The technology sector is an important component of Vancouver’s economy, with startups helping to drive the city’s reputation as an innovation leader in Canada and throughout the world. Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2024 places Vancouver among the top 40 ecosystems for startups in the world and among the top 15 in North America. Here are some of the companies to watch in British Columbia’s largest city.
Top Vancouver Startups
- MyFO
- Lumen5
- Produce8
- Withe
- Omnisearch
Vancouver Startups
Omnisearch develops machine learning algorithms that power search tools for videos and other types of media. Its search engine APIs serve a variety of functions, from simplifying data extraction for medical research to helping media companies quickly and accurately find specific images or video clips.
CoPilot AI provides professionals in the B2B space with sales enablement software designed to help them precisely target the right leads, engage them through personalized messaging, increase conversion rates and optimize overall sales operations. The company infuses its digital tools with artificial intelligence capabilities to automate workflows and simplify messaging generation.
Businesses use Produce8’s work analytics platform to access insights that help them eliminate inefficiencies and improve productivity. The technology can deliver metrics at the organizational or team level, and users can analyze data trends that cover time spent in meetings and calls, as well as application usage.
Once developers connect Unblocked’s AI-enabled platform to the tools their software team uses, it can provide them with expert answers to help them work more efficiently. For example, Unblocked’s technology can assist new hires with finding key information within an overwhelming amount of engineering documentation.
MyFO’s software platform delivers real-time insights and document organization capabilities to support efficiency for family offices and family business owners. Advisors use its solutions to coordinate wealth management for multiple families. MyFO says its technology is equipped with bank-level encryption and two-factor authentication features to ensure data is protected.
Lumen5’s AI-powered platform is designed to simplify video creation. It can automatically generate scripts and voiceovers based on blog posts and other written content, and the technology offers templates and customization capabilities so users can easily produce videos that match their branding.
Verdi makes a digital platform that offers automation solutions and other tools designed to help farming operations build resilience despite the challenges created by climate change. The agtech startup’s offerings have applications for vineyards, orchards, berry farmers and research and breeding projects.
Withe says it builds technology “to connect great candidates with great companies.” Its platform equips hiring teams with tools to support more effective virtual, in-person and hybrid hiring events so they can connect with quality applicants and quickly fill their open positions. The product allows employers to expand the reach of their job postings and conduct video interviews.
Zucara Therapeutics is a biotechnology startup developing a once-daily treatment to support diabetes management by preventing insulin-induced low blood sugar. Its product, ZT-01, is designed to suppress a pancreatic hormone that can negatively impact the body’s ability to respond to hypoglycemia.
Avivo is working to eliminate the challenge of blood type matching for transfusions and organ transplants. Its clinical research and development focuses on using enzymes that can be added to blood bag systems or the preservation solutions in organ perfusion systems to convert any blood type to the high-demand O blood group.
