9Teese
A proximity social app for seeing who is nearby and open to talk, and browsing local posts.
Student-founded
Funding15
| Name | Type | Stage focus | Cheque size | Based |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC Centre for Agritech Innovation Agritech Development Program | University fund | Product development and market entry for farmers, producers, and small and medium enterprises in agritech. | Up to 250,000 dollars, matched: the applicant contributes 25,000 to 250,000 dollars cash against a total project budget of 50,000 to 500,000 dollars. | Elsewhere on campus |
| Charles Chang Institute Idea Prize | Student fund | Idea and pre-seed: under one year of operations, under 5,000 dollars revenue, and under 25,000 dollars raised. | Five equity-free cash awards totalling 14,250 dollars: 5,000 top prize, 2,500 first runner up, 1,250 second runner up, 2,500 Thomas Kineshanko Memorial Entrepreneurial Prize, 2,500 Patrick Lougheed Alumni Founder Award. | SFU Surrey campus |
| CIHR Commercialization Projects | Government | Open to applicants across all areas of health research, moving findings toward commercial application. | Not published. The SFU Technology Licensing Office listing states no specific investment is allocated. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| Front Row Ventures | Student fund | Pre-seed and first money in, for startups with at least one student on the founding team. | 50,000 dollars through a SAFE. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| Futurpreneur Canada | Government | Pre-seed to early stage, for founders aged 18 to 39. | Up to 25,000 dollars from Futurpreneur, or up to 75,000 dollars combined with a BDC co-loan of up to 50,000. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| Genome BC Pilot Innovation Fund | Government | Proof of concept through prototype or business development in genomics-related work. | Up to 250,000 dollars over up to 12 months. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| Health Research BC Innovation to Commercialization | Government | Technology readiness level three to six at entry, for health research moving toward commercialization. | Phase I up to 150,000 dollars a year for up to two years; Phase II up to 75,000 dollars a year for up to two years. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| Innovate BC Ignite | Government | Technology readiness level three to four and above, for research partnerships addressing industry problems. | Up to 300,000 dollars over up to three years. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur | Government | Incorporated startups owned and managed by student or postdoctoral entrepreneurs and housed at an approved incubator. | Internships valued at 15,000 dollars each, 7,500 from Mitacs and 7,500 from the partner. Through SFU eGrad the Mitacs share is 6,500 dollars. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| New Ventures BC Competition | Government | Pre-seed to seed, for British Columbia technology startups. | A share of roughly 250,000 dollars in cash and prizes. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| NSERC Idea to Innovation | Government | Market assessment, reduction to practice, and technology enhancement of university research toward commercialization. | By phase: up to 15,000 dollars market assessment; 20,000 Lab2Market pilot; 125,000 Phase I; 60,000 Phase Ib; 125,000 Phase IIa; 350,000 Phase IIb. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| SFU Innovates Venture Fund | University fund | Early-stage companies in life sciences, deep technology, and cleantech, from SFU researchers, students, and alumni. | Fund size 20M dollars: 7.5M from SFU matched by 7.5M from InBC for 15M initial capital, with a further 5M sought. Per-investment size not published. | Elsewhere on campus |
| VANTEC Angel Network | Angel group | Pre-seed to seed, for companies headquartered in British Columbia. | Varies. VANTEC publishes no cheque size: angels invest individually and amounts are not disclosed. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
| Volker IP Fund | University fund | Pre-commercialization: the legal cost of pursuing patents or other IP protection on science-based innovation. | Up to 25,000 Canadian dollars, as a repayable award structured as a convertible debenture secured by a general security agreement, repayable in equity, cash, or a combination. | Elsewhere on campus |
| WUTIF Capital | Venture capital | Pre-seed to seed, in British Columbia ventures including those developed at the province universities. | 50,000 to 300,000 dollars. | Off campus, not an SFU site |
No funding match the current filters.
