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Yaletown Partners announces $100M first close for $250M growth fund vantechjournal.com/p/yaletown-par…

4AG Robotics raises $40M to scale autonomous mushroom harvesting vantechjournal.com/p/4ag-robotics…

.@vanstartupweek Co-chairs Katty Wang and Vivian Lago on spotlighting underrepresented founders, building cross-stage connections, and rallying the city ahead of Web Summit vantechjournal.com/p/vsw-2025-is-…

Vancouver AI startup Cognosys acquired by Cohere vantechjournal.com/p/vancouver-ai…

The government's big bet on Web Summit Vancouver vantechjournal.com/p/the-governme… ft. @innovate_bc

BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy relaunches as NorthX Climate Tech vantechjournal.com/p/bc-centre-fo…

🔒 6 more secret Web Summit mixers you won’t find on any calendar vantechjournal.com/p/6-more-secre…

New Episode Alert! The NYT boasts 11M subscribers—but a surprising number come for the Cooking app. @notionport unpacks how the line between service and journalism is evolving—and why sustainable media starts with smart, diversified revenue streams. highagencypodcast.com/episode/writin…

.@hiboophealth launches mental health platform across Canada victechjournal.com/p/hiboop-launc…

The best Web Summit Vancouver 2025 afterparties and side events – so far vantechjournal.com/p/the-best-web…

17 ventures set to take the stage at UBC’s 2025 Investor Showcase vantechjournal.com/p/17-ventures-…

Graphite Ventures’ BC beta test is over 🔒 vantechjournal.com/p/graphite-ven…

Vancouver-based Reusables raises $2.6M to scale smart packaging reuse tech vantechjournal.com/p/reusables-co…

With Web Summit just over a month away, here's what BC founders need to know before stepping into the global spotlight vantechjournal.com/p/telling-your…

At our latest hashtag #VTJTalks, tech veterans – Hans Knapp, Geoff Pedlow, and Lisa Payne – revealed the most common cap table regrets—and how to set yourself up for a better outcome. Get their full insights vantechjournal.com/p/founders-rea…

A venture capital firm and a legacy of hope: The @TerryFoxCanada has partnered with @LumiraVentures to launch a fund that backs cancer-fighting startups. Get the story: vantechjournal.com/p/burnaby-base…

211 startups are moving on to Round 2 of the New Ventures BC Competition — the province’s biggest and longest-running startup challenge vantechjournal.com/p/211-bc-start…

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Sarah Goodman, founder of Chiwis; Felix Böck, CEO of @ChopValue ; and Stephanie Sang, founder and CEO of Granted Consulting share hard-earned lessons about global growth, from navigating regulations to finding funding. vantechjournal.com/p/export-mode-…

The Government of Canada is injecting $49.9 million into @STEMCELLTech to help keep jobs in Metro Vancouver and produce essential inputs for vaccines, therapies, and diagnostics. vantechjournal.com/p/stemcell-tec…