Innovate BC

06/10/2026

Help shape the future of the Road to Web Summit Vancouver (R2WSV)!

If you're a B.C.-based tech venture that participated in the second iteration of R2WSV, we want to hear from you. Your feedback will help us refine future programming and better prepare B.C. ventures for investor, customer, and partner engagement opportunities.

We've extended the survey deadline: Complete the survey by June 30, 2026 for your chance to WIN a ticket to Web Summit Vancouver 2027!

👉 Take the survey: https://loom.ly/WRNVlAY

If you are a B.C.-based tech venture who participated in Web Summit Vancouver 2026, took part in Innovate BC’s Road to Web Summit Vancouver (R2WSV) initiative, we'd love your input. Your feedback will help us refine our programming and better prepare B.C. ventures for future investor, cu...

06/01/2026

Innovate BC is pleased to announce that effective May 31, 2026, Jessie Adcock is the new Chair of Innovate BC’s Board of Directors, for a one-year term.

Jessie has served on our Board since June 2025 and brings exceptional leadership experience across both the public and private sectors. She is a multi-disciplinary leader with deep expertise in strategy, technology, operations, culture transformation, and large-scale program delivery, shaped by senior roles with organizations including the Government of Canada, Finning International, the City of Vancouver, and HSBC Group. Jessie currently serves as Host Committee Lead for Vancouver’s FIFA World Cup 2026 organizing efforts, where she is helping deliver one of the most complex and high-profile global events in B.C.’s history.

Innovate BC would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our outgoing Chair, Emilie de Rosenroll, for her leadership and contributions during her tenure. We are pleased that Emilie will continue to support Innovate BC as a valued member of our Board of Directors through the remainder of her current term.

Please join us in congratulating Jessie on her appointment and thanking Emilie for her continued service to Innovate BC.

05/29/2026

We want to hear from you! ✅

With Web Summit returning to Vancouver next year, the opportunity to elevate B.C.’s innovation economy on the global stage is bigger than ever.

Innovate BC is preparing the next phase of the Road to Web Summit Vancouver (R2WSV) and we’re asking B.C.’s tech community to help us refine our programming and deliver even greater impact for B.C. tech ventures.

If you participated in R2WSV, attended Web Summit, or are part of the province’s innovation ecosystem — we want to hear from you.

👉 Take the survey: https://loom.ly/WRNVlAY

🚨 Complete the survey by June 12th, 2026 for your chance to WIN A FREE TICKET to Web Summit Vancouver 2027!

05/28/2026

: Are you passionate about supporting B.C. companies as they grow, commercialize and strengthen their intellectual property strategies?

Join Innovate BC as our Senior Program Manager, IP Programs and help lead initiatives that support innovators across the province through impactful IP programming, partnerships and ecosystem engagement. You’ll play a key role in program strategy, stakeholder collaboration, and advancing resources that help B.C. companies protect and scale what they create.

👉 Learn more or apply now: https://loom.ly/IZK2Ze8

05/25/2026

B.C. was once again at the centre of the action at Web Summit Vancouver 2026 — and the momentum was undeniable 🚀

From packed discussions at the BC Pavilion to programming across the city, this year’s conference showcased the depth and diversity of B.C.’s innovation ecosystem across , + , , , and .

Highlights included the return of the B.C. Founder Faceoff: $10K Pitch Competition, the Innovate BC Startup Showcase on the Web Summit main stage, and major ecosystem announcements — including more than $5.3 million through the Health Testbed to support 10 B.C. health and life-sciences projects, and the first round of funding through Canada’s AI Compute Access Fund.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the BC Pavilion and beyond, and to the partners who helped bring this experience to life. Together, we’re continuing to showcase why B.C. is a leading place to build, invest and grow.

👉 Explore more highlights from Web Summit Vancouver 2026: https://loom.ly/VNWDG2g

05/15/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the final day of Web Summit Vancouver 2026!