Accelerators & campus programs10
| Name | Type | Takes equity | Student-focused | Applications | Based |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Chang Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Course program | not stated | yes | Rolling: students declare the certificate rather than applying to an intake. | SFU Surrey campus |
| Charles Chang Institute Incubator | Incubator | not stated | yes | Rolling: applications received on a continuous basis, entry by invitation after the SPARK programme and an intake panel. | SFU Surrey campus |
| Entrepreneurship Co-op | Course program | not stated | yes | Three intakes a year: apply by 4 November for Spring, in February for Summer, and in June for Fall. | SFU Surrey campus |
| Entrepreneurship Graduate Internship | Course program | not stated | yes | Annual: reviewed each Spring semester, applications opening mid-January or earlier. The 2026 round is closed. | SFU Surrey campus |
| i2I Research and Innovation Institute | Course program | not stated | yes | Annual per programme. 2026 deadlines: Commercialization Postdoc 23 February, Faculty Fellows 1 March, Skills Training 30 April early and 15 May final. | Elsewhere on campus |
| Perago by SFU VentureLabs | Accelerator | not stated | no | Rolling: year-round applications for qualifying startups. | SFU Vancouver campus |
| RADIUS SFU | Nonprofit | not stated | not stated | No programme currently open: BUILD intake paused, Reimagine Health on pause, and two further programmes closed. | SFU Vancouver campus |
| SFU Technology Licensing Office | Tech transfer | not stated | not stated | Not published: a service office rather than a programme with intakes. | Elsewhere on campus |
| SFU VentureLabs | Accelerator | no | no | Not published. The Scale Up programme page states applications are currently closed. | SFU Vancouver campus |
| Technology Entrepreneurship at SFU | Course program | not stated | yes | One offering per term; registration through goSFU, with an interest form for students outside Mechatronic Systems Engineering. | SFU Surrey campus |
No accelerators & campus programs match the current filters.
Student clubs & orgs20
| Name | Focus | Based |
|---|---|---|
| Ascension Robotics | Open to anyone interested in robotics; runs a beginner VexU team and a RoboMaster team competing across North America. | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| CaseIT | Student team running an annual international undergraduate business case competition focused on information systems. | Beedie Business / WMC |
| Developers and Systems Club | A space for programmers of all backgrounds to learn and build together across web, backend, and game development. | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Enactus SFU | Entrepreneurship projects applying business and economic concepts to improve quality of life on campus and in the community. | Elsewhere on campus |
| Game Developers Club | Supports and teaches every part of game development through meetings, tutorials, and shared project resources. | Elsewhere on campus |
| Google Developer Student Club - SFU | Workshops, tech talks, and competitions helping students across majors use modern technology on real problems. | Elsewhere on campus |
| NeuraXtension | Neurotechnology in laboratory, medical, everyday, and business settings, through resources, workshops, and seminars. | Elsewhere on campus |
| Satellite Design Club | Designs and builds satellites and their mission profiles for competitions and independent projects. | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| SFU Competitive Programming | Practising and competing in competitive programming, building a team competitive in the Northwest region. | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| SFU Cybersecurity Club | Workshops, capture-the-flag competitions, and collaborative projects in cybersecurity, with an emphasis on ethical practice. | Elsewhere on campus |
| SFU Mechanical Keyboards Club | Meet-ups and workshops around building and customising mechanical keyboards. | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| SFU OS Development | Students collaborating on open source projects for practical experience, guided by the open source community. | Elsewhere on campus |
| SFU Robot Soccer | Builds autonomous soccer robots for RoboCup, with hands-on robotics, artificial intelligence, and team engineering. | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| SFU Surge | Community for students in tech: conferences, talks, hackathons, workshops, and software built for SFU students. | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| STEM Fellowship | Student chapter of a national non-profit engaging future leaders and innovators across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. | Elsewhere on campus |
| Team Astra | Student-led engineering club designing and building an unmanned aircraft to compete in competitions across Canada. | SFU Surrey campus |
| Team Phantom: SFU Formula SAE Electric | Designs, builds, and races an electric Formula SAE car, giving students hands-on mechanical, electrical, and software work. | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Women in Clean Tech | Connects students in STEM and runs clean technology initiatives and projects for members. | SFU Surrey campus |
| Women In Engineering | Outreach, mentorship, networking, and company tours for women in engineering, including a technical design sub-team. | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Women in STEM | Supportive environment across STEM fields, connecting students through outreach, panels, and networking. | Elsewhere on campus |
No student clubs & orgs match the current filters.
