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Innovation UBC

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Vancouver · Pre-Seed–Growth · 47 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Innovation UBC helps UBC researchers translate academic discoveries into social, health, environmental and economic benefits. It facilitates research collaborations with industry, government, non-profits, hospitals and other institutions, and supports the creation of research-based ventures. Through services such as sponsored research agreements, patent and commercialization support, an Express License framework for spin-off companies, and founder-focused programs like the Venture Founder program, the organization guides researchers from idea to impact. Its work is guided by an Advisory Council and a team of experts serving the university's research community.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
HQ
Vancouver, BC, CA
Tracked investments
63
IPOs
1

Team · 47 people

from the firm's website & curated
Brett Sharp· Associate Director, Technology Transferin
Jennifer Lynett· Associate Director, Sponsored Research
Sean Lumb· Associate Director, entrepreneurship@UBCin
Adriana Suarez-Blanch· Government Contracts Manager
Amanda Sheehan· Partnership Development Specialist - UBC Okanaganin
Andrea Lloyd· Head of Engagementin
Angela Lacaille· Office and Human Resources Manager, Okanagan
Ashmin Bhattarai· Industry Contracts and Grants Assistant
Austin Lee· Technology Transfer Manager
Brad Wheeler· Senior Manager, Technology Transfer
Danny Wong· Senior Administrator, Sponsored Research Contracts
Esther Wu· Industry Contracts Manager
Harmony Ho· Contracts Officer
Harsha Kaur· Senior Manager, Administration
Ian Bell· Associate Director, Innovation Partnerships
Jaime Clanachan· Communications Specialist (Creative Content)
Jane Young· Industry Grants Officer
Julia Antoniw· Technology Transfer Manager
Laura Walker· Patent and Compliance Manager
Lena Li· Finance Manager
Lisanne Boon· Senior Contracts Advisor
Melissa Massey· Technology Transfer Officer
Oliver Mann· Senior Manager, Marketing & Events
Paul Cyr· Senior Manager, Technology Transfer
Qurrat Ul Ain· Science Journalist
Robyn Law· Technology Transfer Manager
Sandi Swa· Technology Transfer Officer
Yasmin Diaz· Manager, Clinical Research Agreements

What they invest in

from 34 of 63 portfolio companies

Biotech ×13Cleantech ×11Deep Tech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8Climate Tech ×8Healthtech ×8Medical Devices ×8New Materials ×5

HQs:Canada×15United States×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 14 portfolio companies
36%
solo founders
5 of 14 mapped founding teams
43%
repeat founders
of 14 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×53 founders×14+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data

British Columbia Institute of Technology ×3University of British Columbia ×3Western University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data

Life Sciences ×3Chemistry ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history

University of British Columbia ×8NanoMedicines Innovation Network ×2

Investments · 63 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path
Conexeu Sciences Inc.conexeu.cominNASDAQ: CNXU

Conexeu is developing CXU™, a collagen-based extracellular matrix (ECM) platform for soft-tissue regeneration intended as an alternative to static fillers, combining structural support with tissue in-growth and integration.

BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesReno, US

Mauricio Gonzalez-Ulloa(Founder & CEO)David Bogart(Founder)inSTEPHEN D INOUYE(Executive Officer)BRIAN PILCHER(Executive Officer, Director)inJEFF SHARPE(Executive Officer, Director)inMILES HARRISON(Executive Officer, Director)in

3C Therapeutics3ctherapeutics.comin

3C Therapeutics develops therapeutics using targeted protein degradation, centered on a proprietary modular Degrader-Antibody Conjugate (DAC) platform (TriCore) that delivers intracellular protein degraders via monoclonal antibodies.

BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

David Perrin(Co-Founder & Scientific Advisor)Benjamin Noichl(Co-Founder & VP of Chemistry)Dan Wattier(Chief Executive Officer)inTony Polverino(Fractional CSO)David Wood(Chief Financial Officer)

Agora Energy Technologiesagoraenergy.ca

Agora Energy Technologies is an electrochemical engineering company developing a battery technology that uses industrially captured CO2 to generate electricity and store energy.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergy

Applied Atomicswixsite.com

Applied Atomics develops, builds and operates 100 MW-1 GW light-water nuclear plants co-located with industrial customers.

Ben Kellie(Founder)in

Co-investorsApollo Informal InvestmentElevate VenturesHEC Paris IncubatorInventures Investment PartnersLotte VenturesPix Vine Capital+7 more

Arrowsmith Genetics Inc.arrowsmithgenetics.com

Arrowsmith Genetics is a preclinical-stage drug discovery company developing therapeutics from genetic research conducted at UBC and BC Cancer.

BiotechDeep TechVancouver, CA

Phil HieterPeter Stirling

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Avenue Intelligenceavenueintelligence.comin

Avenue Intelligence produces proprietary sensors that count pedestrian foot traffic in real time and deliver anonymized data through a custom dashboard for reporting and decision-making.

