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 […]
6 High-Growth B.C. Tech Companies To Watch
The Globe and Mail recently published their latest annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies and the big list of businesses sprawls across sectors—from fashion to finance, construction to software, and everything in between. Techcouver poured over the list to uncover Vancouver’s gems of entrepreneurial success. This storied batch spans a range of interesting technologies […]
Following Acquisition, Streamline Athletes Establishes New Partnership to Empower Students in BC
Last year, Streamline Athletes acquired The Stride Report, a site that provides NCAA track/cross-country rankings, projections, and analysis. The acquisition by Vancouver-based Streamline, an online sports recruiting platform focused on track and field, was a win-win for both companies. “No one covers collegiate distance running to the standard that The Stride Report does and we can’t […]
Ionomr Advances Clean Energy Economy with Launch of ‘Revolutionary’ Material at Scale
Ionomr Innovations is advancing the clean energy economy by creating a new clean membrane industry. The Vancouver startup is advancing the development and manufacturing of ion-exchange membranes and polymers for energy storage and clean energy generation. Ionomr’s technologies provide cost, performance and sustainability advantages for fuel cells, hydrogen production, energy storage, advanced batteries, and carbon […]
Vancouver-Born Neutronpay Raises $2 Million to Help Lightning Network Strike in South East Asia
Lightning Network startup Neutronpay announced recently that it raised a multi-million dollar seed round. The Vancouver-based startup, with offices in Vietnam, secured its $2.25 million back in June. The round was led by Hivemind Ventures with additional funding coming from venture firms Republic, Cavalry, Ride Wave, Studio, Iterative, Fulgur Ventures, as well as individual investors. […]