Recurring events25
| Name | Format | Cadence | Audience | Held at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaseIT | Competition | Annually in February; the 2026 edition ran 15-20 February and was the 23rd | Undergraduate management information systems and business students from universities worldwide | SFU Vancouver campus |
| Catalyst | Competition | Twice a year, in the spring and fall terms; each run is six to eight weeks | SFU students, staff, faculty, and alumni within two years, in teams with at least one SFU member | SFU Surrey campus |
| Charles Chang Institute Idea Prize finals | Competition | Annually, with finals in March; the 2026 finals were 31 March | SFU students, staff, faculty, and alumni within two years of graduating, plus their co-founders | SFU Surrey campus |
| Computing Science Distinguished Lecture Series | Seminar series | Roughly monthly during term | Open to students, researchers, and people working in industry and education; admission free | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Computing Science Industry Talks Series | Seminar series | Roughly monthly during term | Open to the university community; some talks restricted to graduate students and faculty | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Computing Science Student Society board game nights | Meetup | Every other Friday during term | Open social event for Computing Science students | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Computing Science Student Society general meetings | Meetup | Every two weeks during term | Computing Science students and society members | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Engineering Science Student Society general meetings | Meetup | Bi-weekly during term, alternating with executive meetings | Open to anyone; voting rights for students in engineering science majors, minors, or classes | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Fall Hacks | Hackathon | Annually in the fall term; the 2026 edition on 7 November is the sixth | SFU students, beginner-first, returning participants welcome | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| ICPC North America Pacific Northwest Regional at SFU | Competition | Annually in November; SFU hosted the Canadian site in 2024 and 2025 | University teams from across the region, eligible under ICPC rules | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| JourneyHacks | Hackathon | Annually in January or February; 10 January 2026 and 14 February 2025 | Beginners; college and university students | Elsewhere on campus |
| Mountain Madness | Hackathon | Annually in the spring term; the 2026 edition ran 28 February to 1 March | Students of all skill levels, including first years | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| OpFair | Career fair | Annually; the 2026 edition ran 25-26 March and the next is advertised for January 2027 | All Faculty of Applied Sciences students | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Opportunity Fest | Showcase | Annually in November | Entrepreneurial-minded students across SFU; open to everyone | SFU Surrey campus |
| Pi Week | Meetup | Annually, the week of 14 March | SFU engineering students | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| SFU Engineering Competition | Competition | Annually, roughly at the start of November | SFU engineering students | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| SFU OS Dev Club speaker series | Seminar series | Monthly during term | Club members and students interested in open source | Elsewhere on campus |
| SIAT end-of-term showcases | Showcase | Every term, at the end of the fall, spring, and summer terms | Open to the public; attendees playtest student projects and give feedback | SFU Surrey campus |
| SparkJam | Hackathon | Recurs, but no page states a cadence; editions in 2025 and 2026 | Students working in brand, interface, motion, prototyping, and pitching | Elsewhere on campus |
| StormHacks | Hackathon | Annually in early October; editions in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 | Students, beginner friendly, in teams of one to four | Elsewhere on campus |
| SystemsFair | Career fair | Annually in January; 14 January 2026 and 17 January 2025 | Engineering students based on the Surrey campus: mechatronics, software systems, and sustainable energy | SFU Surrey campus |
| Tech Fair | Career fair | Annually in autumn; the 2026 edition is 4 November | Computing Science students | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Try/CATCH | Conference | Annually in the autumn; editions in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 | High school girls and non-binary students in grades 8 to 12 | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Women In Engineering weekly meetings | Meetup | Weekly during term, Thursdays 8:00 to 8:30 PM | Women In Engineering members and newcomers at SFU | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| XHacks | Hackathon | Annually in late January; the 2026 edition ran 31 January to 1 February | Beginner hackers; the 2026 edition reported more than 200 participants | SFU Surrey campus |
No recurring events match the current filters.
Startups & spinouts50
A&K Robotics
A&K Robotics has developed a navigation system that transforms manually operated industrial machines into self-driving robots
SFU accelerator
ADG Tech
ADG Tech Solutions Inc. operates in the digital transformation and technology consulting space
SFU accelerator
Alectos Therapeutics
Discovery and preclinical development of small-molecule therapeutics for neurological disease.
Faculty spinout
Avo
Deploys AI agents that monitor, analyse, and trade crypto markets continuously.
Student-founded
Bionic Power
Lower-body smart orthoses; its Agilik device assists people with knee-related gait deficiencies.
Faculty spinout
BryoSphere Biotechnologies
BryoSphere Biotechnologies uses moss plants and biotechnology techniques to synthesize rare, plant-derived specialty compounds
SFU accelerator
Building-Bloc Systems Inc.
Transforming Canadian and global healthcare supply chains Building Bloc microfactories supply essential medical devices, consumables, and
SFU accelerator
Curava
Surfaces alerts, anomalies, and next steps across advertising accounts in one place.
Student-founded
DaoAI
Every day, products of different sizes, shapes or materials are being processed, but the traditional automation technology for bin picking
SFU accelerator
Eureka DevSecOps
Eureka DevSecOps transforms application security from chaos into clarity
SFU accelerator
Fusion Genomics
Fusion Genomics is a molecular diagnostics company focused on transforming infectious disease through advanced genomic technologies
SFU accelerator
hannahHR
hannahHR is a Canadian AI-powered HR support platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses streamline people operations and improve
SFU accelerator
Human in Motion Robotics
XoMotion, a self-balancing lower-limb exoskeleton that lets people with mobility impairments stand and walk unaided.
