These 7 Vancouver startups, so hot right now.

The New Ventures BC Competition is one of North America’s largest annual startup competitions. Every year since 2011, hundreds of B.C.’s most promising early-stage companies have competed to win up to $300,000 in cash and prizes.

Past winners include innovative companies like Neurio, Saltworks Technologies, Aspect Biosystems, Edvisor, Ecoation, and last …