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Best Chemicals and Materials Companies in Vancouver, Canada
The 58 best Chemicals and Materials companies in Vancouver, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Ero Copper Corp.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
58companies tracked
$660.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
28have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS × VANCOUVER
Our analysis of 234 Chemicals and Materials companies
$21.9b in tracked funding; 57% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
234companies analysed
57%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2003median founding year
395kcombined LinkedIn audience
94%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Chemicals and Materials companies in Vancouver
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ero Copper Corp Provider of copper mining services | $241M | 31 mo ago | Public | — | 3,253 | — | — |
| 2 | Faraday Copper Provider of copper exploration and development services 57Funding top 19%Growth top 32%News top 39%Partners top 43% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 32% Newstop 39% Partnerstop 43% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $162M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $162M | 4 mo ago | Public | Paul Harbidge President and Chief Executive Officer | 12 | — | — |
| 3 | TDG Gold Corp Provider of gold, copper & silver exploration and development services | $68M | 11 mo ago | Public | Fletcher Morgan Chief Executive Officer | 2 | — | — |
| 4 | Blackrock Silver Provider of gold & silver making, exploration, drilling, and other material services | $28M | 6 mo ago | Public | Andrew Pollard CEO & President | 2 | — | 3 expansions |
| 5 | Kodiakcoppercorp Developer of copper-gold projects, focused on exploration and resource expansion | $26M | 10 mo ago | Public | Claudia Tornquist President & CEO | — | — | — |
| 6 | Lion CG Provider of copper and gold exploration & development services | $23M | 8 mo ago | Public | John Banning CEO | 8 | — | — |
| 7 | Standard Uranium Mining and exploration services focused on uranium projects | $18M | 9 mo ago | Public | Jon Bey CEO | — | — | — |
| 8 | Relevant Gold Provider of gold materials exploration services | $17M | 3 mo ago | Public | Brian Lentz Co-Founder & CXO | — | — | — |
| 9 | South Pacific Metals Producer of gold and copper metals | $13M | 7 mo ago | Public | Timo Jauristo CEO | — | — | 3 expansions |
| 10 | Paget Minerals Limited information available | $11M | 95 mo ago | Acquired | Mark Brown CEO | 2 | — | — |
| 11 | Century Lithium Producer of lithium products | $9M | 3 mo ago | Public | — | 183 | — | 1 launch · 2 expansions |
| 12 | Nuclear Fuels Provider of nuclear fuels and technologies for clean and sustainable energy production. | $6M | 20 mo ago | Public | Gregory Huffman CEO & President | — | — | — |
| 13 | Infinitum Copper Developer of exploration projects focused on copper and related resources | $6M | 2 mo ago | Public | — | 5 | — | — |
| 14 | Electric Royalties Provider of royalties on clean energy metals. It acquires royalties on mining projects producing commodities… 22Funding top 45%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%News bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 48% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 13% Funding: Raised $5.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: 5 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $5M | 8 mo ago | Public | Brendan Yurik Founder | 5 | — | — |
| 15 | Acme Lithium Provider of lithium exploration and development services | $5M | 28 mo ago | Public | Stephen Hanson CEO | 5 | — | — |
| 16 | Sassy Resources Manufacturer of gold and copper products | $4M | 47 mo ago | Public | Mark Scott CEO | — | — | — |
| 17 | Coppernico Provider of copper and gold exploration services | $3M | 25 mo ago | Public | Ivan Bebek Co-Founder & CEO | 11 | — | 1 launch |
| 18 | Clear Sky Lithium Mining and exploration company focused on lithium minerals | $3M | 47 mo ago | Public | Craig Engelsman CEO | — | — | — |
| 19 | Valley High Ventures Explorer of precious and base metals | $2M | 189 mo ago | Late Stage | Maurice Tagami CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | MTB Metals Manufacturer of metal products | $2M | 24 mo ago | Acquired | — | 25 | — | — |
| 21 | Sonus Microsystems Manufacturer of polymer-based ultrasound transducers | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | Edmond Cretu Co-Founder | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 22 | Brett Resources Provider of precious & base metals development and exploration services | $1M | 203 mo ago | Seed | Patrick Soares CEO & President | — | — | — |
| 23 | Cruz Battery Metals Battery metals exploration and development in politically stable, ethical mining jurisdictions | $1M | 8 mo ago | Public | James Nelson CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | Spod Lithium Provider of acquisition and development of mineral properties containing battery, base, and precious metals | $925K | 8 mo ago | Public | Chris Cooper CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | Centenario Gold Operator of a project focused on the exploration of precious metals | $919K | 5 mo ago | Public | Roch Charest CEO | — | — | — |
| 26 | Zacapa Resources Provider of copper and gold exploration services | $794K | 37 mo ago | Public | Adam Melnik CEO | 2 | — | — |
| 27 | CAVU Energy Metals Manufacturer of copper, gold, and silver porphyry | $509K | 48 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2 | — | — |
| 28 | Firstamericanuranium Developer of uranium projects, focused on exploration, development, and future production | $379K | 9 mo ago | Public | Shawn Balaghi CEO | — | — | — |
| 29 | Geo Minerals Provider of mineral exploration services | $129K | 185 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Chemicals and Materials companies in Vancouver
