including from the company’s co-founder and CEO Kevin Huang.

6. Idea Oven Labs DBA Leafi Home, Burnaby

   1. Go deeper: Leafi featured at the latest entrepreneurship@UBC’s Investor Showcase

7. Lite-1 Microbial Dye, Vancouver

8. Orca Water, Burnaby

9. Seleste Innovations, Vancouver

Original 16 in Round 3(in alphabetical order)

1. Avenue Intelligence, Vancouver

2. Cibotica, West Vancouver

   1. Go deeper: Cibotica recently received funding through the Canadian Food Innovation Network’s (CFIN) Innovation Booster Program.

3. Eigen Fitness, Vancouver

4. Ginger Desk, North Vancouver

   1. Go deeper: Supporting healthcare providers through Ginger Desk

5. Halitra, Vancouver

   1. Go deeper: Halitra also featured in the Angels for Climate Solutions’ top 10

6. Immfinity Biotechnologies, Vancouver

   1. Go deeper: Immfinity moved past this round last year and was a semi-finalist.

7. Joni, Victoria

   1. Go deeper: Joni won the social impact award at the most recent Victoria Tech Community Awards

8.  Leasey.AI, Vancouver

9.  No Story Lost, Vancouver

10. Pilot, North Vancouver

11. Proxima HQ, Vancouver

12. RetreatsAndVenues.com, North Vancouver

13. SkiKrumb Trackers, Westbank

14. Trading Terminal, Vancouver

15. Viridis Research, Vancouver

    1. Go deeper: Viridis Research lands $300K from Mitacs

16. Voxelis Canada Corporation, North Vancouver

Next up for this cohort of companies is the Round 3 Showcase, which will be held June 27. The top 25 companies will give a one-minute lightning pitch, be introduced to their assigned mentor team, and gain insight into how to make the most of their mentorship experience from veteran NVBC competition mentors and past competition participants.