Founded in 2008, Trainerize provides fitness software to trainers, coaches, and gyms. In 2020, the BC company and its team of 30 was acquired by global fitness technology provider ABC Fitness Solutions. Today, the company announced that it has cracked $20 million in annually recurring revenue, a major milestone for the Vancouver-born fitness disruptor. Their next […]
YAMO Reimagines Job Market in Canada as Vancouver Animation Industry Heats Up
Long known as “Hollywood North,” the Vancouver region of BC has been intimately involved the movies and television industry for decades now. The current boom is in animation work. Giants like Walt Disney and Double Negative are currently establishing firm footholds in the city. Others such as Sony Picture Imageworks and WildBrain are already here, […]
Victoria Ecommerce Startup Offers Custom Socks, Caps for Canadians
A Victoria startup is aiming to change the sock game. In an industry dominated by t-shirts, Custom Labs wants to carve out a niche of custom socks with a turnaround time of three weeks. The e-commerce fledgling uses Outway performance socks, which it claims are inexpensive, customizable, and “guaranteed to delight any user.” Custom Labs says […]
GenXys Tapped to Accelerate Precision Medicine Program for Flexsus
GenXys Health Care Systems recently finalized another customer deal to advance precision medicine initiatives. Vancouver-based GenXys, a global leader in precision prescribing software with embedded pharmacogenetic data, will work with Ohio-based Flexsus, the laboratory division of FlexHealth. “The GenXys software suite will allow Flexsus to offer unparalleled services to its customers and improve patient safety and […]
TELUS to Invest $17 Billion in BC, Help Regions Recover from Flooding and Fire
Telus announced this week a $17 billion investment in BC. The investment will build and upgrade network infrastructure, operations, and spectrum across the province of British Columbia. It will be spread across four years and is part of a broader $70 billion investment across Canada over the same time span. “This generational investment in British […]
Boris Wertz Gives Bitcoin to Charity in First Crypto Donation on CanadaHelps Platform
Canada’s largest platform for donating and fundraising online today announced that it now accepts donations of cryptocurrency in support of any of Canada’s 86,000 registered charities. CanadaHelps says that charities are facing “unprecedented demand and declining donation revenue,” and that the new service is in response to growing interest “from both charities and younger donors.” […]
Freshlocal Solutions Seeks Creditor Protection Amid Tough Market Conditions
Vancouver’s Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery may prove not-so-sustainable after all. SPUD’s parent company Freshlocal Solutions has filed for creditor protection, according to a statement. “Given the market conditions,” Freshlocal says it was unable to obtain further bridge financing. Freshlocal Solutions was granted an initial order today pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act by the Supreme […]
Dapper Labs Makes Top 10 on CNBC Disruptor 50 as NFTs Continue to Flow
Vancouver-based Dapper Labs cracked the top 10 of CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list, an annual ranking of companies “growing and innovating through a challenging market and changed world, while inspiring change among incumbent competitors.” Dapper is the maker of Flow, a blockchain designed for non-fungible tokens, which are tradable assets that track who owns a digital item. […]
Dr. Sean Lumb Helps Turn Research into Ventures at UBC
The University of British Columbia announced recently that Dr. Sean Lumb will take on an interim leadership role for its startup venture program program. Effective May 18, Dr. Lumb will be taking over administrative leadership of entrepreneurship@UBC. He replaces outgoing Managing Director Kari LaMotte, who served in her role for four years. Dr. Lumb, both […]
Vancouver Event Space First in Canada to Accept Cryptocurrency
An event centre in Vancouver is set to become the first venue in Canada to accept cryptocurrency for table services when it does so this coming Victoria Day long weekend. Ensō is on a “mission of innovation,” according to the Daily Hive, who spoke with CEO Stanley Ho about his company’s announcement. “Our team has […]