#1
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 12 employees$161.6Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 12 employees
Provider of copper exploration and development services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Growth
top 32%News
top 39%Partners
top 43%Tech
top 49%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $162M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 18 BI events in 12 mo (of 78 tracked, 9 types) · +50% YoY · 8 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers · 77 engagements/post (3.2× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$73.6M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$35.5M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$32.9M
- May 2022Series B$631.7K
Founders & team
Investors
The Lundin Group, BHP
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#2
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2020$16.8Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2020
Provider of gold materials exploration services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Post IPO$8.7M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$5.9M
- Jun 2024Post IPO$1.1M
- May 2023Post IPO$1.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Kinross
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerDiviDripGodaddyGoogle Font ApiJquery
#3
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1999 · 2 employees$27.9Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1999 · 2 employees
Provider of gold & silver making, exploration, drilling, and other material services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 3 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$10.9M
- May 2024Post IPO$34.3K
- Jan 2024Post IPO$2.2M
- Mar 2023Post IPO$3.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Intrynsyc Capital
#4
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2003 · 5 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2003 · 5 employees
Developer of exploration projects focused on copper and related resources. The company assesses prospective assets, advancing them through exploration and development. It aims to attract public markets, major producers, or strategic investors. The company focuses on foundational resources that can be developed.
Funding rounds
- May 2026Post IPO$1.3M
- Mar 2026Post IPO$1.8M
- Jun 2024Post IPO$328.9K
- Apr 2023Post IPO$1.2M
#5
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2011 · 2 employees$68.3Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2011 · 2 employees
Provider of gold, copper & silver exploration and development services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$21M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$8.1M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$2.8M
- Jan 2025Post IPO$10.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Skeena Resources
Tech stack
ElementorFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHstsHttp/3
#6
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1991 · 183 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1991 · 183 employees
Producer of lithium products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$1.4M
- Mar 2026Post IPO$3.7M
- Aug 2025Post IPO$3.6M
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCdnjsCentosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFont Awesome
#7
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 8 employees$23Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 8 employees
Provider of copper and gold exploration & development services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 492 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Post IPO$2.7M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$3.5M
- Nov 2024Post IPO$1.1M
- Feb 2024Post IPO$2.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Nuton
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudwaysFancybox
#8
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2014$25.8Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2014
Developer of copper-gold projects, focused on exploration and resource expansion. The company advances projects through discovery, resource definition, and metallurgical testing. It maintains a corporate directory and provides news, media, and investor information. The company’s activities include environmental, social, and governance initiatives.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$5.1M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$3.9M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$35K
- Feb 2025Post IPO$5.5M
Founders & team
Investors
EMBR Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#9
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2024$13.4Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2024
South Pacific Metals Corp. is a Canadian-headquartered company listed on the Canadian Venture Exchange (CVE). The company operates in the mining industry, with a focus on gold exploration and development in various regions.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 3 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$2.5M
- Nov 2025Post IPO$6.5M
- Jan 2025Post IPO$4.3M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie NoticeCore-Js
#10
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2017$18Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2017
Mining and exploration services focused on uranium projects
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$2.4M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$634.1K
- Feb 2025Post IPO$81.2K
- Dec 2024Post IPO$494.8K
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFont AwesomeGoogle Analytics
#11
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2012 · 5 employees$5Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2012 · 5 employees
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Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 45%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%News
