A Canadian quantum computing systems pioneer is concerned about escalating demand for skilled quantum programmers paired with a lack of supply in the talent pipeline. Burnaby-born D-Wave announced this week that it has launched a six-module quantum training course called “Foundations for Quantum Programming.” The self-paced online course equips learners with essential mathematics and Python […]
Elevated Signals Raises Series A Round to Innovate Manufacturing Industry
A Vancouver-based technology startup innovating the manufacturing industry revealed this week that it has raised nearly $8 million in capital to write a new chapter of expansion. Elevated Signals today announced $7.9M in funding through a Series A round led by Yaletown Partners. Third Kind Venture Capital, WGD Capital, Colin Harris, Raiven Capital, and Pareto […]
After Slow Start to 2023, VC in BC Returns to ‘Pre-Pandemic Momentum’
A B.C. company building a scalable, fault-tolerant, and unified quantum computing platform secured in November US$100 million. Photonic’s capital hailed from a variety of contributors, including the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund in the UK, Inovia Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners, and Microsoft. The sizeable round of fundraising is a marked […]
Legal-Tech Startup AltFee Wins Clio-Sponsored Pitch Competition
A North Vancouver-born legal tech company that enables law firms to be confident and successful with the scoping and pricing of their services through the effective use of fixed fees and value-based pricing recently won a pitch competition at an industry event in Chicago. BC’s AltFee won the multi-stage legal-tech pitch comp at the American […]
Two Vancouver AI Startups Selected for Six-Month SportsTech Accelerator
This week, 10 companies were accepted into the fourth class of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech Accelerator powered by Boomtown. The immersive six-month program, slated to kick off in March, selected the lucky few startups among more than 1,500 applicants across over 50 nations. Notably, four are Canadian, rendering Canada the most represented country this year. […]
Waiting for Healthcare is a Growing Problem in BC, Medimap Data Shows
A new report confirms that patients in British Columbia continued to face some of the longest average wait-times to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic across Canada in 2023. On average, British Columbians had to wait 93 minutes to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic in 2023, according to data from Medimap. That’s […]
SpaceAlpha Advances Environmental Monitoring with Next-Gen Satellite Tech
A Homer Street startup is developing next-generation synthetic-aperture radar satellites to deliver a new level of geospatial intelligence. Vancouver-based SpaceAlpha Insights is a pioneer in the emerging “NewSpace” sector of private industry targeting the cosmos. The firm is “working to unlock a new era of geospatial intelligence by providing next-gen Earth Observation solutions with SAR-XL […]
Stealthy SkyAcres to Foster ‘Food Sovereignty’ with Vertical Farm Tech
Last year, Innovate BC and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program provided $2 million in research and development funding to help regional companies pilot technologies and create new jobs across British Columbia. The B.C. Fast Pilot invested in 14 companies at the time—including SkyAcres Agrotechnologies, which was recently named one of the […]
BC Filmmaker to Premiere ‘Work Different’ Documentary in Vancouver
As March looms, we approach the fourth anniversary of Canada’s initial Pandemic lockdown. The response to the emerging Covid-19 virus—including a temporary shuttering of many businesses and offices—spurred an unprecedented surge in Canadians working from home (and not working at all). Digitalization and automation were “already well underway before the pandemic and COVID-19 accelerated it,” according to […]
Lawyaw Unites Under Clio Umbrella as Legaltech Enjoys Rebrand, Upgrade
When Clio launched in 2008 at ABA TECHSHOW, no one could have predicted its significant impact on the legal industry. The company has since grown into a global force in legal technology, with over 150,000 customers in more than 100 countries. In 2021, Clio acquired San Francisco’s Lawyaw, a developer of innovative digital workflows for […]