Radar · High Tech in British Columbia
Best High Tech Companies in British Columbia, Canada
The 485 best High Tech companies in British Columbia, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Dapper Labs.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
485companies tracked
$3.1Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
152have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × BRITISH COLUMBIA
Our analysis of 81 High Tech companies
$6.8b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
81companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2017median founding year
513kcombined LinkedIn audience
40%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in British Columbia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dapper Labs 🦄 Blockchain-based games developer for PC and console | $666M | 48 mo ago | Series D | 549 | Roham Gharegozlou Co-Founder & CEO | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+33 | 66 patents Blockchain NFT creation, management, display, and secure multi‑party machine learning platforms. | — |
| 2 | LayerZero Labs Canada Inc 🦄 Omnichain interoperability protocol that unites decentralized applications 64Funding top 17%Moat top 26%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Moattop 26% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 45% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $263M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $263M | 4 mo ago | Series B | 40 | Caleb Banister Co-Founder | ContentfulTurbopackNode.js+14 | — | 1 launch |
| 3 | HIVE Blockchain Technologies Crypto-mining solutions | $245M | 55 mo ago | Public | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Semios On-farm solutions for crop management, pest control, and irrigation 62Tech top 23%Funding top 27%Moat top 31%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 23% Fundingtop 27% Moattop 31% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 41% Producttop 44% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 21% Tech: 61 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $225M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 14 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $225M | 56 mo ago | Series C | — | Michael Gilbert Founder & Director | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — | 1 launch |
| 5 | Avigilon Video management and analytics based surveillance & access control solution | $171M | 146 mo ago | Acquired | 626 626 → 383 (-39%) | — | Craft CMSPHPYii+25 | 590 patents Advanced video surveillance cameras with AI-driven motion detection and object classification | — |
| 6 | Conexiom AI-powered order and invoice automation for manufacturers and distributors 72AI top 30%Funding top 33%Tech top 38%News top 39% All 9 signals ▾AItop 30% Fundingtop 33% Techtop 38% Newstop 39% Markettop 41% Producttop 41% Growthtop 45% Talenttop 46% Globalbottom 45% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered Funding: Raised $170M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 8 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $170M | 56 mo ago | Series D | 246 | John Mcneill CEO | Cart FunctionalityHubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud Mail+35 | — | — |
| 7 | Photonic Provider of silicon integrated photonics and quantum optics 91Patents top 13%Funding top 14%AI top 15%Innovation top 21% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Fundingtop 14% AItop 15% Innovationtop 21% Talenttop 22% Growthtop 25% Newstop 29% Techtop 34% Moattop 41% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 45% Patents: 143 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 132 filings since 2022 vs 11 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $140M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100 | $140M | 1 mo ago | Series D | 120 | Stephanie Simmons Founder & Chief Quantum Officer | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | 143 patents Solid-state quantum photonic devices and error‑correction hardware for semiconductor qubits | 1 job opening · 3 awards |
| 8 | Republic Tech Operator of validator and attestation networks safeguarding data integrity and security 48Funding top 14%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $103M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $103M | 4 mo ago | Public | — | Daniel Liu CEO | — | — | — |
| 9 | Sanctuary AI Developer of AI-powered general-purpose robots for industrial applications 55Funding top 20%AI top 30%Market top 47%Talent bottom 49% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% AItop 30% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Productbottom 45% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $100M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 4 yrs (1.5/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $100M | 0 mo ago | Series A | 131 | Olivia Norton Co-Founder & CPTO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15 | — | 1 launch |
| 10 | NanoOne Developer of nanotech-based energy storage components 62Funding top 13%News top 39%Tech top 40%Growth top 43% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% Newstop 39% Techtop 40% Growthtop 43% Markettop 47% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $96.3M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 11 yrs (1.7/yr) News: 20 BI events in 12 mo (of 100 tracked, 11 types) · -38% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $96M | 3 mo ago | Public | 132 132 → 81 (-39%) | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+31 | — | 1 partnership |
