The 2026 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, has announced its Top 25 startups, following a competitive Round 2.5 pitch event where 30 companies presented to a panel of expert judges.

This year's cohort spans a wide range of sectors including life sciences, healthcare, AI, SaaS, cleantech, sustainability, and consumer retail. Ten of the 25 companies are Vancouver-based: Cykel Technologies, Dream Photonics, heymate, IvoryOS Technologies, Nymble Health, Syris, TruthSayer AI, Tydra Labs, VEGAIN Nutrition, and Volta Home.

The remaining companies come from across B.C., including Victoria, Burnaby, North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Richmond, Surrey, Squamish, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Penticton, West Vancouver, and Garibaldi Highlands.

The Top 25 will now advance to Round 3 of the 26th annual competition.

Original Top 15, in alphabetical order:

  1. Circl Brain Health Metrics, Victoria

  2. Eagle Eyes Search, Squamish

  3. Enya Learning, West Vancouver

  4. eSense Health, Port Moody

  5. Finitizer Technologies, Burnaby

  6. heymate, Vancouver

  7. IvoryOS Technologies, Vancouver

  8. Ontoly, Garibaldi Highlands

  9. Radiant Fluidics, Victoria

  10. RazzyTech, Surrey

  11. Syris, Vancouver

  12. TruthSayer AI, Vancouver

  13. Tydra Labs, Vancouver

  14. VitaPulse Technologies, North Vancouver

  15. Volta Home, Vancouver

Round 2.5 additions, in alphabetical order:

  1. Bianca Technologies, Port Coquitlam

  2. CampMatch, Victoria

  3. Cykel Technologies, Vancouver

  4. Dream Photonics, Vancouver

  5. Miha Biotech, Coquitlam

  6. NanoTech Innovation, Richmond

  7. NTP R&D Services, Penticton

  8. Nymble Health, Vancouver

  9. Subvision Robotics, Burnaby

  10. VEGAIN Nutrition, Vancouver

45 BC startups advance in the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition

The New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, has announced its Round 2.5 and Round 3 ventures for 2026.

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