In November, we reported on an emerging startup in Vancouver’s fitness industry. The startup was conceived of by Zach Higgins and Connor Holowachuk, who met through the League of Innovators’ youth-focused Labs program, established by former Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes to mentor and invest in young entrepreneurs. The pair started working together on a wearable […]
ThisFish Sees Ocean-Sized Opportunity for TallyVision Tech in Seafood Sector
Vancouver startup ThisFish will be presenting their technology in the seafood processing sector at Seafood Expo North America, which takes place in Boston on March 12th through 14th. The tech, dubbed TallyVision, combines the latest in cutting-edge camera and computer vision technology to enable automated, continuous inspection of fish quality. “Quality control typically involves selecting […]
UniUni Raises Capital to Power Gig Ecosystem of Last-Mile Delivery
Richmond-based delivery technology platform UniUni recently raised $20 million in Series B financing from Celtic House Venture Partners, Freshwave Capital, and others to power its logistics platform that leverages the gig economy to optimize what the industry refers to as “last-mile delivery.” Across many forms of transportation, such as public transit, the so-called last mile […]
Tradable Bits Integrates with Square for Live Event Data Analytics
A Vancouver company has teamed up with Square’s ecosystem of payments and hardware solutions to provide venues and festivals with a first-in-kind sales analytics integration. “A big challenge of today is not the lack of data,” explains Darshan Kaler, “but the obstacles preventing us from using that data in real-time, easily, and with impact.” Kaler […]
Sanctuary AI Successfully Deploys Intelligent Robot to Perform Labour in BC
As the state of artificial intelligence in BC continues to heat up in 2023, local robotics leader Sanctuary AI has announced a significant milestone for its specialized technology. Sanctuary AI, which raised a sizeable round of funding last year, has successfully completed the first-ever “deployment of a unique system designed to deliver the world’s first […]
Precision Agtech Startup Verdi Accelerates Toward Next Stage
Since its inception in 2013, entrepreneurship@UBC has supported several hundred ventures that have gone on to raise financing, generate revenue, and create jobs across BC and Canada. Among the successes of University of British Columbia’s esteemed incubator program is Verdi, which joined the HATCH Accelerator in 2021. After graduating later that year, they were ready-to-raise. Verdi helps […]
The State of Artificial Intelligence in BC in 2023
It was not long ago that Techcouver highlighted a variety of innovative BC-based startups using artificial intelligence across sectors. This coverage showcased Canada Drives, which must predict market prices and reconditioning costs to provide accurate prices to sellers and buyers, as well as Charli AI, whose generative artificial intelligence platform Ancaeus is designed for cross-functional use across […]
JackRabbit Wants to Put Your Business on Autopilot with AI
A Victoria-born startup wants artificial intelligence to run your business. “Are you tired of trying to keep up with the constant changes in business operations? Are you tired of digging through processes and asking your coworkers for answers?” ask the founders of JackRabbit Ops, an AI startup on Vancouver Island, which boasts a unique tech […]
Bench Boosts Business Owners with Real-Time Financial Insight in Latest Partnership
Digital bookkeeping and tax advisory platform Bench recently announced a partnership with Wealth Factory, a provider of personal financial education and implementation programs for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The Vancouver-based fintech, named last year to Team True North, says the partnership provides real-time financial insights to a network of 25,000 entrepreneurs. “Wealth Factory customers […]
When NFTs Cross the Line from ‘Baseball Card’ to ‘Investment Contract’
There has been much talk in the last year of so-called non-fungible tokens in Canada—what are they, what can they do, what will they become? The answer, it seems, is still unraveling itself. Bitcoin launched over a decade ago as a simple, decentralized alternative to fiat currency. Eventually, companies decided to compete in some sense […]