Radar · Travel and Hospitality in British Columbia
Best Travel and Hospitality Companies in British Columbia, Canada
The 119 best Travel and Hospitality companies in British Columbia, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Rocky Mountaineer.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
119companies tracked
$47.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised
Ranked: Best Travel and Hospitality companies in British Columbia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountaineer Rail tour company | $45M | 239 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1990 | Cart FunctionalityDrupalApple iCloud Mail+32 | 1 award |
| 2 | Iskwew Operator of airline offering scheduled flights and charter services 21Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 37%Tech bottom 35% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 37% Techbottom 35% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $1M | 23 mo ago | Seed | Teara Fraser LEO / Founder | 2018 | Apache HTTP ServerCloudflareRaygun+4 | — |
| 3 | Kelso Designer and manufacturer of equipments for railway industry 14Product top 14%Global bottom 42%Growth bottom 40%Talent bottom 40% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 14% Globalbottom 42% Growthbottom 40% Talentbottom 40% Fundingbottom 39% Techbottom 37% Innovationbottom 35% Patentsbottom 35% Newsbottom 34% Marketbottom 25% Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Global: Single-market focus (Canada) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $943K | 64 mo ago | Public | James Bond CEO | 1996 | DrupalPHPBootstrap+9 | — |
| 4 | UNIGLOBE Specialty Travel Provider of travel agency services | $100K | 44 mo ago | Funding Raised | Doug Revell Owner | 1988 | PHPWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+14 | 1 expansion |
| 5 | Harbour Air Seaplanes Airline headquartered in Richmond 69Innovation top 22%Tech top 25%Market top 40%Product top 40% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 22% Techtop 25% Markettop 40% Producttop 40% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Fundingbottom 43% Innovation: 3 product lines Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $99K | 44 mo ago | Series A | Greg McDougall CEO | 1982 | TypeScriptGraphQLNode.js+31 | — |
| 6 | Parkit Enterprise Owner and operator of parking facilities 14Product top 14%Innovation top 20%News bottom 48%Global bottom 32% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Newsbottom 48% Globalbottom 32% Growthbottom 30% Techbottom 25% Marketbottom 8% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 7 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | — | 63 mo ago | Public | — | 2008 | — | — |
| 7 | Nipika Operator of resort | — | 270 mo ago | Late Stage | Lyle Wilson Founder | 1979 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 8 | AB Coast Provider of aviation ground support services at airports 21Growth top 45%Tech bottom 40%Market bottom 26%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techbottom 40% Marketbottom 26% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 15 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2020 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12 | — |
Top 6 Travel and Hospitality companies in British Columbia
#1
Seed · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2018$1.3Mraised▾
Seed · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2018
Iskwew Air is a 100% Indigenous and woman-owned airline based in British Columbia, Canada. They offer scheduled flights between YVR South and Qualicum Beach Airport, as well as charter services to communities around the province.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 37%Tech
bottom 35%Global
bottom 32%Market
bottom 22%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $1.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Jul 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Seed$1.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsOpen GraphRaygun
#2
Funding Raised · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1990 · 30 employees$45Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1990 · 30 employees
Rocky Mountaineer is a rail tour company that operates tourist trains offering vacation packages in Western Canada. The company operates privately-owned trains on four rail routes through British Columbia, Alberta, and the U.S. state of Washington.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 21k LinkedIn followers — 12.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2006Venture Debt$45M
Investors
IAM Group, Zynik Capital, Sagard
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBabelBootstrapCart Functionality
#3
Public · Surrey, British Columbia · founded 1996 · 38 employees$943.2Kraised▾
Public · Surrey, British Columbia · founded 1996 · 38 employees
Designer and manufacturer of equipments for railway industry
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Global
bottom 42%Growth
bottom 40%Talent
bottom 40%Funding
bottom 39%Tech
bottom 37%Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY
Funding rounds
- Feb 2021Post IPO—
- Dec 2012Post IPO$35.5K
- Oct 2012Post IPO$381K
- Jul 2011Post IPO$300K
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosBootstrapDrupalGoogle Analytics
#4
Funding Raised · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1988$100Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1988
Provider of travel agency services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 253 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Conventional Debt$100K
Founders & team
Investors
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
#5
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1982 · 450 employees$99Kraised▾
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1982 · 450 employees
Harbour Air Seaplanes is an airline with its fleet entirely consisting of seaplanes. Offers services for scheduled transportation, tours, and jet charters.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 22%Tech
top 25%Market
top 40%Product
top 40%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Innovation: 3 product lines
Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management
Market: 450 employees (top 31% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-1,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers — 11.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Conventional Debt$99K
- Apr 2015Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Zongshen, Birch Hill Equity Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApolloCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2008 · 1 employees—raised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2008 · 1 employees
Owner and operator of parking facilities
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Innovation
top 20%News
bottom 48%Global
bottom 32%Growth
bottom 30%Tech
bottom 25%Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 7 product lines
News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 45 tracked, 7 types) · -33% YoY · Top themes: Earnings
Investors
Scharfe Group
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpContact Form 7Apache Http ServerRecaptcha
Funding & investor landscape
$47.4Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
11disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Teara Fraser
LEO / Founder · Iskwew
James Bond
CEO · Kelso
Doug Revell
Owner · UNIGLOBE Specialty Travel
Greg McDougall
CEO · Harbour Air Seaplanes
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,635,585 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Travel and Hospitality coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Travel and Hospitality companies are there in British Columbia, Canada?
Radar tracks 119 indexable Travel and Hospitality companies headquartered in British Columbia, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Travel and Hospitality companies in British Columbia, Canada?
The Travel and Hospitality companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have raised a combined $47.4M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Travel and Hospitality company in British Columbia, Canada?
Rocky Mountaineer is the highest-funded Travel and Hospitality company in British Columbia, Canada, with $45M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Travel and Hospitality companies in British Columbia, Canada are funded?
5 of the 119 Travel and Hospitality companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Travel and Hospitality unicorns are there in British Columbia, Canada?
None of the Travel and Hospitality 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 Travel and Hospitality companies?
The most active investors in British Columbia, Canada Travel and Hospitality companies on this list include Accelerate Okanagan, Adventure Capital, Birch Hill Equity Partners, CM Partners, IAM Group.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.