October 2026
Finalist, VC26 Capital Ready track
NanoStrip was named a finalist in the Capital Ready track at VC26, pitched by CEO Pirouz Kiani.
We share progress honestly — both the wins and the in-flight work. Here's what's been happening at NanoStrip.
NanoStrip was named a finalist in the Capital Ready track at VC26, pitched by CEO Pirouz Kiani.
NanoStrip is a finalist for Top Innovation at the 2026 ASTech Awards, which recognize Alberta science and technology. Winners are named at the gala in Edmonton on November 6.
NanoStrip was selected in the Top 35 for the first Alberta Capital Connect cohort and met investors at the Calgary session at Mount Royal University.
Alberta Innovates approved Voucher funding for NanoStrip’s scale-up and the build of its first field pilot.
NanoStrip won first place in the Student Entrepreneur Innovation Prize at the 2026 Climate Solutions Prize Festival, accepted by CEO Pirouz Kiani.
Front Row Ventures, Canada’s student-led venture fund, joined Avatar as an early investor in NanoStrip.
NanoStrip received an Alberta Innovates Micro-Voucher to support early commercialization work.
Labs4 featured NanoStrip in its Innovators in Motion series, under scaling cleantech for industrial impact.
Read the profile →NanoStrip started as a team in Avatar Innovations’ Ignite program and was built out through Avatar Studio, leading to investment from Avatar Ventures.