| 11 | Aupera Provider of an AI and cloud-based integrated systems for video processing and real-time analytics applications | $50M | 56 mo ago | Series B | — | Roy Liao Founder & CEO | — | 2 patents Flash-based storage architecture and data management (file systems, RAID) | — |
| 12 | NGrain Developer of 3D and AI solutions for damage assessment | $46M | 155 mo ago | Acquired | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 1QBit Hardware-agnostic platform for quantum computing | $45M | 95 mo ago | Series B | 69 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | 1 job opening |
| 14 | Flow Provider of blockchain development sevices | $44M | 68 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Dieter Shirley Founder | Node.jsNextAuth.jsReact+19 | — | — |
| 15 | Operto Provider of cloud-enabled property automation and access control solutions 72Global top 25%Tech top 26%Market top 38%Funding top 38% All 9 signals ▾Globaltop 25% Techtop 26% Markettop 38% Fundingtop 38% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Growthtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 27% Global: Serving 60+ countries worldwide · Investors from 2 countries beyond Canada Tech: 64 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $41M | 39 mo ago | Series B | 140 | Steve Davis CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | — | — |
| 16 | Owl Technologies KYC solutions for banks and insurance companies | $40M | 55 mo ago | Series B | 89 | Sean Merat Co-Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+25 | — | 2 awards |
| 17 | BTQ Provider of a platform offering post-quantum blockchain scaling solution 48Funding top 31%Growth top 32%Talent top 38%Moat top 48% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 32% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Techbottom 48% Marketbottom 35% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $36.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/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 48/100 | $36M | 11 mo ago | Public | 27 | Olivier Newton CEO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | — | 1 launch |
| 18 | Corinex Corinex provides digital grid reinforcement through digital capacity infrastructure 67Growth top 22%Innovation top 23%Funding top 26%Product top 30% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 22% Innovationtop 23% Fundingtop 26% Producttop 30% Newstop 31% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 48% Marketbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 38% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Innovation: 9 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $30M | 9 mo ago | Series B | 64 | Peter Sobotka Founder & CEO | WebflowYouTubeWeglot+12 | — | 1 partnership · 3 awards |
| 19 | HydroGraph Manufacturer of graphene and nanomaterials using patented detonation process 53Funding top 19%Growth top 20%News top 28%Product top 35% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 20% Newstop 28% Producttop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 40% Partnerstop 43% Innovationbottom 48% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 23% Funding: Raised $28.0M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 4 yrs (2.2/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $28M | 3 mo ago | Public | 3 | Harold Davidson CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+38 | — | — |
| 20 | Bitstew Systems Software defined operations for industrial IoT 60Talent top 15%Funding top 40%Market top 47%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Fundingtop 40% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 27% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Funding: Raised $24.7M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 13 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $25M | 120 mo ago | Deadpooled | 100 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Aspect Biosystems Developer of bioprinting technology and tissue therapeutics for regenerative medicine | $24M | 17 mo ago | Series B | 93 | Tamer Mohamed Co-Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNginx+21 | 140 patents 3D bioprinting of tissue constructs and related cell/fiber analytics for therapeutics | 2 partnerships |
| 22 | Miru Smart Technologies Manufacturer of electrochromic windows 40Patents top 29%Innovation top 37%Moat top 37%Funding top 38% All 7 signals ▾Patentstop 29% Innovationtop 37% Moattop 37% Fundingtop 38% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 38% Patents: 20 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 20 patents (top 52% of patent-holders) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $20M | 22 mo ago | Series A | 43 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 20 patents Advanced electrochromic devices and ion-conducting polymer electrolyte film technologies | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 23 | Cathedra Online platform for cryptocurrency mining infrastructure | $19M | 48 mo ago | Acquired | 5 | AJ Scalia CEO | Proton MailGoogle WorkspaceApache HTTP Server+15 | — | — |
