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Best Industrial Goods and Manufacturing Companies in British Columbia, Canada

The 123 best Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in British Columbia, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Versamet Royalties.

123companies tracked
$220.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
19have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INDUSTRIAL GOODS AND MANUFACTURING × BRITISH COLUMBIA

Our analysis of 50 Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies

$3.2b in tracked funding; 81% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
81%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2014median founding year
53median Fliar Index™
125kcombined LinkedIn audience
54%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in British Columbia

#CompanyLast roundDisclosed fundingEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1360 Comfort Systems
Provider of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contract services
———Reed Gary
Owner
ScorpionGoogle MapsBootstrap+10Top 50M——
2Actuonix
Manufacturer of micro linear actuators and linear servos
——6Mike Baker
Owner
Cart FunctionalityShift4ShopBootstrap+13Top 5M——
3Addiform
Provider of generative design and additive manufacturing services
———Nerea Buxton
Co-Founder
————
4AdvanTec
Manufacturer of weather tight marine closures
———Brad Miller
President & Owner
——12 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
5 job openings
5Allianceconcretepumps
Manufacturer of concrete pumps and related equipment
————Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+24Top 5M—1 partnership · 2 expansions
6Alternative Belting Enterprises
Manufacturer of conveyor belts and rubber solutions
———Jim Long
Founder
————
7Amabilis Software
3-D modeling software solutions
———Richard Borsheim
Founder & Developer
————
8Apextech Fiber
Contract manufacturer of fabrics
——85—————

Top 12 Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in British Columbia

#1
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021
$104.3Mraised
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Versamet Royalties is a returns-focused royalty company that invests in mining royalties, streams, and similar assets to generate superior risk-adjusted returns. Their diverse portfolio includes metals that advance industries, materials supporting sustainable infrastructure, and investment assets.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 79how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%
Growth
top 20%
Tech
top 42%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 33%
Funding: Raised $104M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2026)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Fastly · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Post IPO$104.3M
Founders & team
John ArmstrongCEO
Investors
Beedie Capital Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsFastlyFont AwesomeGlide.JsGoogle Analytics
#2
Public · Kelowna, British Columbia · founded 2012 · 92 employees
$36.9Mraised
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Holding firm focused on acquiring manufacturing companies

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%
Tech
top 47%
Talent
bottom 49%
Market
bottom 46%
Growth
bottom 45%
News
bottom 33%
Funding: Raised $36.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2026)
Tech: 31 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Cloudflare · Security: Akamai Bot Manager, Cloudflare Bot Management
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Post IPO$5.7M
  • Aug 2019Conventional Debt$31.2M
Founders & team
James PatersonCurrent Chairman of the Board and Past-CEO(from inception 2012 to May 31/2021)
Investors
Scotiabank, Roynat Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#3
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021
$2.8Mraised
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Manufacturer of antimony and tin metal products

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 36%
Growth
top 42%
Talent
bottom 49%
News
bottom 38%
Global
bottom 25%
Funding: Raised $2.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 3 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Dec 2025)
Growth: 10 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Post IPO$218K
  • May 2025Post IPO$192.8K
  • Mar 2025Post IPO$236.4K
  • Jan 2025Post IPO$340.1K
Founders & team
Lara SmithCEO
#4
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 15 employees
$12.1Mraised
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Manufacturer of compostable plant-based food serviceware and single-use products. The company utilizes upcycled plant materials to create alternatives to single-use plastics and polystyrene. It offers products such as molded starch trays, compostable straws, cutlery, and cups. The company's technology aims to provide cost-competitive and sustainable solutions for the foodservice industry.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 16how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 44%
Global
bottom 32%
Market
bottom 22%
News
bottom 18%
Funding: Raised $12.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Jan 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Tech: 29 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Security: Recaptcha
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Series B$242K
  • Dec 2024Series B$1.7M
  • Nov 2021Series B$8.1M
  • Feb 2021Series A—
Founders & team
Douglas HorneCEO & President
Investors
Pyfera Growth Capital, Canaccord Genuity Group, Research Capital, PI Financial
#5
Series B · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 2013 · 101 employees
$3.1Mraised
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Provider of a collaborative welding robot system. It can be used for high-mix low-volume production operations. The robot has a 15ft reach and can weld a spool of up to 30ft in length. The welding machine has a 3-axis servo-drive robot arm at its end. The robot has been designed to work in a collaborative fashion and does not require fencing or light curtains. The machine automatically controls the torch-to-pipe distance by using a laser camera and closed-loop control systems.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 32%
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 38%
Moat
top 39%
Product
top 40%
Funding
top 43%
Innovation: 2 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 43 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Varnish
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers — 11.0% of this cohort's audience · 80 engagements/post (2.3× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Hanwha Ocean) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Series B$50M
  • Aug 2023Series A—
  • Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$2.1M
  • Sep 2022Series A—
Founders & team
Reza AbdollahiCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Seaspan, BDC, Graham Partners, Drake Star, Caterpillar, Export Development Canada
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#6
Acquired · North Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 10 employees
$3.1Mraised
▾

