Following a summer that included a historic round of funding, being named to the Forbes’ 2024 Cloud 100 list, and becoming a jersey sponsor of their hometown Canucks, Burnaby-based legaltech pioneer Clio this month hosted its latest Cloud Conference. Co-founder and CEO Jack Newton set the tone for his firm’s 12th annual event with a […]
Ideon, Lucid Vision Labs Garner Capital from Government to Advance Their Tech
The federal government this month announced financial support for two companies based in British Columbia. A total of $4.7 million in interest-free capital from the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada is going to two firms out of Richmond. Ideon Technologies is slated to receive $2.7 million in funding to commercialize their subsurface intelligence system, […]
Vancouver Tech Anchor Safe Software Ready for Next Chapter of Growth
Earlier this year, the perennially profitable Safe Software announced a strategic growth investment from JMI Equity, a firm providing software companies with capital and industry expertise to build businesses of enduring value. Headquartered in Surrey, Safe provides solutions that empower people and enterprises to unlock the full potential of their information, especially geo-spatial data. The […]
SenseNet to Power Wildfire Detection Tech at Remote Hydro Facility in Alberta
A Vancouver-based company providing wildfire detection solutions is collaborating with a Calgary-based producer of wind, hydro, and solar power. Vancouver’s SenseNet leverages fire detection technology integrating sensors, cameras, and artificial intelligence-powered analysis to provide accurate and early alerts to wildfire threats. Calgary’s BluEarth Renewables is an independent power producer that acquires, develops, builds, owns and […]
Workforce Wellness Competes for ‘Startup of the Year’ at Technology Impact Awards
A B.C. technology platform is helping tackle the issue of burnout among talent. Vancouver’s Workforce Wellness claims to have built the “first solution which addresses burnout in a holistic and comprehensive way, leveraging the latest in research, AI, big data and predictive analytics.” The tech-empowered platform targets burnout at both the employee and organizational level, […]
VoltSafe Expands Footprint in U.S. Through Tech Venture Hub Newlab
VoltSafe is making waves in the marine sector, as well in the U.S. Hot on the heels of a quickly maxed out FrontFundr campaign to raise capital for its patented electric charging innovation targeting the marine industry and far beyond, VoltSafe this week revealed that it has been selected by Newlab to join the exclusive […]
Technology Impact Award Finalist DarkVision Shines a Light on Critical Industrial Assets
Industrial assets comprise a critical part of what makes modern living possible. A North Vancouver-based upstart is aiming to modernize “the way industrial asset integrity is evaluated and visualized by creating highly differentiated imaging technologies.” DarkVision posits that, as societal standards for reliability and safety continue to rise, engineers and asset owners need higher fidelity […]
Healthcare Innovator QHR Technologies Trims Workforce Amid Restructuring
A technology company based in Kelowna this month trimmed its workforce by up to 10%, local newspapers reported over the weekend. The round of layoffs at the electronic medical records platform, founded in 2004 and acquired by Loblaws through Shoppers Drug Mart in 2016 for $170 million, impacted dozens of staff. “Although this a relatively […]
TIA Finalist Oxygen8 Solutions Innovates Interior Airflow with Cleantech System for Buildings
For many, Covid-19 brought to top of mind the importance of proper ventilation and access to healthy air. For Oyxgen8, the timing of the pandemic was helpful. Founded in 2019, mere months before the virus broke out in Wuhan, Vancouver upstart Oxygen8 is in the business of innovating how buildings manage air and flow. “Indoor […]
Global Semiconductor Firm Taps Plurilock to Overhaul Cybersecurity System
A local cybersecurity services and solutions provider this week announced a major contract. Vancouver’s Plurilock Security, which provides cybersecurity solutions to the United States and Canadian federal governments alongside Global 2000 companies, says the record US$19 million contract is with a semiconductor firm on the S&P 500 index—a key player in global supply chains. “Being […]