| 24 | LQWD Bitcoin infrastructure and payment solutions 40Funding top 28%Growth top 35%Tech top 41%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Growthtop 35% Techtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 25% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $18.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $19M | 11 mo ago | Public | — | Shone Anstey CEO | WordPressPleskMySQL+23 | — | — |
| 25 | Spexi Network providing on-demand, high-resolution aerial imagery through a drone pilot network | $17M | 18 mo ago | Series A | — | Bill Lakeland CEO | WebflowSalesforceAmazon Web Services+24 | — | — |
| 26 | Ideon Provider of muography platform that uses imaging technique to detect mineral deposits | $17M | 45 mo ago | Series A | 44 | Gary Agnew Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+28 | — | 1 award |
| 27 | mimik Provider of device first continuum AI platform for agentix-native software systems | $14M | 55 mo ago | Series A | 59 | Fay Arjomandi Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | 7 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 launch |
| 28 | Eco Ation Provider of AI-driven platform for greenhouse integrated pest management and yield forecasting 48AI top 30%Talent top 38%Funding top 42%Growth top 45% All 9 signals ▾AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 42% Growthtop 45% Producttop 47% Techbottom 44% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 22% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $14M | 26 mo ago | Series A | 45 | Saber Miresmailli Co-Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18 | — | — |
| 29 | SenseNet Provider of AI-powered solutions for early detection of mountain and forest fires 42AI top 25%Innovation top 33%Patents top 34%Funding top 40% All 9 signals ▾AItop 25% Innovationtop 33% Patentstop 34% Fundingtop 40% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 20% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Innovation: 18 patents (top 55% of patent-holders) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $14M | 7 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Hamed Noori Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 18 patents AI-driven wildfire detection, smoke analysis, and real-time risk prediction using sensor networks | — |
| 30 | Fobi Cloud based platform offering customer engagement solutions 50Funding top 30%News top 30%Product top 35%Tech top 38% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Newstop 30% Producttop 35% Techtop 38% Growthtop 42% AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Innovationbottom 42% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $11.5M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) News: 10 BI events in 12 mo (of 70 tracked, 9 types) · +43% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $12M | 3 mo ago | Public | 34 | Robert Anson CEO & Chairman | HubSpot CMS HubBootstrapAmazon Web Services+20 | — | — |
| 31 | LQwD Blockchain-based infrastructure for the finance industry | $11M | 17 mo ago | Public | 13 | Shone Anstey CEO | — | — | — |
| 32 | Covalent Developer of infrastructure providing unified data for artificial intelligence agents | $10M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 13 | Ganesh Swami Co-Founder & CEO | DatoCMSNode.jsRadix UI+13 | — | 2 launchs |
| 33 | Quandri Provider of AI-driven platform that automates insurance renewals and provides insights 60News top 27%Growth top 30%AI top 30%Partners top 32% All 12 signals ▾Newstop 27% Growthtop 30% AItop 30% Partnerstop 32% Innovationtop 36% Fundingtop 38% Producttop 38% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 28% News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 5 types) · +40% YoY Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $10M | 11 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Jamieson Fregeau Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 34 | ImagineAR Provider of a platform to create AR campaigns | $9M | 15 mo ago | Public | — | Alen Silverrstieen Founder & CEO | DrupalMariaDBPHP+11 | 12 patents Augmented reality gaming platforms that capture and integrate real-world objects into gameplay | — |
| 35 | Open Ocean Robotics Developer of autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles for maritime security and data | $6M | 19 mo ago | Seed | 34 | Julie Angus Co-Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+15 | 4 patents Self-righting trimaran autonomous marine vessels for offshore robotics | 1 award |
| 36 | AirTest Provider of sensors for building energy management 19Growth top 45%Funding top 49%Global bottom 37%Tech bottom 33% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 33% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $5.3M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 22 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $5M | 26 mo ago | Public | 13 | — | WebflowreCAPTCHAHSTS+9 | — | — |
| 37 | Homerun Resources Homerun Resources - Home 45Growth top 25%News top 29%Partners top 29%Product top 35% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 29% Partnerstop 29% Producttop 35% Fundingtop 38% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Growth: 2 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 19 BI events in 12 mo (of 50 tracked, 9 types) · +58% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $5M | 14 mo ago | Public | — | Brian Leeners CEO | WordPressBetterDocsMySQL+22 | — | 1 expansion |
