# Raghwa Gopal

> Raghwa Gopal is a grant investor at B.C. Innovation Council (BCIC) backing Software. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: B.C. Innovation Council (BCIC)
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 90%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raghwagopal
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/raghwagopal
- Website: https://msquaremedia.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raghwa.gopal

Raghwa Gopal is a grant investor at B.C. Innovation Council (BCIC) focused on Software and AgTech. Raghwa Gopal is the CEO of M Square Media (MSM). Raghwa is a serial entrepreneur, academic, and software engineer by profession. Drawing from extensive business experience, Raghwa joined MSM from British Columbia’s Innovate BC, serving as president and CEO and helping companies start and scale to fuel technology development, commercialization, andadoption. As Accelerate Okanagan’s (AO) former CEO, he was a driving force in development of the tech sector with a CA$1.6-billion economic contribution.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 20% |
| AgTech | 1 | 10% |
| Drones | 1 | 10% |
| Energy | 1 | 10% |
| Mining | 1 | 10% |

26 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Novarc Technologies | Novarc Technologies is a Vancouver-based robotics company specializing in the design and commercialization of collaborative robots for industrial applications. As a Canadian pioneer in the field of collaborative robotics, Novarc has a dedicated team of engineers and scientists eager to solve challenging industrial automation problems. Novarc’sSpool Welding Robot (SWR) is the first-of-its-kind in pipe welding application. | $200K | Grant | Jan 18, 2023 |  |
| HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy | HTEC is a privately held company located in North Vancouver British Columbia, Canada dedicated to realizing the opportunities presented from the exciting new Hydrogen Energy Systems such as Fuel Cells that are being developed around the world. | $220.2K | Grant | Oct 03, 2022 |  |
| browns bay packing | browns bay packing is a formulating a renewable and fully biodegradable hybrid packaging solution. | $219.4K | Grant | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Softree Technical Systems | Softree Technical develops and supports software tools for engineers working on roads, pipelines, and railways. Softree was born of a need to develop forestry road design software for the rocky & steep terrain of Canada’s West Coast. | $219.4K | Grant | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Flash Forest | Flash Forest is a reforestation company that uses aerial mapping software, drone technology, pneumatics, automation, ecological science and a lot of passion to reforest post-harvest and post-wildfire areas. The company reforests post-harvest and post-wildfire areas using hardware, aerial mapping software, automation, and biological seed-podtechnology, allowing businesses to offset enough carbon emissions to have a significant and measurable impact on climate change. | $219.4K | Grant | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Minpraxis Solutions | Minpraxis Solutions focuses on transforming cutting-edge research and development into practical solutions for mine developers and operators, as well as providing engineering, research, and development services to the minerals industry. | $219.4K | Grant | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| NanoVation Therapeutics | NanoVation Therapeutics provides technologies utilizing lipid nanoparticles for the safe and efficient delivery of nucleic acid tissues. | $300K | Grant | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Daanaa | Daanaa is the only chip-based technology that allows ambitious manufacturers to transfer energy freely, safely, and efficiently. Our chip is designed to integrate with existing technologies and hardware, ranging from household electronics to energy sources, vehicles, and to a broader extent, the infrastructure that powers our homes and places ofwork.Together with our partners, we're reimagining fundamental engineering problems through rigorous research, cutting-edge solutions, and a shared passion for sustainability to create a future where energy is efficient, affordable and widely accessible. | $300K | Grant | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| Terramera | Terramera offers agriculture technology platforms to deliver alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilizers. It focuses on fusing artificial intelligence, science, and nature to transform how to grow foods and offer a healthy, safe environment free of toxic chemicals for agriculture and public health. | $219.4K | Grant | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| ARTMS | ARTMS is a developer of technology that transforms the production of diagnostic imaging isotopes. Artms provides the QUANTM Irradiation SystemTM (QISTM), which enables decentralized, and local production of important medical isotopes including gallium-68 (68Ga), zirconium-89 (89Zr), technetium‐99m (99mTc) and copper-64 (64Cu). | $300K | Grant | Mar 02, 2021 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## About B.C. Innovation Council (BCIC)

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| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Raghwa Gopal | President & CEO | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Raghwa Gopal invest in?

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### When did Raghwa Gopal last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Raghwa Gopal closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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