Faculty spinout
INETCO Systems Ltd.
INETCO is a global provider of real-time payment fraud detection and prevention solutions, as well as cybersecurity solutions, for the
SFU accelerator
Internet Backyard
Building financial infrastructure for the compute economy.
Alumni-founded
Ionomr Innovations
Advanced ion-exchange membranes and polymers for hydrogen production and carbon-neutral technologies.
Faculty spinout
Kinitics Automation
Based in Vancouver, Canada, Kinitics Automation has its origins firmly entrenched in the automotive and power-generation sectors
SFU accelerator
LōD Technologies Inc.
LōD Technologies is a Vancouver-based technology company focused on serving today’s most demanding sectors: energy, compute and artificial
SFU accelerator
Lungpacer Medical
The AeroPace neurostimulation system restores independent breathing and helps wean patients off ventilators by pacing the diaphragm.
Faculty spinout
Menuro
A done-for-you growth system for quick-service restaurants, covering branded apps and marketing.
Student-founded
MetaOptima Technology
DermEngine skin analytics software and the MoleScope smartphone dermoscope for intelligent dermatology.
Alumni-founded
Moment Energy
Battery energy storage for commercial and industrial customers, built from repurposed electric-vehicle batteries.
Alumni-founded
MVMTLAB
MVMTLAB NEXUS is a research engine for human performance optimization based on the principle of somatic engineering
SFU accelerator
NANOSentinel
NANOSentinel is a B2B Platform as a Service Company
SFU accelerator
NellaDerm Therapeutics
NellaDerm Therapeutics is a pioneering health-tech company advancing the treatment of skin inflammation through the synergistic power of
SFU accelerator
NeuroCatch
The NeuroCatch Platform measures cognitive brain function objectively at the point of care in about six minutes.
Faculty spinout
Novem Digital
Novem Digital is a software platform that helps institutional real estate owners predict and prevent building failures before they happen
SFU accelerator
NZ Technologies Inc.
NZ Technologies Inc. (NZTech) is a Vancouver-based technology innovation company advancing Human-Machine Interaction through intuitive
SFU accelerator
Otis Dynamics
A hardware-first robotics startup building dexterous humanoid systems for retail operations.
Student-founded
Photonic Inc.
Commercial-scale quantum computers and quantum networks built on silicon spin qubits linked by telecom photons.
Faculty spinout
PhyCo Technologies
Marine biotechnology company farming seaweed and manufacturing compostable plastics in partnership with Indigenous Nations.
Student-founded
ProveIt
Helps companies evaluate real technical skills through practical, role-based assessments.
Student-founded
QuantPillar
At QuantPillar we replace the manual grind of disconnected legacy systems and spreadsheets with a predictive engine that connects your raw
SFU accelerator
Riipen
Riipen is a work-based learning platform helping educators, organizations, and learners collaborate on real industry projects to bridge the
SFU accelerator
Shift Coastal Technologies
We build autonomous systems for maritime operations
SFU accelerator
Sigen AI
Sigen AI is a Vancouver-based company unlocking the hidden value of video footage through privacy-preserving AI
SFU accelerator
Simmunome
A generative AI platform combining mechanistic modelling and machine learning to simulate drug target efficacy and safety.
Student-founded
SISA Energy
SISA Energy is the only collaborative platform that combines human-made and automated solutions with data-driven insights, intelligent
SFU accelerator
SkyScouter
SkyScouter is a Port Coquitlam-based company redefining long-endurance drone operations through hybrid gas-electric power
SFU accelerator
Snapy
Helps consignment and second-hand stores get discovered by locals on Google, Google Shopping, and AI assistants.
Student-founded
Spexi Geospatial
Aerial footage with the press of a button
SFU accelerator
Subvision Robotics
Building ZIMA, a hull-climbing subsea rover designed to prevent early-stage biofouling on commercial ship hulls.
Student-founded
ThisFish Inc.
ThisFish Inc. is a software and artificial intelligence company whose mission is to improve the profitability and sustainability of the
SFU accelerator
TMed Technology
TMed Technology is a Canadian MedTech company building an integrated precision sleep-health ecosystem that connects sleep diagnostics, PAP
SFU accelerator
Torus Biomedical Solutions Inc.
Torus Biomedical has developed a ‘smart’ radiology technology that helps orthopedic surgeons effectively evaluate alignments during
SFU accelerator
TP7 AI & Robotics
TP7 AI & Robotics develops physical spatial AI-powered dual-arm mobile robotic solutions for dual-use applications in manufacturing and
SFU accelerator
ViewsML
ViewsML is a digital health company revolutionizing spatial biology for translational research and companion diagnostics (CDx) using AI
SFU accelerator
WAAi
WAAi helps real estate developers make faster, better decisions by connecting design, finance, regulatory, market, and carbon data into one
SFU accelerator
Zeuron
A non-invasive neural interface brand for games, learning, and wellbeing.