| 38 | Metaspectral Developer of an AI platform for hyperspectral data analysis and processing | $5M | 9 mo ago | Seed | 16 | Francis Doumet Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
| 39 | Variational AI based platform for small-molecule drug discovery | $4M | 15 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Handol Kim Co-Founder & CEO | — | 2 patents Design and synthesis of protease inhibitor therapeutics for disease treatment | 2 awards |
| 40 | Nexera Provider of robotic grippers 16Talent top 28%Funding top 50%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 22% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $3.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $3M | 15 mo ago | Acquired | 10 | Carlo Menon Co-Founder | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 41 | Novarc Technologies Provider of a collaborative welding robot system 60Innovation top 32%Growth top 35%Tech top 38%Moat top 39% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 32% Growthtop 35% Techtop 38% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Fundingtop 43% Partnerstop 45% Marketbottom 48% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 20% Innovation: 2 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $3M | 15 mo ago | Series B | 101 | Reza Abdollahi Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 42 | TeleportDAO Provider of infrastructure for developers to build cross-chain applications | $2M | 26 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Mahyar Daneshpajooh Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 43 | RaceRocks Provider of AR/VR-based training solutions for aerospace and defence | $2M | 29 mo ago | Seed | — | Anita Pawluk Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 44 | Gatekeeper Systems Video management system provider | $2M | 7 mo ago | Public | 60 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | — | — |
| 45 | VoxCell BioInnovation Manufacturer of 3D bioprinters | $1M | 15 mo ago | Series A | 15 | Andrew Garland Co-Founder & CTO | — | 7 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 partnership |
| 46 | Plaid Technologies Developer of graphene-engineered materials for enhancing strength, durability, and environmental performance | $608K | 7 mo ago | Public | — | Guy Bourgeois CEO | — | — | — |
| 47 | INETCO Developer of software for payment fraud prevention and cybersecurity solutions 62Product top 18%AI top 20%Innovation top 23%Talent top 31% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 18% AItop 20% Innovationtop 23% Talenttop 31% Newstop 45% Fundingtop 48% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Product: 4 distinct product lines AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $400K | 16 mo ago | Early Stage | 37 | Ugan Naidoo Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 2 awards |
| 48 | TENZR Online platform providing devices for physical therapy rehabilitation 35Growth top 35%Tech top 48%Product bottom 45%Funding bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 48% Productbottom 45% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 32% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 18 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $400K | 18 mo ago | Seed | 24 | — | WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+14 | — | — |
| 49 | GCAC Platform offering blockchain solutions | $192K | 4 mo ago | Seed | — | Steve Peterson Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in British Columbia
#1
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2018 · 131 employees$100Mraised▾
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2018 · 131 employees
Developer of AI-powered general-purpose robots for industrial applications. The company focuses on creating robots with dexterity, tactile feedback, and fine manipulation capabilities. These robots are designed to mimic human movement and cognitive processes, enabling them to learn and interact with the world. The robots are built with strong torsos for industrial-grade tasks, completing tasks quickly and accurately.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%AI
top 30%Market
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Innovation
bottom 48%Growth
bottom 47%Funding: Raised $100M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 4 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series A (May 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered
Market: 131 employees (top 19% of High Tech) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 36k LinkedIn followers — 6.9% of this cohort's audience · 103 engagements/post (3.1× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$1.5M
- Jan 2025Series A$2.5M
- Jul 2024Series A$328.3K
- Apr 2024Series A$2M
Founders & team
Investors
BDC, InBC, Canadian Space Agency, Accenture Ventures, Bell, Evok Innovations
Tech stack
AngularApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCore-JsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#2
Series D · Coquitlam, British Columbia · founded 2013 · 120 employees$140Mraised▾
