Vancouver 50

Canada’s most scalable startups

The definitive investor showcase of the most scalable Vancouver startups! The goal is to highlight Vancouver region’s thriving innovation economy at a global stage, and raise $100 million in capital for region’s startups.

These are Vancouver based startups with the following characteristics:

  1. Canada-made innovation with high potential for global commercialization and export

  2. Positive impact on the world towards environment, food security, health outcomes etc.

  3. High potential for advancing and strengthening the local economy

Scale Up Canada’s mission is to establish and enhance Canada as a source of world class innovation, and help accelerate success for high potential Canadian startups by providing them access and intros to investors and strategic customers at a global scale.

The initiative is sector and stage agnostic, and the application is open to all startups and scaleups based in the region. Whether you are a TRL 3/4 startup with cool tech, or a scaleup with millions in revenue, you are welcome to apply. You are qualified to apply even if you have been on the list previously. There is no cost. The region for Vancouver50 is defined as the Greater Vancouver Region - Lower Mainland plus surrounding regional municipalities.

Applications open Jan 2027!

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FAQ

  1. The region for Vancouver50 is defined as the Greater Vancouver Region - Lower Mainland plus surrounding regional municipalities

  2. Overarching goal is to establish and enhance Canada as a source of world class innovation,and raise $100 million in capital for the region’s startups

  3. Aimed to help accelerate success for high potential Canadian startups by providing them access and intros to investors and strategic customers at a global scale

  4. Opportunity to gain traction, global networks, strategic connections, and international visibility

  5. Stage and sector agnostic. Open to all startups and scaleups in the region, even if they have been on the list previously

  6. There is no cost

  7. Applications open for Vancouver50 2027 in January 2027

Vancouver50 2026

  1. HTuO Biosciences - Elevating drug discovery by leveraging advanced physics models

  2. Topaz Diagnostics - Making colorectal cancer screening simple, private, and easy

  3. A-Scent Innovations - Real-time freshness across the food supply chain

  4. Radiant Fluidics - Developer-first automation platform built for radiopharmaceutical R&D

  5. Tydra Labs - Bio-sourced advanced microfibers

  6. Stream Infinity - Precision‑engineered insulation

  7. Hydra Energy - Hydrogen-as-a-service

  8. Volta Home - Plug-in solar

  9. INEO Tech - Innovating retail loss prevention systems

  10. Focal Lines - Translating real-time muscle signals into clear, actionable insight

  11. Planet Food - Intelligent backbone for local food supply chains

  12. ElektraFi - Financial wellness layer for benefits ecosystems

  13. PhyCo - Industrial-scale seaweed bioplastics 

  14. BidConnex - Procurement ecosystem purposely built for property managers

  15. Arbia - AI-powered operating system for the food supply chain

  16. Heroic Design - Platform for product designers 

  17. Kalino Bio - Transforming pet health with compassion and science

  18. Avivo Biomedical - Optimizing blood supply by converting blood types

  19. D2Type Health - Transforming diabetes care

  20. iQfruits - Intelligence platform delivering real-time insights into global fresh fruit markets

  21. Happy Prime - Revolutionizing communication for people with atypical speech 

  22. SaaSberry - Converting high‑impact ideas into production‑ready AI solutions

  23. FabriSight - Vision-AI platform enabling higher productivity

  24. SiteTrack - Field data infrastructure for construction workers

  25. Ma Robot - Interpretable AI for safer and faster robot navigation 

  26. BeaverSci - High-accuracy colorimetric lactate assay kits for research laboratories

  27. MetaOptima - Transforming dermatology through high-quality skin imaging

  28. PositionScale - Transforming academic research lab operations

  29. Dishlist - Transforming home cooking by connecting 'what to eat' with 'what to buy' 

  30. PARD - Sodium-ion energy storage solutions

  31. Sustainabite Fresh Farms - Vertical farming focused on hard to grow plants 

  32. SpaceBeacon - Travel booking in your language, by voice

  33. Vsblty - Real-time intelligence for retail environments

  34. SimpliCity - Unifying municipal digital services

  35. SkyAcres - Making agriculture resilient, profitable, and locally distributed

  36. Lesson Reach - Helping educational creators scale their impact

  37. Approval Pathway - AI-powered commercial lending origination and monitoring platform 

  38. Nymble Health - Behavioral support platform for people managing chronic conditions

  39. SetNesT - Full-lifecycle rental platform

  40. VitaPulse - Platform for consumer wearables to detect cardiac arrest in real time

  41. STOworx - Improving how industrial teams plan and execute major events

  42. VEGAIN Nutrition - Redefining performance nutrition with fully plant-based clear protein beverage

  43. Butterfly Legal - AI-powered consumer legal platform and marketplace

  44. IvoryOS - Infrastructure layer for autonomous research

  45. Envia - AI family organizer for busy families

  46. Finitizer - Helping organizations optimize compute and data clouds

  47. Nexsun AI - Enabling faster, smarter energy and natural-resource decisions

  48. LifeBooster - Data-driven injury reduction for the enterprise

  49. Caseway - AI systems for organizations operating in regulated, document-heavy environments

  50. Divvi Health - Intelligence dispensing system for daily doses