Student-founded
No startups & spinouts match the current filters.
Labs & research groups92
| Name | Focus | Department | Vertical | Based |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Language & Generation Group (3DLG) | Connecting 3D environments with language; embodied AI, 3D scene understanding/generation | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Adcock Group (Computational Math) | Compressed sensing, deep-learning theory for scientific computing | Mathematics | Other | Science / Shrum |
| Additive Manufacturing Lab | 3D-printed electronics, eco-friendly/wood-based printed sensors, soft robotics materials | Mechatronic Systems Eng | AI application | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Algorithms & Complexity Group (ACO) | Complexity theory, CSP dichotomy, circuit complexity, quantum compilation, graph algorithms | Computing Science | Hardware | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Astrostatistics / ML (Stenning, Elliott) | Bayesian ML | Statistics & Actuarial Sci | AI application | Science / Shrum |
| Autonomous & Intelligent Systems Lab (AISL) | Autonomous systems | Mechatronic Systems Eng | AI application | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Bingham Group (Uncertainty Quantification) | Statistics / UQ | Statistics & Actuarial Sci | Consumer | Science / Shrum |
| Brinkman Lab (Bioinformatics/Pathogenomics) | Pathogen genomics, microbiome, public-health genomics; tools IslandViewer, PSORTb | MBB | Health | Science / Shrum |
| Centre for Infectious Disease Genomics & One Health | Genomics / bioinformatics | Health Sciences / MBB | Health | Health Sciences / Blusson |
| CHART Lab — Health & Resilience Trajectories | Population/mental-health trajectories, youth resilience, linked administrative data | Health Sciences | Health | Health Sciences / Blusson |
| CHATR Lab — Cities, Health & Active Transport | Urban health data | Health Sciences | Health | Health Sciences / Blusson |
| Communication Networks Lab (CNL) | Traffic modeling, BGP anomaly detection w/ ML, network topology | Engineering Science | AI application | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Computational Geron-neuroscience Lab / Circle Innovation | Digital health / aging-tech | SIAT (FCAT) | Health | SFU Surrey campus |
| Computational Neuroscience (McIntosh, Doesburg) | MEG/EEG imaging, neurodevelopment/autism, network neuroscience (TheVirtualBrain) | BPK / ImageTech | Infrastructure | Health Sciences / Blusson |
| Data & Dialogue Lab | How people reason with data & viz; belief/uncertainty, dialogue-based data interfaces, misinformation | SIAT (FCAT) | AI application | SFU Surrey campus |
| Data Science Research Group | Data science / DB | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Data-Intensive Systems Lab (DiSL) | Database engines, transaction processing, modern hardware (NVM, multicore) for data systems | Computing Science | Infrastructure | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Database & Data Mining Lab (DDM) | Data mining, recommender systems, social-network mining, biomedical data mining | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Delta Lab | HCI | Computing Science | Infrastructure | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Discourse Processing Lab | Sentiment/opinion mining, comment moderation (constructive vs toxic), misinformation detection, media gender-bias analytics | Linguistics (FASS) | AI application | Arts & Social Sciences / AQ |
| eBrain Lab | Neurotech / mental health | Mechatronic Systems Eng | Health | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Energy & Materials Research Group (EMRG) | Hybrid energy-economy simulation (CIMS model) for electricity, tech adoption & decarbonization; clean-transport behavior | Environment — REM | Climate | Environment / TASC 2 |
| Engineering Geology & Resource Geotechnics (EGGRG) | Landslide/rockslide/debris-flow mechanics, earthquake-triggered slope failures, real-time geohazard monitoring | Environment — Earth Sciences | Climate | Environment / TASC 2 |
| FAISAL Lab — Imaging & Shape Analysis | Brain morphometry (Alzheimer's), retinal OCT, body composition from CT/MRI | Engineering Science | Health | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Fuel Cell Research Lab (FCReL) | PEM fuel cell durability, catalyst-coated membranes, X-ray tomography | Mechatronic Systems Eng | Climate | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| GrUVI — Graphics, Usability & Vision | Geometric modeling, neural rendering, 3D reconstruction, generative 3D. One of Canada's strongest graphics/vision clusters | Computing Science | Consumer | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| HCI / Software Learnability (SIAT assoc.) | In-app contextual help, crowd support, software learnability | SIAT (FCAT) / Computing Science | Synbio | SFU Surrey campus |
| Health GIS / Geospatial Big Data (Schuurman) | Spatial epidemiology, trauma/injury surveillance, deprivation indices, place-based health metrics | Environment — Geography | Health | Environment / TASC 2 |