Series D · Coquitlam, British Columbia · founded 2013 · 120 employees
Provider of silicon integrated photonics and quantum optics. The company offers a transistor for integrated circuits microprocessor chips making them capable of holding multiple qubits. It also provides solutions for qubit performance, telecom networking, and silicon’s manufacturing scale, photonic’s silicon spin qubits materialize solutions for previously intractable problems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 91how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 13%Funding
top 14%AI
top 15%Innovation
top 21%Talent
top 22%Growth
top 25%Patents: 143 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 132 filings since 2022 vs 11 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $140M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series D (May 2026)
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series D$70M
- Jan 2026Series D$131M
- Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$16.7M
- Nov 2023Series C$100M
Founders & team
Investors
BCI, Microsoft, British Business Bank, Amadeus Capital, Inovia Capital, Government of Canada
Tech stack
AhoyAll In One SeoAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAutomatic.Css
#3
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 40 employees$263.3Mraised▾
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 40 employees
Omnichain interoperability protocol that unites decentralized applications. It enables the secure movement of messages and fungible tokens between several blockchains without the need for asset wrapping, middle chains, or liquidity pools.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%Moat
top 26%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 45%Market
top 49%Funding: Raised $263M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B—
- Apr 2025Series B$55M
- Jul 2024ICO$30K
- Apr 2023Series B$120M
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, FTX, Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase, PayPal, Uniswap
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsContentfulGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#4
Public · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 1987 · 132 employees$96.3Mraised▾
Public · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 1987 · 132 employees
Developer of nanotech-based energy storage components. It manufactures cathode material for lithium batteries that can be used for electric vehicles. It uses a one-pot process for the development of cathode materials. Its features include cost optimization, enhanced battery performance, and zero emissions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 13%News
top 39%Tech
top 40%Growth
top 43%Market
top 47%Moat
top 48%Funding: Raised $96.3M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 11 yrs (1.7/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Mar 2026)
News: 20 BI events in 12 mo (of 100 tracked, 11 types) · -38% YoY · 15 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Tech: 42 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Worley Chemetics) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Grant (prize money)$2.2M
- Oct 2025Grant (prize money)$3.6M
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$12.9M
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$12.9M
Investors
Government of British Columbia, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Rio Tinto, Defense.gov, Sumitomo Metal Mining, Government of Canada
Tech stack
Animate.CssAutoptimizeCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFont Awesome
#5
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2025$103Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2025
Operator of validator and attestation networks safeguarding data integrity and security. The company integrates infrastructure to support data integrity for applications. It uses an denominated treasury to operate its networks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $103M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Feb 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. FalconX) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Post IPO$3M
- Nov 2025Post IPO$100M
Founders & team
#6
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2017 · 3 employees$28Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2017 · 3 employees
Manufacturer of graphene and nanomaterials using patented detonation process. The company focuses on producing high-quality graphene through a unique, energy-efficient system. This system is modular, scalable, and designed to minimize waste. The company is certified for its production methods and quality control processes. It aims to commercialize graphene for various high-growth markets.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Growth
top 20%News
top 28%Product
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 40%Funding: Raised $28.0M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 4 yrs (2.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 21 BI events in 12 mo (of 38 tracked, 6 types) · +250% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$485.9K
- Nov 2025Post IPO$536.5K
- Oct 2025Post IPO$14.2M