Data & InfrastructureHardwareIoT

Co-investorsFront Row Ventures

Baerfell Advanced Materials Inc.baerfell.com

Baerfell produces high-performance natural fibre insulation using sustainable technologies.

CleantechConstruction Tech

Bayes Studio Inc.bayesstudio.comin𝕏

Bayes Studio develops AI-driven environmental monitoring and disaster management solutions delivered as SaaS and IoT technologies.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechIoTSaaS

Maryam Parizi(Founder)in

Broadsight Technology Corp.broadsighttracker.cain

Broadsight is a shared workspace for communications teams that preserves the background, messaging, people, and decisions behind each communications file, and applies AI grounded in that organizational context.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Kurt Heinrich(Founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inJohn-Jose Nunez(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inSteve Lowry(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Canadian Nano Pharmaceutical Technology (CNANO)cnano.cain

novoLUX develops science-based skincare using LNP3, a patented triple-layer lipid nanoparticle technology that delivers peptides, exosomes, and PDRN with sustained release.

BiotechConsumerWellness & FitnessVancouver, CA

Carbonyx Minerals Inccarbonyx.comin

Carbonyx develops proprietary technology to recover valuable materials from waste rock while permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere, producing carbon-negative and low-carbon materials for infrastructure and supply chains.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechVancouver, CA

Douglas Pimlott, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsWUTIF Capital

Centre for Digital Mediathecdm.cain𝕏

The Centre for Digital Media is an educational institution that collaborates with founding academic partners, industry, and community organizations to deliver digital media programming focused on addressing societal challenges.

Digital HealthEdTechMedia & EntertainmentVancouver, CA

Cura Climate Inc.curaclimate.comin

CURA develops electrochemical technology to reduce the process CO2 emissions released during limestone calcination in cement production.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep Tech

Co-investorsAmplify CapitalUCeed FundsZacua Ventures

D2Type Healthd2type.comin

D2Type provides AI-enabled, lifestyle-first diabetes and cardiometabolic care delivered as between-visit clinical support, using proactive monitoring, early detection, and human clinical escalation to complement therapies like GLP-1s.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechCanada, CA

Diselfcompositealloysdiselfcompositealloys.comin

DISC Alloys develops metal manufacturing and materials technology aimed at aerospace, defense, and high-performance industrial applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSpace Tech

Francis Steiner(Co-founder)inStefano Fregonese(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsWUTIF Capital

Envokeenvoke.comin

Envoke is an email platform built for communications professionals at universities, municipalities, associations, and healthcare organizations who need reliable, compliant email without marketing automation complexity.

Enterprise SoftwareGovTechMarketing TechSaaSToronto, CA

Martin Millican(CEO)inMarcel Ursprung(CTO)in

Co-investorsForesight Group

Fibernx Technologies Inc.fibernxtech.comin

Fibernx develops and manufactures carbon fiber and carbon nanofiber materials, offering lower-cost and lower-emission alternatives to traditional PAN carbon fibers with properties customizable per industry.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew MaterialsVancouver, CA

Dr. Yasmine AbdinDr. Frank KoDr. Scott Renneckar

ImageCyte Technologies Inc.imagecyte.bioin

ImageCyte develops precision nanowell plate technology that prepares cells, organoids, and model organisms for imaging, aiming to improve imaging quality, reproducibility, and throughput.

BiotechDeep TechHardware

Samuel Berrymanin

Melius Microbiomicsmmblivebio.comin𝕏

Melius MicroBiomics develops microbiome-based live biotherapeutics (its GEMM technology) to treat chronic inflammatory diseases, pursuing both human and animal health applications.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesVancouver, CA

Dr. Deanna Gibson(Co-Founder)Robert Emlyn(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inCelinka Zhou(Co-Founder & Executive VP, Corporate Development & Capital Markets)inRobert Emlyn, AScT(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inCelinka Zhou, M.Sc.(Co-Founder & Executive VP, Corporate Development and Capital Markets)inDr. Deanna L. Gibson, Ph.D.(Co-Founder & Non-Executive Chief Science Advisor)

Mesintel Therapeuticsmesintel.comin

Mesintel develops a proprietary target discovery platform based on fibroblast biology to accelerate drug development in cancer, fibrosis, rare diseases, tissue regeneration, and aging-related conditions.

AI & Machine LearningBiotech

T. Michael Underhill(Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientific Officer)inLesley Hill(Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer)inR. Wilder Scott(Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer)Jonathon Jafari(Co-founder, Chief Business Officer)

Metastem Therapeuticsmetastem.bio

Metastem is developing a therapy for advanced metastatic cancers.

