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September 23, 2026Dream Photonics wins top prize at the 2026 New Ventures BC Competition
Vancouver company Dream Photonics earns $110,000 prize package for technology designed to simplify the assembly of advanced computing hardware.
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September 11, 202626 new UBC ventures join Venture Founder’s fall 2026 cohort
This September, 26 new teams are joining our Venture Founder program, building companies across health, biotechnology, advanced engineering, agriculture, fintech, sustainability, accessibility, and AI.
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August 31, 2026UBC reaches milestone with over 300 spin-offs with latest cohort of 15 companies
UBC has officially launched 302 spin-off companies that have raised more than $11B in capital, created over 2.8K jobs, and generated an estimated $13B in revenue, with Innovation UBC's Inventions & Licensing team finalizing the licensing agreements for 15 new ventures in 2026.
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August 31, 2026Apply for Venture Founder Spring 2027 — Innovation UBC's 16-Week Entrepreneurship Program
Have a discovery to commercialize or a startup idea you're ready to build? Applications for our Spring 2027 cohort are now open until October 11.
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July 22, 2026Hiring is open: Shape BC's innovation ecosystem as a General Partner for the UBC Catalyst Ventures Fund
Backed by UBC and InBC Investment Corp., the UBC Catalyst Ventures Fund is a partnership designed to accelerate the commercialization of breakthrough research from UBC and will have up to $40 million in venture capital to help strengthen BC's innovation ecosystem.
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June 3, 2026HATCH Venture Builder celebrates the graduation of six high-impact start-ups
Building a start-up from scratch is incredibly difficult, especially while managing the demands of university life. On May 26, 2026, HATCH was exceptionally proud to celebrate the graduation of six ventures.
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April 17, 2026Apply for Venture Founder Fall 2026 — Innovation UBC's 16-Week Entrepreneurship Program
Have a discovery to commercialize or a startup idea you're ready to build? Applications for our Fall 2026 cohort are now open until June 7.
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March 17, 2026Meet the 12 UBC ventures presenting at Innovation UBC's 2026 Investor Showcase
The Investor Showcase is one of our flagship events connecting investors with high-potential UBC ventures raising Seed to Series A rounds.
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February 10, 2026Meet the ventures joining HATCH Venture Builder Winter 2026
This winter, 10 new UBC spin-off companies are joining us for the HATCH Venture Builder program.
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