- Nov 2024Post IPO$2.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Haywood, PowerOne Capital Markets
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2017 · 34 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2017 · 34 employees
Cloud based platform offering customer engagement solutions. Its offering includes a data logger to aggregate premise data and an AI-powered analytics platform that enables businesses to action their data for diversified purposes. It facilitates venue management and provides detailed retail insights and personalized marketing. Its features include near field communication, a dashboard, a view, an integrable mobile application for remote management, personalized customer engagement, customizable reminders, and reports.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 30%News
top 30%Product
top 35%Tech
top 38%Growth
top 42%AI
top 45%Funding: Raised $11.5M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
News: 10 BI events in 12 mo (of 70 tracked, 9 types) · +43% YoY · 1 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo, 1 the year before · Company stage: Public
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$987.9K
- Dec 2025Post IPO$365.6K
- Feb 2024Post IPO$393.9K
- Feb 2024Post IPO$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
EMBR Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularBootstrapCloudflare
#8
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1999 · 64 employees$30Mraised▾
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1999 · 64 employees
Corinex provides digital grid reinforcement through digital capacity infrastructure. Its broadband powerline (BPL) technology brings visibility and control to the grid edge, helping utilities relieve constraints, prevent overloads, and accelerate electrification across electricity networks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 22%Innovation
top 23%Funding
top 26%Product
top 30%News
top 31%Moat
top 48%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Innovation: 9 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 3 awards (incl. EMH metering GmbH & Co KG) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series B—
- Apr 2025Series B$30M
Founders & team
Investors
Adara, Suma Capital, Energy Growth Momentum, Santander
Tech stack
WebflowWeglotRecaptchaJqueryGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Analytics
#9
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1998 · 27 employees$36.3Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1998 · 27 employees
Provider of a platform offering post-quantum blockchain scaling solution. It is combining software and hardware to safeguard assets with post-quantum services and solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 31%Growth
top 32%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 48%Tech
bottom 48%Market
bottom 35%Funding: Raised $36.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$29.3M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$7M
Founders & team
Investors
A.G.P. Canada, Quadrilium Ventures
Tech stack
Google AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.Js
#10
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2019 · 7 employees$14Mraised▾
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2019 · 7 employees
Provider of AI-powered solutions for early detection of mountain and forest fires. It provides gas sensors, smoke detection cameras, and a management platform. The platform integrates data from sensors, cameras, satellites, and weather stations. It offers incident management, alarms, and wildfire progress forecasts. The solutions cater to private companies, public authorities, and local communities.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 25%Innovation
top 33%Patents
top 34%Funding
top 40%Moat
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-powered
Innovation: 18 patents (top 55% of patent-holders) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Tech Hardware
Patents: 18 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series A$14M
Founders & team
Investors
Stormbreaker, Thin Line Capital, Fusion Fund, Plaza Ventures, FOLD36, B Current
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Rocket LoaderCore-JsElementorFont Awesome
#11
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2019$18.9Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2019
Bitcoin infrastructure and payment solutions. It offers real-time tracking of node transaction volume and connection to global routing nodes through its website. It also offers solutions for payments on the lightning network.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 41%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 25%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $18.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 33 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$9M
- Nov 2024Post IPO$2.1M
- Sep 2024Post IPO$1.7M
- Mar 2021Post IPO$5M
Founders & team
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementHstsHubspotMicrosoft 365Open Graph
#12
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 22 employees$10Mraised▾
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 22 employees