bottom 48%Tech
bottom 47%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $5.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Nov 2025)
Growth: 5 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 646 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Post IPO$708.3K
- Dec 2024Post IPO$2.8M
- May 2020Post IPO$1.4M
Founders & team
#12
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021$919.5Kraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021
Operator of a project focused on the exploration of precious metals. The company focuses on identifying and developing viable sites. It provides resources for exploration programs, technical reports, and project overviews. The company also delivers presentations, fact sheets, financial reports, and webinars to investors.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Post IPO$869.5K
- Jan 2024Post IPO$50K
Founders & team
Funding & investor landscape
$660.1Mtotal disclosed funding
30companies funded
118disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Paul Harbidge
President and Chief Executive Officer · Faraday Copper
Brian Lentz
Co-Founder & CXO · Relevant Gold
Rob Bergmann
Co-Founder & CEO · Relevant Gold
Andrew Pollard
CEO & President · Blackrock Silver
Fletcher Morgan
Chief Executive Officer · TDG Gold Corp
John Banning
CEO · Lion CG
Claudia Tornquist
President & CEO · Kodiakcoppercorp
Timo Jauristo
CEO · South Pacific Metals
Jon Bey
CEO · Standard Uranium
Brendan Yurik
Founder · Electric Royalties
Roch Charest
CEO · Centenario Gold
James Nelson
CEO · Cruz Battery Metals
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,600,383 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Chemicals and Materials coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada
How research on Advanced Materials is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Advanced Materials — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 207 Canada-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 80% → 86% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Ministry of Education37
- University of Alberta18
- University of British Columbia17
- University of Waterloo15
- Concordia University15
leading researchers
Chun‐Yi Su · M. Shahria Alam · Subhash Rakheja · Ramin Sedaghati · Mohammad Al Janaideh · Fred Nitzsche · Li Yu · Yue Zhao
▲
Breakthroughs78 · 38%
▲ 30%→53% share
▲1.8× share momentum5 median citations69% since 2021mostly methods-led
Soft robotics emerged brand-new with 8 papers, while Smart materials surged from 2 to 18 — Canadian breakthrough research intensifying rapidly.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Smart material2→18
- Actuator2→11
- Nanotechnology4→7
- Composite material1→4
- Shape-memory alloy2→4
Newly emergingSoft robotics 0→8 · Self-healing hydrogels 0→7 · Elastomer 0→7
Landmark Surface Wrinkles for Smart Adhesion · 509 cites
◆
Advancements79 · 38%
▼ 45%→23% share
▼0.5× share momentum12 median citations29% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancement field-share halved from 45% to 23%, though Piezoelectricity quietly rose from 3 to 4 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Piezoelectricity3→4
Landmark A generalized Prandtl–Ishlinskii model for characterizing the hysteresis and saturation nonlinearities of smart actuator · 206 cites
▼
Concerns10 · 5%
▲ 0%→9% share
1 median citations90% since 2021mostly reviews
Concern research jumped from 0% to 9% field-share, with Smart materials and Biomimetic materials each drawing 3 concern-flagged papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Smart material3
- Biomimetic materials3
- Shape-memory polymer2
- Dissipation2
- Pellets1
Landmark Recent progress in the development of smart supercapacitors · 95 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
Where advanced materials is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Vancouver21 · +0.50
Edmonton/Calgary21 · +0.57
Waterloo/Hamilton16 · +0.57
Montreal14 · +0.66
Toronto12 · +0.54
Ottawa/Kingston10 · +0.52
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
Who's filing advanced materials patents in Canada
Canada advanced materials patent filing is accelerating — 5,032 filings from 3,713 assignees (2016–2025), led by Schlumberger CA, Novelis, Schlumberger Technology; annual filings 473→483.
5,032 filings3,713 assigneespeak 585/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Schlumberger CA366
- Novelis364
- Schlumberger Technology364
- NAT RES Council Canada296
- RIO Tinto Alcan INT241
- Dwave SYS240
- CA NAT Research Council190
- D WAVE Systems190
Common questions
How many Chemicals and Materials companies are there in Vancouver, Canada?
Radar tracks 58 indexable Chemicals and Materials companies headquartered in Vancouver, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Chemicals and Materials companies in Vancouver, Canada?
The Chemicals and Materials companies in Vancouver, Canada on this list have raised a combined $660.1M in disclosed equity funding across 30 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Chemicals and Materials company in Vancouver, Canada?
Ero Copper Corp is the highest-funded Chemicals and Materials company in Vancouver, Canada, with $241M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Chemicals and Materials companies in Vancouver, Canada are funded?
30 of the 58 Chemicals and Materials companies in Vancouver, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Chemicals and Materials unicorns are there in Vancouver, Canada?
None of the Chemicals and Materials companies in Vancouver, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Vancouver, Canada Chemicals and Materials companies?
The most active investors in Vancouver, Canada Chemicals and Materials companies on this list include ANP, Alacrity, Alaska Miners Association, Aleut Corp, BHP.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
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