7Gen simplifies the deployment of electric medium and heavy-duty trucks, buses, and vans with a solution that integrates everything needed for the transition to electric. The B.C. cleantech’s toolkit features custom charging infrastructure, intelligent fleet management, and even financing options. This month, the Vancouver innovator revealed a partnership with London’s Zenobē, an electric vehicle fleet […]
Vancouver Fintech Blossom Closes Record Equity Crowdfunding Round
British Columbian financial technology firm Blossom this month closed what it described as “the most successful equity crowdfunding round in Canadian history.” The Vancouver-based fintech saw more than 1,100 users of the platform invested a combined $1.86M through FrontFundr. The influx of capital joins angel investing sums for a total fundraising round of $3M, according […]
TruthSayer AI Launches ‘Hedge Fund-in-a-Box’ for Retail Investors in Canada
A Vancouver-born startup unveiled this month what it describes as “the world’s first AI Hedge Fund-in-a-Box.” TruthSayer AI says its flagship offering is designed for retail investors, small hedge funds, and family offices. The AI-powered platform delivers machine-learning-based investment signals and intelligence, without the high financial and time costs associated with researching advanced quantitative strategies, […]
Richmond’s BlueForce Energy Collabs with Arc Motors to Electrify Classic Cars
The global collectible car market is currently valued at hundreds of billions of dollars and still showing signs of growth. As the automotive sector advances, there’s a certain demographic that appreciates the modern technology behind today’s electric vehicles, but still pines for the aesthetic of yesterday’s classic rides. A new collaboration between two Canadian entities […]
Victoria Startup Says AI Platform ORIGIN Represents the ‘Future of Data Sharing’
As the amount and complexity of data proliferates globally, existing methods and solutions for sharing and comprehending information are inadequate. This is according to Canadian entrepreneurs Karl Swannie and Mike Anderson. Swannie and Anderson are the cofounders of IntLabs, a technology startup based on Vancouver Island. Swannie is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who […]
FireSwarm Reveals Collab to Launch Early Attacks on Remote Wildfires in B.C.
In 2024, nearly 1,700 wildfires burned a combined one million hectares of land in British Columbia. Roughly 160 evacuation orders or alerts affected over 15,000 properties province-wide. One-third of wildfires are caused by human activity, the Province estimates, with the rest being attributed to natural factors such as lightning. Whether man-made or nature-triggered, controlling and […]
TELUS and NVIDIA Collaborate to Open the First ‘Sovereign AI Factory’ in B.C.
Last month, Techcouver reported on a partnership between TELUS and NVIDIA. That collab included plans to establish a “Sovereign AI Factory” in Canada. Slated to launch this summer at TELUS’ Quebec data centre, the first-of-its-kind Factory is a high-security, high-performance computing facility designed to bolster AI innovation while ensuring data sovereignty. Integrating TELUS’ fibre-optic network […]
Conju’s AI Receptionist Helps Small Businesses Manage Calls, Boost Sales
A software development company on Vancouver Island is utilizing artificial intelligence to boost sales for other businesses. Targeting businesses such as plumbing, pest control, and other home services, Victoria’s Conju applies AI tech to help smaller companies avoid losing revenue from missed calls. About 85% of missed callers won’t call back, according to data from […]
Salyx Medical Targets Seniors with Wearable Health Tracking Device
A company based on Vancouver Island is on “a mission to enhance seniors’ quality of life” through technological applications. Salyx Medical, established in Victoria in 2021, is a startup behind a wearable medical device. The small, sleek device targets seniors and retirement homes with its tracking tech, which monitors vital signs such as heart rate, […]
Vancouver Carbon Capture Startup CO280 Strikes Big Deal with Microsoft
A Vancouver-based developer of large-scale carbon dioxide removal projects has revealed what it described as a “historic” agreement with U.S. tech titan Microsoft. The agreement between CO280 and Microsoft will see a project capture and store biogenic carbon emissions from a U.S. pulp and paper mill. Under the agreement, Microsoft will purchase 3.685 million tonnes […]