Provider of robotic grippers. It offers hardware and software solutions to enable robotic grasping. It caters to various industrial sectors.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 16how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 50%
Global
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 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) · Last round Series A (Feb 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Locus Robotics) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series A$3.1M
Founders & team
Carlo MenonCo-FounderSepehr SheikhCo-Founder & Chief Innovation OfficerRoy BelakChief Executive Officer
Investors
BDC, RiSC Capital
#7
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 23 employees
$5.8Mraised
▾

Provider of farm monitoring solutions for cannabis growers. It offers strain-specific cultivation workflow automation, regulatory recordkeeping, and environmental monitoring software supported by wireless IoT sensor networks. The IoT-powered sensors collect and link data to specific plant IDs and analyze the data to generate reports on the growing conditions of every plant. Its system sends notification alerts to the user in case of suboptimal conditions and pathogen attacks. It also provides insights on product demand, industry benchmarks, and market trends for the user to optimize production processes and operations.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 43%
Tech
top 43%
Product
top 46%
Funding
top 49%
Talent
bottom 49%
Moat
bottom 45%
Innovation: 2 product lines
Tech: 27 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Series A$5.8M
  • Jun 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Amar SinghCEO
Investors
Yaletown, Third Kind Venture Capital, WGD Capital, Raiven Capital, Pareto, Discovery Parks
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#8
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2019
$2.4Mraised
▾

Bioform is focused on creating a world without single-use plastics by developing a patented low-energy process for manufacturing hydrogels at commercial speeds. Their goal is to shape a more sustainable future by utilizing regenerative materials.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Funding
bottom 41%
Global
bottom 36%
Tech
bottom 35%
Market
bottom 16%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $2.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Seed (Apr 2024)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond Canada
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Seed—
  • 2021Grant (prize money)$1.2M
  • Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
Mark MartinezCo-FounderJordan MacKenzieCo-FounderChris ClarkCEO
Investors
Creative Destruction Lab, Suzano Ventures, Nelson Investments, Cycle Momentum
#9
Seed · Surrey, British Columbia · founded 2017 · 8 employees
$2.2Mraised
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Offers industrial automation & robotics solutions for multiple industries

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Global
bottom 45%
Funding
bottom 38%
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond Canada
Funding: Raised $2.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Nov 2023)
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$1.2M
  • Oct 2021Seed$1M
Investors
Anglia Capital Group, Gov, Britbots, Congruent Ventures, Worth Capital
#10
Deadpooled · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 2005 · 100 employees
$24.7Mraised
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Bit Stew Systems removes the complexity of industrial operations and connected machines to give clarity and control back to the operator. Purpose-built for the Industrial Internet, Bit Stew's Mix Core platform automates data ingestion, applies machine intelligence to learn patterns in the data, allowing industrial companies to discover actionable insights that optimize operational performance. The company has been acquired by GE Digital.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 15%
Funding
top 40%
Market
top 47%
Global
bottom 36%
News
bottom 27%
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5
Funding: Raised $24.7M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 13 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Jun 2016)
Market: 100 employees (top 35% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing)
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2016Series C$991.6K
  • Apr 2016Series B$1.1M
  • May 2015Series B$17.2M
  • May 2014Venture Debt$3.5M
Investors
SVB, Yaletown, General Electric, BDC, Kensington Capital Partners, Cisco Investments
#11
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2006 · 40 employees
$11.1Mraised
▾

Fatigue Science has developed wearable devices to optimize sleep and manage fatigue in athletes, military, and organizations. The company's products include ReadiBand which is a wearable device used for tracking sleep and Readi analyzes those data to predicts sleep's impact on reaction time and cognitive effectiveness.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 partnerships (incl. Platform Science) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Series A$3.2M
  • Feb 2019Series A$7.6M
  • Oct 2009Seed$300K
Founders & team
Andrew MordenCEO
Investors
Rhino Ventures, Conconi Growth Partners, Nelson Investments
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAosApache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjs
#12
Late Stage · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2010
$4.4Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of cannabis-based packaging products. It offers stripes to measure the purity of vitamin and peptide dosage in packaging products.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2020Post IPO$4M
  • May 2020Post IPO$398.3K
Founders & team
Brad EckenweilerCEO

Funding & investor landscape

$220.8Mtotal disclosed funding
18companies funded
42disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
BDC3 rounds
Nelson Investments3 rounds
Discovery Parks2 rounds
Spring2 rounds
WUTIF Capital2 rounds
Yaletown2 rounds
AFM Capital Partners1 rounds
Ancor Capital Partners1 rounds
Anglia Capital Group1 rounds
BASE Equity Partners1 rounds