| HiAccel — Accelerated Computing | FPGA/accelerator computing, HLS design automation, near-data acceleration | Engineering Science | AI infrastructure | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Holdcroft Group (Electrochemical Polymers) | Ion-conducting polymers/membranes for fuel cells & electrolyzers (H2 energy) | Chemistry | Climate | Science / Shrum |
| Homeware Lab | Everyday connected 'homeware' artifacts, personal data, memory and slow tech in the home | SIAT (FCAT) | Consumer | SFU Surrey campus |
| IMMR — Micromachine & Microfabrication | MEMS sensors/actuators, DNA-processing devices, microfluidic pumps | Engineering Science | Hardware | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Information Visualization (SIAT assoc.) | Data viz, physicalization, interaction with large data, viz for the public | SIAT (FCAT) / Computing Science | Consumer | SFU Surrey campus |
| Injury Prevention & Mobility Lab | Falls & fall-injury in older adults; wearable sensors, protective tech (hip protectors, flooring) | BPK | Hardware | Health Sciences / Blusson |
| Intelligent Sensing Lab (ISL) | MEMS/NEMS sensors, interface electronics, ML-based signal processing | Mechatronic Systems Eng | AI application | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| iSpace Research Lab | Immersive spatial perception, VR locomotion/navigation, embodiment & biofeedback, telepresence | SIAT (FCAT) | Consumer | SFU Surrey campus |
| iViz Lab | Generative AI / facial animation | SIAT (FCAT) | AI application | SFU Surrey campus |
| Lab for Alternative Energy Conversion (LAEC) | Heat/mass transfer, sorption cooling, thermal management for fuel cells/batteries | Mechatronic Systems Eng | Synbio | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Libbrecht Lab (Computational Biology) | ML / genomics | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Locomotion Lab (Donelan) | Biomechanics & energetics of locomotion; wearable robotics/exoskeletons, energy harvesting | BPK | AI application | Health Sciences / Blusson |
| LRV — Lab for Robotic Vision | 2D/3D vision + AI for medical/aerial imaging & autonomous nav (e.g. IVF embryo analysis) | Engineering Science | AI application | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Machine Learning Group | AI / ML | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| MAGPIE — Math, Genomics & Prediction | Math epidemiology, pathogen genomics/phylogenetics, infectious-disease prediction | Mathematics | Health | Science / Shrum |
| Making Culture Lab | Digital heritage / 3D & VR | SIAT (FCAT) | Consumer | SFU Surrey campus |
| MARS — Multi-Agent Robotic Systems | Safe multi-robot systems: reachability, safe RL, motion planning, HRI; drones & AVs | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Medical Image Analysis Lab (MIAL) | ML for medical image analysis: segmentation, diagnosis, surgical data science | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Metacreation Lab for Creative AI | Generative / creative AI | SIAT (FCAT) | AI application | SFU Surrey campus |
| Microinstrumentation Lab (MiL) | MEMS / biomedical | Engineering Science | Infrastructure | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| MIS / Operations & Predictive Analytics (OPA Lab) | IT systems in organizations; operations & predictive analytics, supply-network optimization, applied analytics | Beedie — MIS / TOM | AI application | Beedie Business / WMC |
| Morin Lab (Cancer Genomics) | Cancer genomics | MBB (joint BC Cancer/GSC) | Synbio | Science / Shrum |
| Moving Stories / somatic computing | Movement / wearables | SIAT (FCAT) | Hardware | SFU Surrey campus |
| Multimedia & Wireless Networking (NetSG) | Multimedia streaming, cloud/edge computing, IoT, wireless networking | Computing Science | Infrastructure | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Nanodevice Fabrication Group | 2D-material nanodevices, biosensors, optoelectronics | Engineering Science | Hardware | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Nanofabrication / Materials (Kavanagh) | Semiconductor nanostructures, electron microscopy, thin-film/interface materials | Physics | Hardware | Science / Shrum |
| Natural Language Lab (NatLangLab) | NLP / LLMs | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Neurokinesiology Lab (Hoffer) | Neural control of movement; diaphragm/phrenic-nerve stimulation for respiratory support | BPK | Health | Health Sciences / Blusson |
| Neuromuscular Mechanics Lab (Wakeling) | Muscle mechanics, ultrasound muscle imaging, computational movement modeling | BPK | Health | Health Sciences / Blusson |
| NeuroSpine Lab | Spinal cord/neurotrauma biomechanics; injury prevention, diagnosis, treatment devices | Mechatronic Systems Eng | Hardware | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Pacific Water Research Centre (PWRC) | Water resources, water-energy nexus, sustainable-development policy | Sustainable Energy Eng (aff.) | Climate | SFU Surrey campus |
