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Last week, CFIN was thrilled to be on the ground at Web Summit Vancouver 2026 where the energy was on point⚡ 

National Senior Innovation Director, @Lavina Gully and Director of Communications, @Jamil Karim spent an incredible few days connecting, learning, and celebrating the growing momentum behind innovation in BC and beyond! 

We were especially excited to reconnect with several CFIN members like Maia Farms, Arbia, and BetterTable, and to spend time with many local partners at the BC Pavilion. It was fantastic to see Canada’s food innovation ecosystem showing up in force on a truly global stage. 

Looking for more analysis on Web Summit Vancouver?  

Read @Lavina Gully's reflections on the Scaling Agritech: From Pilot to Profitable Growth panel, exploring what it takes to turn emerging foodtech innovation into scalable commercial success: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lavinagully_food-and-agritech-had-a-much-stronger-share-7460811935018618881-s2Ux?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACLLGdwBiNeeaewRFuSJeGYvGgDoyT0DExs  

With 20,000+ attendees, 768 investors, and companies that have collectively raised $77B, this year’s summit made one thing clear: food systems innovation is gaining real traction on the global tech stage.

We left energized by the conversations, proud to see so many CFIN grant recipients represented, and more motivated than ever to keep building Canada’s food future.