One of the major hurdles cities face in popularizing public transportation options lies in the notorious “last mile.” The term “last mile” refers to a gap between public transit and destination; on either end of a public transit trip, the origin or destination not be viable to access via short walk. Think one’s home to […]
GeoComply Launches TechSprint, Seeking Solutions to Protect Children Online
GeoComply has launched a TechSprint. Called “Hacking Child Protection,” the global hackathon-style event is aimed at driving innovation and encouraging creative solutions to protect children online. The virtual event, put on in collaboration with Child Rescue Coalition, seeks to address core technical challenges in investigating online child sexual exploitation offenders. “We are thrilled to be […]
Vancouver’s Riipen Connects Student Talent to Opportunity with Level UP Program
The Level UP program has now delivered more than 6,000 remote internship opportunities in Canada, according to Vancouver-based Riipen. Riipen, an online work-integrated learning marketplace, created Level UP to “make paid work experience and connecting with student talent more accessible for students and employers of all backgrounds.” It is funded in part by the Government of […]
Properly Launches Instant Estimate Tool, Report on Post-Pandemic Market in Vancouver
Toronto-based real estate brokerage Properly, which expanded into the Vancouver and Fraser Valley region earlier this year, now enables locals to use a free tool leveraging proprietary artificial intelligence to give residents the current market value for any home—not just the ones that are listed for sale. The tool, dubbed Instant Estimate, shows how hot […]
Mastercard’s New Experience Centre in Vancouver Showcases Local Innovation
Today Mastercard unveiled an “Experience Centre” that features emerging products and solutions securing digital payments on a global scale, including those developed locally in Vancouver. The Experience Centre is located within the company’s Global Intelligence and Cyber Centre of Excellence and gives the public a first chance to discover what has been brewing behind the […]
TerraZero Technologies Taps into Emerging Metaverse Economy
TerraZero Technologies is a startup operating in the emerging metaverse space. The company was founded in 2021 in Vancouver by Dan Reitzik, founder and former CEO of DMG Blockchain Solutions, one of Canada’s largest Bitcoin miners. TerraZero describes itself as a vertically integrated development group and web3 firm with a vision “to develop, acquire, and […]
Hootsuite, Later Join New TikTok Marketing Partner Program
TikTok has launched its Marketing Partner Program and two Vancouver companies are among the global video platform’s inaugural wave of partners to be awarded TikTok’s Content Marketing badge. The partnership unlocks new TikTok features for brands and creators, such as Auto Publish which allows users to schedule posts ahead of time, a social tool called Conversations, […]
Is Electronic Arts Up For Grabs?
Electronic Arts may be seeking an acquisition, recent rumours indicate. Executives at the Burnaby-based game development studio have allegedly held talks with companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Walt Disney. The topic of discussion? A possible merger or takeover, a report from Puck News suggests. Apple and the other “potential suitors” declined to comment, but EA’s […]
Squirrel Systems Launches Azure Cloud POS for Next Generation of Restaurants
As restaurants drop mask requirements and open to full capacity, the industry is busy. Increasingly restaurants are looking to tech solutions to streamline the customer experience and optimize worker productivity. Squirrel Systems announced a new, cloud-based edition of its point-of-sale solution at the recent National Restaurant Association trade-show in Chicago. The Vancouver-based company says its […]
Unbounce Bolsters Executive Team with Experience for Next Phase of Growth
Unbounce this week welcomed three new executives to its team as the Vancouver-based leader in landing page and conversion intelligence software looks to support what it describes as its “next phase of growth.” Pete Housley, Darby Sieben, and Saba El-Hilo are taking on leadership roles in marketing, product and engineering respectively. The executive team upgrade […]