The Ocean Startup Project has selected 60 idea and early stage ocean technology startups for the shortlist of the Ocean Startup Challenge. Up to $750,000 will be distributed to the winners, plus additional program benefits such as mentorship, networking, events, and workshops. “It is invigorating and exciting to review such cutting-edge ideas from new, early […]
Developers in BC Happiest Without Meetings, Report from Zenhub Shows
Zenhub recently released a report which it believes fills a new role in the software development industry. The Vancouver-based productivity management solution for software teams has released the 2022 Software Developer Happiness survey, focusing on the priorities, goals, and challenges of software developers. We’ve heard Canadian tech talent is sitting in the driver’s seat, but […]
BuildDirect Technologies Secures $3 Million, Adjusts Senior Management with New CEO
BuildDirect Technologies last month announced a non-brokered private placement which was been recently upsized through the closing of a second tranche, bringing total gross proceeds for the Vancouver-based company north of $3 million. The BC firm, which operates an online marketplace for buying and selling building materials, intends to use the net proceeds to continue to […]
Ballard Power Systems Establishes HQ, R&D in China to Meet Global Market Demand
Ballard Power Systems this month unveiled a global strategy with plans to deepen its manufacturing footprint in Europe, the United States and China to support market demand growth through 2030. “Our global manufacturing vision for 2030 is to have scaled ‘local for local’ manufacturing of leading fuel cell engines and components in our core regional […]
LOI Venture Fall Demo Day Slated for October 18th
Following up a successful pitch day in June, LOI Venture is launching an autumn version. “On June 14, we watched six of our startups raise over $5 million of investor interest in one hour,” the Vancouver-born venture capital firm said. “We were so jazzed.” Their goal? Make the October 18 even better. Speakers will include […]
Pieter Cullis of Acuitas Therapeutics Wins Bloom Burton Award for Anti-Covid Tech
Pieter Cullis has won the 2022 Bloom Burton Award. Bloom Burton & Co., a firm dedicated to accelerating returns in healthcare for investors and companies, awarded Cullis at a gala in the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto for his role as cofounder of Acuitas Therapeutics. Acuitas Therapeutics developed lipid nanoparticle delivery systems for molecular therapeutics, which are […]
Thinkific Launches Communities to Revamp Online Learning for Creators
Thinkific Labs has launched a new learning product “to supercharge how creators engage with, monetize, and retain their audience.” The Vancouver-based knowledge economy company says that Thinkific Communities elevates “a traditional one-way learning experience into a collaborative exchange.” This new Thinkific product enables creators to own their community and foster relationships with their brand at […]
Astera Labs Launches State-of-Art Vancouver Hub to Advance AI Technology
Astera Labs is once again expanding North from the Silicon Valley area. The Santa Clara company, known for purpose-built data and memory connectivity solutions that remove performance bottlenecks in data centres, this month announced the grand opening of Astera Labs Vancouver. Astera Labs Vancouver is a “new office and state-of-the-art lab to support the company’s […]
Spencer Building Carrier Hotel Connecting Vancouver to World Through New Data Centre
The historic Spencer Building, part of the iconic Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver, is being put to new use. Polaris Realty announced recently that it has received its Development Permit from the City of Vancouver and the Spencer Building Carrier Hotel is now set to become British Columbia’s newest state-of-the-art connectivity hub. The news serves […]
Hydra Energy Building World’s Largest Hydrogen Refuelling Station for Big Trucks
Hydra Energy continues to accelerate adoption of hydrogen-based transportation through breaking ground on the world’s largest hydrogen refuelling station. The Vancouver-born “hydrogen-as-a-service” company is building the station in Prince George. “What’s so important about designing and building our own hydrogen refuelling station is that it solidifies a template of how to overcome the chicken-and-egg problem that […]