Earlier this summer, Communitech unveiled the first ever Team True North. The Kitchener-based hub for entrepreneurship created the list to spotlight “the best of Canadian tech”—which by their measure is defined as high-performing tech firms tracking to $1 billion in annual revenue with growth rates that match the top 1% of companies in the world. The list—which […]
Okanagan Game Studio Credits ‘Player-First’ Approach for Decade of Success
An award-winning mobile game studio in the Okanagan is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. The company was founded in Kelowna in 2012, where it got started in the idle games genre. “At Hyper Hippo, our players always come first,” says Michael Aaronson, SVP Audience at Hyper Hippo. “We value their time and want every […]
BCIT Industrial Cybersecurity Program Doubles Intake to Address Tech Talent Shortage
The British Columbia Institute of Technology and Cisco Canada have partnered on the Industrial Network Cybersecurity Lab to address the global demand for cybersecurity talent. As Canadian organizations face risk from cyber threats, a recent study from Cisco and Angus Reid shows that 36% of Canadian organizations lack the talent to properly invest in cybersecurity […]
Vancouver’s Quandri Secures Seed Capital to Expand Team, Build More Insurtech Bots
Quandri was founded in early 2021 with the concept of deploying digital workers to run companies’ high-volume, repetitive tasks. Software bots, tailored to customers’ unique processes, can operate error-free at lightning speed and cost up to 50% less than their human counterparts, according to the Vancouver-based startup. With today’s available technologies, there is no reason […]
Clio Launches New Features Including a Website Builder for Lawyers
Clio today unveiled a suite of new features and updates to its centralized platform. The Vancouver-based legaltech pioneer stated in an announcement that customers will now benefit from “deeper integrations, increased productivity, enhanced client experience tools, and extended customer support as the company further innovates on the industryʼs first legal operating system.” “Clio revolutionized the […]
Demand for Damon Ramps Up as Vancouver Company Prepares to Launch Electric Motorbikes
“You can’t be the future of anything if you’re not better than the past,” says Jay Giraud, CEO of Damon Motors. The Vancouver-based electric motorbike company, this week announced its order book has exceeded a $90 million backlog to date, with the potential of exceeding $250 million through international partnerships. “It was necessary for us […]
15 BC Startups Shortlisted for National Ocean Startup Challenge
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 […]