Our Work
This is Foresight's primary mission, combining technology and sustainability.
What is cleantech acceleration.
This greenhouse gas is the most abundant human-emitted one, often linked to burning fossil fuels.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
The usual weekday and time for Foresight’s all-hands team meeting.
What is Monday morning?
This program prepares cleantech startups for investment through investor deep dives, term sheets, and pitch practice.
What is Investment Readiness Program?
This regional district is home to Foresight’s office address (e.g., Downtown Vancouver).
What is Metro Vancouver?
In 2025, Foresight's has supported this many ventures through our programming.
What is over 1,700 ventures?
This Canadian province is home to Foresight’s headquarters and a major clean energy hub.
What is British Columbia?
This beloved team ritual often involves coffee, a fun icebreaker, and shout-outs.
What is our weekly team meeting?
This international program (run with partners) connects Canadian cleantech to markets in Europe, Asia, or the US.
What is Global Cleantech Acceleration Program?
The name of B.C.’s provincial clean energy and innovation fund, often a Foresight partner.
What is the BC ICE Fund?
In 2025, Foresight assisted in the deployment of over this many dollars in capital.
What is $2.52 billion?
This type of cleantech focuses on removing carbon directly from the atmosphere using machines or nature.
What is Direct Air Capture (DAC) or carbon removal?
The nickname for Foresight’s internal Slack channel where team members share pet photos.
What is fuzzy-coworkers?
This program plugs senior leaders across Marketing, Finance, Sales, AI, and more directly into the venture team.
What is the Venture Studio?
This annual Vancouver conference brings together global cleantech leaders; Foresight often attends or presents. This year it was in May.
What is WebSummit?
This Foresight program connects corporate partners with innovative cleantech startups to solve specific challenges.
What is the Industry Challenge Program?
This term describes a circular approach where waste products become inputs for another process.
What is industrial symbiosis?
The last city where Foresight held its annual in-person retreat (approximate year optional).
What is Vancouver?
This course helps companies prepare for their first investment round by providing the knowledge and strategies to pitch, plan, and execute a successful fundraising campaign. (Bonus points for TRL)
What is the Funding Fundamentals?
TRL 3+
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What is Project Hail Mary?
This impact metric tracks the amount of CO2e reduced or avoided by Foresight-supported companies.
What is emissions avoidance / GHG reduction?
The name of the federal funding agency that Foresight often partners with to support cleantech R&D and demonstration.
What is Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)? (Accept NRCan or SDTC)
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What is Maple?
A customized search for emerging technologies, building your innovation strategy and giving you a competitive edge.
What is Innovation Scouting?
This project was recently announced by provincial government ministers.
What is the Manitoba Net Zero Innovation Network?