Today at the BC Pavilion, the spotlight turned to B.C.’s agritech and oceantech sectors through the B.C. Venture Spotlight, showcasing innovative companies helping shape the future of food systems, sustainability and ocean innovation. We also wrapped up the B.C. Founder Faceoff: $10K Pitch Competition, bringing together finalists from across the week for one last pitch on the BC Pavilion stage.

Beyond the Pavilion, B.C. innovation also took centre stage at Web Summit through the Innovate BC Startup Showcase hosted on the conference main stage by Innovate BC President and CEO Peter Cowan alongside Hiive Co-Founder, COO & General Counsel Sarah Huggins.

Thank you to everyone who visited the BC Pavilion and helped showcase the strength of B.C.’s innovation ecosystem throughout an incredible week at Web Summit Vancouver.

05/14/2026

B.C. Venture Spotlight: Mostar Labs 🌊

Closing out Web Summit Vancouver with a spotlight on Oceantech innovation at the BC Pavilion, we caught up with Mostar Labs as part of our B.C. Venture Spotlight series.

Be sure to check out more B.C. startups making waves in the tech industry this week at booth E130!

👉 Discover all the Ventures at the BC Pavilion here: https://loom.ly/MkTtJ4Q

05/14/2026

Congratulations to Jointly, winner of the B.C. Founder Faceoff: $10K Pitch Competition at Web Summit Vancouver 2026! 🎉 🏆

Delivered through Innovate BC’s Road to Web Summit Vancouver ( ) initiative, the competition brought together 12 high-growth B.C. startups to pitch their technologies and solutions on a global stage in front of investors, founders and industry leaders attending Web Summit Vancouver.

Following two days of competition, finalists Butterfly Legal, KnowledgeKeeper, Jointly Solutions, and Farpoint Technologies advanced to today’s live finale at the BC Pavilion, with Jointly Solutions ultimately taking home the $10,000 grand prize.

Jointly offers an online platform that empowers Canadians to create their own legally valid relationship agreements such as prenups, postnups and cohabitation agreements – entirely online, at a fraction of the cost of traditional legal services.

A special thank you to today’s judges — Darcy Matheson (BCBusiness), Melaniia Volkodav (Panache Ventures), Emily Cole (Web Summit), Sheila Schindell (Innovate BC) and Tomica Divic (Innovate BC) — for sharing their expertise and helping select this year’s winner, and to all judges, founders and attendees for helping make this year’s competition such a strong showcase of B.C. innovation 🌎

👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/WyHnc7I

05/14/2026

B.C. Venture Spotlight: Sustainable Bioproduct Innovations 🍫

Starting off Day 3 of Web Summit Vancouver with a spotlight on Agritech innovation at the BC Pavilion, we caught up with Sustainable Bioproduct Innovations as part of our B.C. Venture Spotlight series.

Be sure to check out more B.C. startups making waves in the tech industry this week at booth E130!

👉 Discover all the Ventures at the BC Pavilion here: https://loom.ly/MkTtJ4Q

05/14/2026

British Columbia innovation took centre stage at Web Summit Vancouver during the Innovate BC Startup Showcase — an opportunity that put some of the province’s most exciting tech companies in front of a global audience of investors, partners, media, and industry leaders.

Hosted by Innovate BC President and CEO Peter Cowan and Hiive Co-Founder, COO & General Counsel Sarah Huggins, the showcase highlighted the strength and diversity of B.C.’s innovation ecosystem, featuring:

• Handol Kim from Variational AI
• Thomas Ligocki from Holinova
• Dr. Karolina Valente from VoxCell BioInnovation Inc.
• Andrew Polanyi from Ocean AID
• Jaclynn Wong from Buffalo Buffalo Labs

These companies represent the high-impact, high-potential and globally relevant ideas coming out of our province, and through platforms like Web Summit Vancouver and the Integrated Marketplace, they’re connecting to the world to shape a better tomorrow.