| Pain Studies Lab / Chronic Pain Research Institute | VR + biofeedback systems to manage chronic pain; interdisciplinary (medicine, neuro, design) | SIAT (FCAT) | Infrastructure | SFU Surrey campus |
| Parallel & Distributed Computing Lab (PDCL) | Large-scale graph processing, distributed/parallel runtimes, incremental computation | Computing Science | AI infrastructure | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Pecunia Research Group | Eco-friendly printable semiconductors (lead-free perovskites, organics, CNTs) for PV, photodetectors, TFTs | Sustainable Energy Eng | Hardware | SFU Surrey campus |
| Power & Energy Systems Research Group | Power-systems optimization, DER integration, distribution-grid resilience, grid data analytics | Sustainable Energy Eng | AI application | SFU Surrey campus |
| Product Design & Optimization Lab (PDOL) | Design optimization, AI-based optimization, design automation, additive mfg, vehicle design | Mechatronic Systems Eng | AI application | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Quantum Communications (Jennewein) | QKD, satellite quantum communications (QEYSSat mission) | Physics | Deep tech | Science / Shrum |
| Quantum Information Theory (Lau) | Quantum theory | Physics | Deep tech | Science / Shrum |
| Ramogida Group (Radiopharmaceuticals) | Radiometal chelators & targeted radiopharmaceuticals (theranostics) for cancer | Chemistry (joint TRIUMF) | Deep tech | Science / Shrum |
| RAMP — Robotic Algorithms & Motion Planning | Motion planning, sensor-based robotics, manipulators, autonomous systems | Engineering Science | AI application | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Reconfigurable Computing Lab (RCL) | FPGA/reconfigurable systems, non-traditional computer design, CAD tools | Engineering Science | Infrastructure | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Remote Sensing / Agtech ML (Bing Lu) | UAV multispectral/hyperspectral remote sensing for precision ag — crop yield, disease detection, flood/wetland monitoring | Environment — Geography | AI application | Environment / TASC 2 |
| SARlab — Synthetic Aperture Radar Lab | Space-based SAR/InSAR: permafrost, sea ice, maritime surveillance, infrastructure | Engineering Science | Hardware | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Security & Privacy (no umbrella name) | Anonymity networks/traffic analysis; crypto-protocol implementation flaws; Bluetooth/wireless security | Computing Science | Infrastructure | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| SFU Multimedia Lab | Multimedia signal processing, video compression, coding for machines (split DNN inference) | Engineering Science | Consumer | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| SFU Systems Group | Computer architecture, OS/distributed systems, databases, graph analytics, program analysis/synthesis, SE | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Sierra Wireless Mobile Comms Lab | Antennas, propagation, MIMO, RF measurement (world-class antenna chambers) | Engineering Science | Hardware | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| Silicon Photonics / Colour Centres | Quantum hardware | Physics | Hardware | Science / Shrum |
| Silicon Quantum Technology Lab | Silicon spin qubits & telecom-photon interfaces for scalable quantum computing/networking | Physics | Infrastructure | Science / Shrum |
| Spatial Analysis & Modeling Lab (SAM) | Geosimulation / GIS | Environment — Geography | AI application | Environment / TASC 2 |
| Sports & Applied Statistics (Swartz) | Sports analytics, Bayesian computation, applied statistics | Statistics & Actuarial Sci | AI application | Science / Shrum |
| Statistical Genetics (Graham & McNeney) | Statistical genetics/genomics, genetic epidemiology methods | Statistics & Actuarial Sci | Health | Science / Shrum |
| Superconductivity / μSR | Unconventional superconductors, microwave spectroscopy, muon spin rotation (TRIUMF) | Physics | Deep tech | Science / Shrum |
| T-FORCE — Thermo-Fluids for Clean Energy | Turbomachinery, hydrogen catalytic combustion, waste-heat recovery, ML-assisted design, metal AM | Sustainable Energy Eng | AI application | SFU Surrey campus |
| TAI — Trustworthy AI Lab | Certified robustness & trustworthiness of deep learning and generative AI | Computing Science | AI application | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| Tangent Lab | HCI / wearables | Computing Science | Infrastructure | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| TECI Lab (Tangible Embodied Child-Computer Interaction) | Tangible/embodied & brain-computer interfaces for children; 'Mind-Full' neurofeedback self-regulation | SIAT (FCAT) | Health | SFU Surrey campus |
| Unrau Lab (RNA World / Aptamers) | RNA biology | MBB | Health | Science / Shrum |
| Vehicle-Track Interaction Lab | Wheel/rail contact mechanics, tribology, wear/fatigue, rail decarbonization | Sustainable Energy Eng | Hardware | SFU Surrey campus |
| VESST — Vehicle & Engine Systems | Net-zero transport: hydrogen/RNG engines, hybrid powertrains, optical combustion diagnostics | Sustainable Energy Eng | Infrastructure | SFU Surrey campus |
