Editor's Picks
A handpicked selection of must-read stories chosen by our editorial team.
Exclusive: Inside Build Canada’s Vancouver debut
A buzzing Railtown crowd gathered to hear how Build Canada wants to make the country bolder, faster, and more prosperous.
Sep 23, 2025
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4 min read
The man who wants to put robots on every street
From Tehran to Vancouver to Silicon Valley, Ali Kashani’s Serve Robotics is rewriting the future of last-mile delivery.
Sep 4, 2025
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6 min read
2025’s top tech headlines, halfway in
Your mid-year briefing: big raises, big challenges, and what it all means for local founders.
Jul 10, 2025
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4 min read
How Métis Life is making cultural history on Roblox
How one game is turning screen time into cultural connection.
Jun 18, 2025
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5 min read
'No FOMO': How to win Web Summit Vancouver
Real advice from local leaders who’ve been there.
May 20, 2025
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6 min read
The government's big bet on Web Summit Vancouver
How BC is using a global tech conference to scale its startup ecosystem.
May 15, 2025
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6 min read
The SF pull: How Silicon Valley shapes Vancouver's tech ecosystem
Local founders are emigrating to the U.S. - but the merit of that move "depends on what and how you want to build,” say entrepreneurs.
Jan 20, 2025
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7 min read
Lessons from down-turns past
How veteran tech leaders managed through tough times before, and how the current crop of CEOs can apply those lessons today.
Apr 19, 2023
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12 min read
Club Penguin founder and Dragons’ Den star Lane Merrifield’s journey to the metaverse and back
Kelowna-based CEO-turned-investor has a knack for growing communities in both the real and virtual worlds.
May 11, 2022
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21 min read
Susan Blanchet comes clean
The co-founder and CEO of Victoria-based Origen Air is working to bring fresh air inside.
Mar 7, 2022
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10 min read
'There was a problem I had that I couldn't find a product to solve.' — Kate Bouchard is filling a healthtech gap
Leaning on experiences from her own healthcare journey, Bouchard is building a smart pillbox through her startup, Loba.
Feb 16, 2022
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9 min read
Maya Adly wondered why there wasn’t an OpenTable equivalent for personal services like barbers or nail salons. So she built it.
Through her startup Roar, Adly is looking to change the game for online bookings and investments into female-founded companies.
Feb 14, 2022
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8 min read
Sam Gharegozlou's unlikely and inevitable journey into politics starts now
The Dapper Labs co-founder teases a future in politics, but one could argue it’s already started.
Jan 27, 2022
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13 min read
Cymax CEO Rizwan Somji leaves it all on the table
The Burnaby-based executive leads the furniture e-tailer into the future with lessons from his past.
Jan 6, 2022
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12 min read
For Dr. Macarena Cataldo-Hernandez, co-founder of Viridis Research, the journey from Valparaíso to Vancouver was winding
Fresh off winning Spring Activator’s Fall Impact Investor Challenge, the Chilean entrepreneur walks us through the milestones that brought her here.
Dec 10, 2021
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8 min read
“People want to invest in companies that can improve the world.” - Andrew Haughian is Pangaea Ventures’ bellringer
We chatted with Haughian, the firm’s general partner, about impact investing, his personal ups and downs and recent wins.
Dec 1, 2021
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10 min read
Laurie Schultz paints her Picasso
Architect behind $1B Galvanize exit and BC Tech Person of the Year sets her sights on what’s next.
Nov 22, 2021
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17 min read
While they build digital worlds, Vancouver’s VR/AR leaders reflect on the world around them
Innovators in the space chat catalyzing moments, community and what’s left to do.
Nov 10, 2021
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13 min read
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“[Neurotherapy] is not a new methodology by any stretch, but we are using technology to unleash it.” - Paola Telfer wants you to master your brain
With Blackcomb as a backdrop, Telfer’s Whistler-based business, Sens.ai, is building better neurotherapy.
Nov 2, 2021
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12 min read
8 years ago the world’s first Bitcoin ATM launched in a downtown Vancouver coffee shop. Here’s the inside story of how it happened.
We chatted with Mitchell Demeter, now president of Netcoins, about how he brought the ATM to Vancouver.
Oct 29, 2021
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11 min read
A professional hockey career took Kenndal McArdle from Vancouver to Västerås. Venture capital brought him back.
The Pender Ventures principal on his passion for finance, life and hockey in Sweden, plus what the future holds for venture capital in Western Canada.
Oct 7, 2021
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14 min read
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“When we started, there wasn't even a term like [creator economy.]” — Phoebe Jiang is transforming how creators share their work
As a student, Jiang read TechCrunch “religiously.” Now, she’s leading a pioneering tech company in Pixieset.
Oct 4, 2021
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10 min read
Everything’s coming up Jack
Jack Newton, the co-founder and CEO of the world’s first legaltech unicorn, reflects on a monster year.
Sep 9, 2021
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11 min read
“To me, average, or normal is just code for privilege.” — Sabrina Meherally wants to diversify your tech
Her consultancy, Pause and Effect, goes beyond HR to embed diversity, equity and inclusion into innovation.
Aug 30, 2021
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12 min read
Cassandra Hui is building the Netflix of clinical trials
We chat with the healthtech entrepreneur to learn more about how Heal Mary is empowering patients to better understand their diagnoses.
Aug 19, 2021
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11 min read