Notable founders

John Armstrong
CEO · Versamet Royalties
James Paterson
Current Chairman of the Board and Past-CEO(from inception 2012 to May 31/2021) · Decisive Dividend
Lara Smith
CEO · Molten Metals
Douglas Horne
CEO & President · Evanesce
Reza Abdollahi
Co-Founder & CTO · Novarc Technologies
Carlo Menon
Co-Founder · Nexera
Sepehr Sheikh
Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer · Nexera
Amar Singh
CEO · Elevated Signals
Mark Martinez
Co-Founder · Bioform
Jordan MacKenzie
Co-Founder · Bioform
Andrew Morden
CEO · Fatigue Science
Brad Eckenweiler
CEO · Core One Labs
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 319,405 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada

How research on Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing is moving in Canada

A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 956 Canada-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201620212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 61% → 69% across 2016–2026.
top research entities
  • University of Toronto67
  • University of Alberta66
  • McGill University61
  • University of Waterloo61
  • Western University53
leading researchers
Daniel Therriault · Joshua M. Pearce · Aleksander Czekanski · M.A. Elbestawi · Mohammad Abu Hasan Khondoker · Matthew Brown · David Hartling · Hamel N. Tailor
▲ Breakthroughs252 · 26%
▲ 15%→28% share
▲1.9× share momentum6 median citations69% since 2021mostly methods-led
Self-healing hydrogels emerged brand-new with 15 papers, signalling a rapidly rising frontier in Canadian additive manufacturing research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Composite material1→29
  • Fabrication4→31
  • Nanotechnology3→23
  • 3d printed2→22
  • Microfluidics1→13
Newly emergingSelf-healing hydrogels 0→15 · Extrusion 0→14 · Porosity 0→10
Landmark Grayscale digital light processing 3D printing for highly functionally graded materials · 525 cites
◆ Advancements491 · 51%
50%→50% share
▲1.0× share momentum5 median citations64% since 2021mostly methods-led
Composite material research surged 5→57 papers, intensifying as the dominant advancement focus in Canadian 3D printing.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Composite material5→57
  • Fabrication9→49
  • Mechanical engineering2→38
  • 3d printed14→48
  • Fused deposition modeling4→31
Newly emergingFusion 0→11 · Finite element method 0→9 · Robot 0→8
Landmark Multi‐Material 3D and 4D Printing: A Survey · 612 cites
▼ Concerns91 · 10%
▼ 16%→10% share
▼0.6× share momentum12 median citations66% since 2021mostly reviews
Concern-flagged Fused deposition modeling newly emerged at 6 papers, suggesting rising scrutiny of FDM reliability and process limitations.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • 3d printed2→14
  • Nanotechnology2→9
  • Manufacturing engineering1→6
  • Fabrication1→5
  • Selective laser melting1→5
Newly emergingMechanical engineering 0→8 · Fused deposition modeling 0→6 · Process engineering 0→5
Landmark A review on voids of 3D printed parts by fused filament fabrication · 387 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada

Where additive manufacturing 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.

Montreal124 · +0.48
Hot · 3D printingAdvancing · CeramicOpportunity · PhotopolymerConcern · Manufacturing engineering
Toronto104 · +0.50
Hot · CastingAdvancing · MicrochannelOpportunity · Composite numberConcern · Fused deposition modeling
Waterloo/Hamilton92 · +0.55
Hot · Selective laser meltingAdvancing · AlloyOpportunity · Self-healing hydrogelsConcern · 3d printed
Edmonton/Calgary91 · +0.48
Hot · Fused deposition modelingAdvancing · Layer (electronics)Opportunity · Self-healing hydrogelsConcern · 3D printing
Vancouver84 · +0.55
Hot · PiecewiseAdvancing · TrayOpportunity · RobotConcern · Nanotechnology
Ottawa/Kingston43 · +0.26
Hot · Medical physicsAdvancing · 3D printingOpportunity · Fabrication
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada

Who's filing additive manufacturing patents in Canada

Canada additive manufacturing patent filing is accelerating — 1,811 filings from 710 assignees (2016–2025), led by NAT RES Council Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Aspect Biosystems; annual filings 90→219.

1,811 filings710 assigneespeak 250/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • NAT RES Council Canada145
  • Pratt & Whitney Canada145
  • Aspect Biosystems129
  • Magna INT68
  • Xerox59
  • Tekna Plasma Systems59
  • Mosaic MFG41
  • Husky Injection Molding32

Common questions

How many Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies are there in British Columbia, Canada?
Radar tracks 123 indexable Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies headquartered in British Columbia, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in British Columbia, Canada?
The Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have raised a combined $220.8M in disclosed equity funding across 18 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Industrial Goods and Manufacturing company in British Columbia, Canada?
Versamet Royalties is the highest-funded Industrial Goods and Manufacturing company in British Columbia, Canada, with $104.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in British Columbia, Canada are funded?
18 of the 123 Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Industrial Goods and Manufacturing unicorns are there in British Columbia, Canada?
None of the Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in British Columbia, Canada Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies?
The most active investors in British Columbia, Canada Industrial Goods and Manufacturing companies on this list include BDC, Nelson Investments, Discovery Parks, Spring, WUTIF Capital.
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