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How Métis Life is making cultural history on Roblox

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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Genome BC backs DNA-based environmental monitoring in rural and Indigenous communities

Genome BC backs DNA-based environmental monitoring in rural and Indigenous communities

Expanding a COVID-era technology, researchers aim to monitor health and ecosystems through the genetic traces life leaves behind.

Jun 6, 2025

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3 min read

Safe Software pushes deeper into AI and spatial computing with new product launches

Safe Software pushes deeper into AI and spatial computing with new product launches

The Surrey-based company, now generating more than $100M annually, adds augmented reality and no-code APIs to its data integration platform.

May 6, 2025

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5 min read

Export mode: How to go global without going broke

Export mode: How to go global without going broke

Three Vancouver leaders share lessons from the front lines of expansion, digging into what it really takes to scale internationally.

Mar 31, 2025

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8 min read

HireNorth's network matches Canadian jobseekers with opportunities

HireNorth's network matches Canadian jobseekers with opportunities

The movement to buy Canadian should include hiring Canadian, says the platform's creator.

Mar 24, 2025

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5 min read

Real estate investing platform Addy admits to unregistered trading

Real estate investing platform Addy admits to unregistered trading

The platform has paid a $100,000 settlement to the BC Securities Commission.

Mar 18, 2025

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5 min read

Garmin attracts B.C. engineers to its Canadian office in Alberta

Garmin attracts B.C. engineers to its Canadian office in Alberta

The company, nestled in Cochrane, is drawing skilled workers east to develop products that beat giants like Apple and Samsung.

Mar 10, 2025

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7 min read

Vancouver business associations respond to B.C. Budget 2025

Vancouver business associations respond to B.C. Budget 2025

While some see opportunities in the budget’s low innovation investments, others are critical of B.C.'s growing debt.

Mar 6, 2025

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Why governments funnelled $20 million into B.C. foodtech over past two weeks

Why governments funnelled $20 million into B.C. foodtech over past two weeks

The funding, which includes a $5 million single investment into Konscious Foods, follows the push to “Buy B.C.” in response to tariff threats.

Mar 4, 2025

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Vancouver execs sign open letter condemning DEI purge

Vancouver execs sign open letter condemning DEI purge

The near-800-word missive suggests mimicking policy changes in the U.S. is the wrong direction for Canada.

Feb 27, 2025

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The state of VC in BC: Numbers and narratives

The state of VC in BC: Numbers and narratives

With $2.4 billion in venture capital investment last year, the province came closer than ever to matching Ontario’s total.

Feb 24, 2025

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Genome BC funds research after bird flu appears in local patient

Genome BC funds research after bird flu appears in local patient

Scientists will investigate mutations, transmission, and detection of the virus after a teen was hospitalized.

Feb 21, 2025

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4 min read

New websites help identify made-in-Canada products

New websites help identify made-in-Canada products

As trade tensions escalate, two Vancouver entrepreneurs have each set up tools to help consumers support Canadian businesses.

Feb 18, 2025

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Local tech companies stand out as B.C.’s top employers

Local tech companies stand out as B.C.’s top employers

Boomi, Acuitas, and others offer progressive vacation, health, wellness, and education policies.

Feb 14, 2025

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5 min read

Act now to avoid tariff impacts, say B.C. investors

Act now to avoid tariff impacts, say B.C. investors

Leaders from InBC, Pender Ventures, Get Fresh Ventures, and more give concrete strategies for startups to navigate political uncertainty.

Feb 11, 2025

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5 min read

Twelve projects launching with the BC Fast Pilot program

Twelve projects launching with the BC Fast Pilot program

$1.5 million from Innovate BC and NRC IRAP will help businesses prove impact and customer value

Feb 7, 2025

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4 min read

Frontier Collective to bring Vancouver delegation to SXSW conference

Frontier Collective to bring Vancouver delegation to SXSW conference

The organization discusses what it's looking for in companies that apply, and how B.C.'s tech ecosystem needs to grow.

Feb 4, 2025

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10 min read

Digital announces expanded support for B.C. skills program

Digital announces expanded support for B.C. skills program

The supercluster is funding initiatives that run counter to the U.S.’ recent anti-diversity rhetoric.

Jan 31, 2025

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4 min read

Binta is making it easier for newcomers to attain financial inclusion and housing

Binta is making it easier for newcomers to attain financial inclusion and housing

Founded by UBC alumnus Paschal Okwundu, the startup provides education and tools to help users build their financial identity and credit history in Canada.

Jan 30, 2025

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January roundup: Already missed these 25 key Vancouver tech stories?

January roundup: Already missed these 25 key Vancouver tech stories?

The local ecosystem started the year strong with big leadership updates, funding closures, and sector growth.

Jan 27, 2025

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7 min read

Vancouver’s Human in Motion gives wearers new freedom

Vancouver’s Human in Motion gives wearers new freedom

The exoskeleton won Top Robot at CES 2025, and helps people with mobility challenges due to spinal cord injuries, strokes, and other neurological conditions.

Jan 24, 2025

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Vancouver-based Digital bets big on quantum

Vancouver-based Digital bets big on quantum

The $5 million in investments, and $7 million in additional funding, represent the first time the supercluster has put money into quantum tech.

Jan 21, 2025

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The issues keeping local founders up at night

The issues keeping local founders up at night

From new tariffs to immigration laws, seven Vancouver leaders discuss their biggest business challenges in the current political turmoil.

Jan 14, 2025

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Nationsfirst Technologies is pioneering blockchain technology

Nationsfirst Technologies is pioneering blockchain technology

Through its launchpads, wallets, tokens, and more, the startup aims to empower Indigenous communities to ‘fully reclaim their sovereignty.’

Jan 10, 2025

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Vancouver’s Fox Fold making a mark across North America

Vancouver’s Fox Fold making a mark across North America

The startup disrupting the $60 billion tissue market has expanded from boutique hotels to major chains and a variety of other businesses.

Jan 9, 2025

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