Provider of AI-driven platform that automates insurance renewals and provides insights. The platform helps brokerages automate repetitive tasks, increase productivity, and drive higher retention rates. It unlocks insights from personal lines renewal policy data. The platform offers renewal reviews, policy requoting, and connectivity solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 27%Growth
top 30%AI
top 30%Partners
top 32%Innovation
top 36%Funding
top 38%News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 5 types) · +40% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A$12M
- Jun 2023Series A$8.5M
- Oct 2022Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Aviso, Good News Ventures, N49P, FUSE, Defined, Aviso Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
Funding & investor landscape
$3.1Btotal disclosed funding
123companies funded
357disclosed rounds
3rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Olivia Norton
Co-Founder & CPTO · Sanctuary AI
Stephanie Simmons
Founder & Chief Quantum Officer · Photonic
Don Mattrick
Chief Executive Officer · Photonic
Caleb Banister
Co-Founder · LayerZero Labs Canada Inc
Bryan Pellegrino
Co-Founder & CEO · LayerZero Labs Canada Inc
Daniel Liu
CEO · Republic Tech
Harold Davidson
CEO · HydroGraph
Robert Anson
CEO & Chairman · Fobi
Peter Sobotka
Founder & CEO · Corinex
Olivier Newton
CEO · BTQ
Hamed Noori
Co-Founder & CEO · SenseNet
Shone Anstey
CEO · LQWD
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 337,689 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada
How research on Semiconductors is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 739 Canada-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 42% → 57% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Polytechnique Montréal94
- University of Toronto60
- University of Waterloo57
- McGill University45
- University of British Columbia35
leading researchers
Ke Wu · Lihong Zhang · Yvon Savaria · Ahmad Hassan · Mohamad Sawan · Gabriela Nicolescu · Rashid Rashidzadeh · Siddharth Garg
▲
Breakthroughs303 · 41%
▲ 37%→47% share
▲1.3× share momentum2 median citations43% since 2021mostly methods-led
Photonics breakthroughs are intensifying — Canadian semiconductor papers in this sub-topic rose from 15 to 24.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics15→24
- Transistor7→13
- Voltage5→11
- Photonic integrated circuit13→17
- Amplifier1→5
Newly emergingSchematic 0→5
Landmark On-chip CMOS-compatible all-optical integrator · 586 cites
◆
Advancements307 · 42%
▼ 46%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations33% since 2021mostly methods-led
Power-electronics advancement is surging — Converters research grew eightfold (1→8) and Diode newly emerged with 6 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Converters1→8
- Power (physics)1→7
- Photonics8→12
- Transient (computer programming)2→6
- Adder1→5
Newly emergingDiode 0→6 · Field-programmable gate array 0→6
Landmark Review of substrate-integrated waveguide circuits and antennas · 1,356 cites
▼
Concerns53 · 7%
7%→7% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations38% since 2021mostly empirical
Electronic-circuit concerns are doubling — papers rose from 4 to 8 despite concerns holding steady at 7% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Electronic circuit4→8
Landmark In‐Memory Vector‐Matrix Multiplication in Monolithic Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor‐Memristor Integrated Circui · 208 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
Where semiconductors 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.
Montreal136 · +0.62
Toronto78 · +0.59
Waterloo/Hamilton73 · +0.60
Vancouver43 · +0.50
Edmonton/Calgary34 · +0.47
Ottawa/Kingston33 · +0.58
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
Who's filing semiconductors patents in Canada
Canada semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 1,206 filings from 674 assignees (2016–2025), led by Vuereal, ATI Technologies ULC, GAN Systems; annual filings 129→94.
1,206 filings674 assigneespeak 163/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Vuereal173
- ATI Technologies ULC84
- GAN Systems81
- Intel65
- Ignis Innovation65
- Advanced Micro Devices59
- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor INT58
- Tischler Michael A57
Common questions
How many High Tech companies are there in British Columbia, Canada?
Radar tracks 485 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in British Columbia, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in British Columbia, Canada?
The High Tech companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have raised a combined $3.1B in disclosed equity funding across 123 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in British Columbia, Canada?
Dapper Labs is the highest-funded High Tech company in British Columbia, Canada, with $665.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in British Columbia, Canada are funded?
123 of the 485 High Tech companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in British Columbia, Canada?
2 High Tech companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in British Columbia, Canada High Tech companies?
The most active investors in British Columbia, Canada High Tech companies on this list include WUTIF Capital, BDC, Spring, Accelerate Okanagan, Foresight.
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