As trade tensions escalate, two Vancouver entrepreneurs have each set up tools to help consumers support Canadian businesses.
Boomi, Acuitas, and others offer progressive vacation, health, wellness, and education policies.
Leaders from InBC, Pender Ventures, Get Fresh Ventures, and more give concrete strategies for startups to navigate political uncertainty.
$1.5 million from Innovate BC and NRC IRAP will help businesses prove impact and customer value
The organization discusses what it's looking for in companies that apply, and how B.C.'s tech ecosystem needs to grow.
‘If you're a Vancouver company trying to raise in the U.S. or Europe, investors will ask why you don’t have any local backers,’ says Pieter Dorsman, director of eFund.
The supercluster is funding initiatives that run counter to the U.S.’ recent anti-diversity rhetoric.
Founded by UBC alumnus Paschal Okwundu, the startup provides education and tools to help users build their financial identity and credit history in Canada.
The local ecosystem started the year strong with big leadership updates, funding closures, and sector growth.
The exoskeleton won Top Robot at CES 2025, and helps people with mobility challenges due to spinal cord injuries, strokes, and other neurological conditions.
The $5 million in investments, and $7 million in additional funding, represent the first time the supercluster has put money into quantum tech.
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.