BiotechMedical Devices

Minpraxis Solutions Ltd.minpraxis.comin

Minpraxis offers materials testing and analysis services, including per meter sample testing, geometallurgical and geotechnical applications, and HPGR evaluation for the mining and mineral processing industries.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials

Stefan Nadolskiin

Co-investorsWUTIF Capital

MycoFoundrymycofoundry.ca

MycoFoundry develops mycelium-based materials for architectural and interior applications, combining biotechnology and design.

BiotechNew Materials

NanoVation Therapeuticsnanovationtx.comin

NanoVation Therapeutics develops lipid nanoparticle (LNP) and mRNA delivery technologies for gene therapies, supporting drug development partners across mRNA synthesis, LNP formulation, and preclinical delivery optimization.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechVancouver, CA

Pieter CullisinDominik WitzigmanninJayesh KulkarniinZach JonassonDavid Main

Co-investorsConvergent Ventures

nPhyla Technologiesnphyla.com

nPhyla is a biotechnology company that uses environmental DNA (eDNA) and analytics to provide site-level biodiversity assessments, microbial screening, and reporting tools for mining companies.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechData & Infrastructure

Offshore Designsoffshoredesigns.ca

Offshore Designs develops industrial robotic systems for in-water ship hull cleaning to reduce fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and maintenance costs while preventing invasive species spread.

CleantechRobotics

Orcaorcawater.lifein

Orca Water builds a water monitoring and predictive leak detection system that uses ultrasonic sensors and machine learning to visualize and localize water use down to specific fixtures via an interactive dashboard.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechIoT

Co-investorsForesightAnkona CapitalBrighton Park CapitalEnza CapitalMizMaa VenturesNorrsken22+2 more

ReAct Materials Inc.react-materials.com

ReAct Materials develops catalyst-based water purification technology designed to remove PFAS (forever chemicals) from water systems.

CleantechClimate TechNew Materials

Resolve Nanotherapeuticsresolventx.comin

Resolve Nanotherapeutics is developing RNA drugs delivered via lipid nanoparticles that amplify the body's toxin-clearance pathway to treat severe acute bacterial infections and their chronic complications.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Sora Fuelsorafuel.comin

Sora Fuel produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel using a proprietary closed-loop direct air capture and conversion process that draws carbon from air rather than biomass or industrial feedstocks.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyCambridge, US

Curtis BerlinguetteinGareth Ross(Executive Officer, Director)inCurtis Belinguete(Director)

BoardPatrick Sarver(Director)inMarc Tarpenning(Director)inMichael Kearney(Director)in

Co-investorsInspired CapitalLeitmotifSpero VenturesThe Engine VenturesWireframe Ventures

Synoro Medsynoromed.com

Synoro Med designs and operates a reusable container system for medical fluids like intravenous solutions, paired with regional reprocessing services to clean and sterilize containers for safe reuse in healthcare settings.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Aditi Sitolay(Founder and CEO)

Tydra Labs (fka Fibr.Bio)tydralabs.comin
ViroCarbvirocarb.com

ViroCarb is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Bharat Tewarie(CEO & Chairman of the Board)Mario Huesca(President, COO & Board Director)inClifford Lingwood(CSO & Board Director)in

BoardDaniel Mamelak(Board Director)Michael Ling(Board Director)

Co-investorsBeresford Ventures

VitaPulse Technologies Inc.vitapulse.ca

VitaPulse develops on-device machine learning algorithms and software for connected emergency alerting, focused initially on cardiac arrest detection with plans to expand to other cardiac indications.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesVancouver, CA

VulcanX Energy Corp.vulcanx.ca

VulcanX develops methane pyrolysis systems that use molten metals to produce hydrogen and solid carbon from natural gas at low cost.

CleantechDeep TechEnergy

Xpress Selectxpressselect.comin

XpressSelect provides intake documentation and billing management for healthcare providers, enabling streamlined patient onboarding and connection to care resources.

HealthtechSaaS

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Aidos InnovationsAquafer TechnologiesBinta Financial Inc.Canopy BioproductsCyanoworksFlying WolfFUTURi Power Inc.Hungr GeotechLang Laser TechnologiesMed Edge TechnologiesMontA PharmaceuticalsNarval Energy Inc.Needle-Free TherapeuticsNeuroCogNorthiana Energy SolutionsOverture Therapeutics Inc.phaseLabs Dynamics Inc.Promirin TherapeuticsPurple Lotus Mental HealthSafecoat MedicalSinedoreSyrisTACUTap MangoTeleoscopeVanTech MedicalVitaLink

Exits · 1

1 IPOs

Conexeu Sciences Inc.NASDAQ: CNXU

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Innovation UBC made?
Innovation UBC has 63 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
What stage does Innovation UBC invest at?
Innovation UBC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does Innovation UBC focus on?
Innovation UBC focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, EdTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Retail Tech.
Where is Innovation UBC located?
Innovation UBC is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.
Who does Innovation UBC co-invest with?
Innovation UBC most often shares deals with WUTIF Capital, Eudemian Ventures, Glynn Capital Management, among 43 tracked co-investors.

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