Vancouver’s Green Manganese announced recently that it has successfully completed initial metallurgical test work.
The startup’s closed-loop, water-based process recovers manganese and other minerals from low-grade ores and legacy and industrial tailings that conventional smelting cannot treat economically.
The test demonstrated that...
Three British Columbia startups will compete live for the Company of the Year – Startup Award at the 2026 Technology Impact Awards Gala.
BC Tech selected Lite-1 Bio, Tersa Critical Minerals and Viridis following its annual Dragons’ Den Pitch Night,...
Nobody opens a packet of crisps at 11pm after carefully weighing the options. It happens somewhere between the third bad email and the tenth refresh of a feed that never has anything good on it.
The standard explanation is willpower....
For a week from 21 September, thousands of founders, venture capitalists, policymakers and startup enthusiasts come together at over 100 sessions, right across Tech Central and NSW – with the aim of improving the dialogue between startups, government and...
It’s been a quieter week for startup funding deals this week: with four deals worth a total of $8.9 million, along with details of a $21 million raise by Buildkite in January only just emerging.
Keep reading to learn more...
A pair of speakers, two years old, is up for sale online. When no music is playing, they give off an annoying static noise, and the listing does not say so.
A buyer’s message ends with a pointed question: “The...
British Columbia startups will gain access to a new source of early-stage capital through a co-investment partnership between InBC Investment Corp. and the eFund angel network.
The two organizations are each committing $2 million to the initiative, creating an initial...
An entrepreneur based on Vancouver Island has launched an app to help folks explore the region better.
Diogo Travassos, who came to Canada by way of Brazil, is the founder of Finback Digital.
Launched this year, Finback Digital’s flagship offering is...
After seven months of mentorship, workshops, pitches, and evaluations, the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition is ready for its final act.
The province’s longest-running startup competition will crown this year’s winners on September 21 at the VIFF Centre in Vancouver,...
Every restaurant service contains a half-second that gives the whole game away. A plate lands. The customer looks up at whoever carried it and says thanks, or looks straight through them and carries on talking.
Nobody is scoring it. Nobody...