| VINCI — Visual & Interactive Computing Inst. | Umbrella institute for graphics, vision, visualization, HCI, computational design/fabrication | Computing Science (umbrella) | Hardware | Computing Science / TASC 1 |
| VVISE Lab | 3D user interfaces, immersive analytics, mid-air & spatial interaction, collaborative VR | SIAT (FCAT) | AI application | SFU Surrey campus |
| WearTech Labs (core facility) | Wearable-tech dev: smart textiles, biosensing, soft mechatronics — shared prototyping | Mechatronic Systems Eng | Hardware | Applied Sciences / ASB |
| ΔE+ Research Group (Delta E+) | Energy-land-water-climate-health nexus modeling; open-source policy modeling (OSeMOSYS) | Sustainable Energy Eng | Infrastructure | SFU Surrey campus |
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About this map
Startups and spinouts, funding, campus programs, student clubs, research labs, and recurring events across the SFU ecosystem. Criteria-based inclusion, no rankings, no accounts.
It is free and public, and it exists to answer four questions on one page: who is building at SFU, who funds ventures coming out of campus, where students plug in, and which recurring events are worth showing up to.
Everything here is written from public information. Every entry carries the public sources that established its SFU connection, and the whole dataset is published as data.json on every build, with no account needed. Field and enum definitions are published the same way, at schema.json.
What gets listed
Inclusion is criteria-based. There are no scores, no rankings, and no pay-to-list. A startup qualifies if it meets all of:
- It is a technology company: a product, not an agency or consultancy.
- It has a substantive SFU tie: current SFU students, alumni who founded within five years of graduating, SFU faculty or staff, or a company built on licensed SFU IP or spun out of an SFU lab.
- It is alive: the site is up and there is public evidence of activity in the last twelve months.
There is no minimum size or funding. Pre-revenue solo founders qualify. Exclusion is never a judgement about quality: anyone left off can see exactly which criterion they missed.
What each section covers
- Funding: Capital that is genuinely reachable from campus: funds with an SFU or student mandate, plus outside investors with a documented record of backing SFU ventures.
- Accelerators & campus programs: Accelerators, incubators, and course programs run by or hosted at SFU.
- Student clubs & orgs: Student-run organizations with public evidence of activity in the 2025-26 academic year. Engineering competition teams are out of scope; software, product, and venture clubs are in.
- Recurring events: Recurring series only. One-off events are excluded because they go stale the moment they finish.
- Startups & spinouts: Companies with a substantive SFU tie: founded by students, by alumni within five years of graduating, by faculty, or built on licensed SFU research. Most established spinouts have long since moved off campus.
- Labs & research groups: Active research groups led by SFU faculty, taken wholesale from department and institute lab directories. Research areas map to the same verticals as the startup section; no rankings and no picking of famous labs.
What is deliberately missing
No job listings, no ratings, no news feed, no accounts, and no companies from other campuses. Individual angel investors are not listed personally. Salary and funding-round data are excluded because both go stale quickly.
Keeping it current
Submissions are read and applied by hand, in batches. Every entry more than six months past its last check gets a liveness review, and club and event listings get a full sweep at the start of each academic year, because exec turnover is what quietly breaks a campus map. Removal requests are the one exception to the batch cadence: from a listed company or person they are honoured within seven days, no questions asked. Corrections beat completeness: a smaller accurate map is worth more than a bigger stale one.
All 212 entries were last verified August 25, 2026.
Get listed, or fix an entry
The submission form is the way in: a new listing, a correction, or a removal request. Give the public source for each claim. Anything submitted becomes public information the moment it is submitted.
Who maintains it
Ethan Cratchley, who is not an SFU student, employee, or alumnus. Everything here is built from public sources. This is a community project, not a university publication, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Simon Fraser University. It is not a deal-sourcing tool and it feeds no private database. The data is CC BY 4.0 and forkable today. The code is MIT licensed; the site is built from this repository.
Part of a family of maps
This map is one of a family, one per campus, built by Front Row Ventures venture scouts to the same standard: six sections, a public source on every entry, criteria-based inclusion, and open data. The FRV Campus Tech Map collects them. Each map is its scout's own work, published at its own address.
Campus Tech Map