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Clio
BCLegal tech software and service provider.
Ballard Power Systems
Hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer for mobility and stationary power.
ClearDent
Dental practice management platform for Canadian standards
BC Hydro
Electricity utility operating across British Columbia
AbCellera
BCBiotechnology company using integrated discovery technology to find and develop antibody medicines.
D-Wave Quantum Inc.
BCDesigns specialized processors utilizing quantum mechanics for solving complex optimization problems.
Caseway AI
BCAI chatbot for legal research, summarizing Canadian legal information and court decisions.
Ascent Systems Technologies
BCDevelops Autonomous Environment Monitoring and Surveillance platforms.
4AG Robotics
BCCreates Canadian-made robots designed to harvest mushrooms.
Blockstream
BCA crypto company focused on Bitcoin infrastructure technology, with flagship products like the Liquid network.
American Eagle Gold Corp.
BCA mining company backed by major industry players (South32 Ltd., Teck Resources Ltd.) attempting to acquire and revitalize stalled mining projects.
Cohere
ONGlobal leader in sovereign, enterprise-grade AI solutions.
Anthropic
AI research and development company specializing in large language models.
Apple
Consumer electronics and software company.
BetaKit
QCOfficial media partner of Toronto Tech Week
1Password
ONCybersecurity and password management platform.
Blackline Safety Corp.
ABDevelops digitally connected, wearable safety tech for the industrial sector.
BinSentry
AgTech company monitoring animal feed volume across North America and Brazil.
Blue J
AI tax research platform analyzing Canadian tax law
BDC Capital
ONA Crown corporation venture capital arm focusing on Canadian business and tech sectors.
BC Hydro Plans 100 MW Battery Storage Facility Near Vancouver Island Terminal Substation
The new grid-scale battery project is the first utility-scale storage investment under BC Hydro’s Powering Growth plan.
How Sovereign AI Infrastructure in BC Could Reshape Fintech Competition
For many Canadian fintech founders, 'Sovereign AI' was long dismissed as a political buzzword rather than a practical engineering hurdle. However, the shift toward domestic infrastructure—catalyzed by projects...
Genome BC Funds Genomic Tools to Update Diagnostics for B.C.'s $1 Billion Agri-Export Sector
Three new projects aim to modernize pest and disease detection, offering farmers more precise and sustainable management options.
ClearDent and Pearl Partner to Integrate AI Radiology for Canadian Dental Practices
<|channel>thought思考}ClearDent, a Burnaby-based dental practice management platform, is partnering with the Los Angeles-based startup Pearl to integrate advanced artificial intelligence into its imaging toolset...
Ballard Power’s 15MW Stationary Order Validates Off-Grid Hydrogen Adoption
Marty Neese has stepped into the lead role at Ballard Power Systems, ushering in a new phase for the company. Under his leadership, the firm is pivoting toward a more integrated service model—moving past just...
Renaissance BioScience Pivots RNAi Platform to Combat Soil-Dwelling Wireworms
The Vancouver-based bioengineering firm is advancing its yeast-based pesticide technology from above-ground pests to target subterranean crop threats.
Why Surgical Mining and AI Monitoring Track the Path to Faster Mineral Extraction
Canada's push for critical minerals faces a significant bottleneck: many high-value deposits are currently inaccessible or economically unfeasible using traditional large-scale excavation methods. By funding "...
Sanctuary AI's Robotics startup Sanctuary AI appoints former MDA exec
Sanctuary AI is pivoting from the laboratory to the factory floor. By appointing board chair Daniel Friedmann as CEO following the departure of interim leader James Wells, the Vancouver-based robotics firm is...
Why Superhuman’s GPTZero Acquisition Matters for Content Trust
Superhuman (formerly Grammarly) is integrating GPTZero into its ecosystem to create what it calls an "authenticity layer" for digital content. For users and businesses, this means the transition from simple gr...
Why Rocket Doctor AI's partnership with Mindstride AI matters for rural patient access
Rocket Doctor AI is expanding its clinical capacity by partnering with Mindstride AI to provide after-hours and overflow coverage for patients. This move shifts the way physicians can participate in more flexi...
Why Light AI's $5M Funding to Advance FDA-Tracked Medical Diagnostics matters for AI algorithms medical imaging diagnostics teams
John Luna and the team at Light AI are tackling one of the most persistent friction points in primary care: diagnostic latency. By developing QuickScan, a software-only platform that leverages AI algorithms to...
Legacy Keeper Launches AI Agentic Workflow for Canadian Estate Planning
Alex Mason at Legacy Keeper is tackling a fundamental friction point in the Canadian financial landscape: the complexity of estate planning and the financial impact of the 'deemed disposition' rule. By deployi...
ElevenLabs’ Toronto Office Turns Voice AI Expansion Into a Canadian Adoption Test
ElevenLabs is opening its first Canadian office in Toronto and plans to double its local team, turning Canada into a test market for bilingual voice AI adoption.