Statistics Canada recently reported that the nation’s unemployment rate rose in August. As unemployment rates rise, we typically see a rise in entrepreneurship as unemployment lowers the opportunity cost inherent with pursuing any kind of entrepreneurial venture. However, more than half of entrepreneurs say insecurity about costs is the biggest reason holding them back from starting their […]
Vancouver’s TAP Network Shows How BC Tech Talent Earned a Big Raise This Year
BC is one of Canada’s major actively hiring tech hubs. And amid a trifecta of strong sector growth, record levels of venture capital, and global hiring competition through remote work, salaries among local tech talent rose markedly this year. According to BC-based TAP Network’s recently released 2022 Tech Salary Survey, salaries jumped nearly 7%. This […]
Vancouver Entrepreneur Andrew Hall Pitches to Six Dragons This Week
An award-winning socially minded entrepreneur from Vancouver has been selected to appear in an upcoming episode of Dragons’ Den. The episode, airing September 22nd at 8pm on CBC and the CBC Gem streaming service, features Hall’s BC startup, No Story Lost. Cousins Andrew Hall and Jeremy Bryant first founded Mealshare, a non-profit organization focused on ending youth […]
Local Startups to Showcase Zero-Waste Innovation at Vancouver Event
Toward the end of this month, the Zero Waste Conference hits Vancouver and will showcase some of the city’s innovative startups disrupting the clean technology space. Presented by Metro Vancouver and the National Zero Waste Council, the theme of this year’s event is “A Future Without Waste: Regenerative and Waste-Free by Design.” The two-day event […]
Indigenous-focused Raven Venture Fund Launches Fund II with Triple the Target Size
North America’s only Indigenous-led and owned venture capital intermediary launched its second fund today. Vancouver-based Raven Indigenous Capital Partners announced this week that Raven Fund II has launched with an initial close of $46 million and a target size of $75 million. The fund “invests in innovative, scalable Indigenous enterprises at the forefront of advancing the well-being […]
Vancouver’s FrontLobby Helps Canadian Renters Establish Credit History, Improve Score
It is estimated that more than three million people aged 18-plus in Canada are “credit invisible,” according to Equifax, one of the largest consumer credit reporting agencies. Being credit invisible means these individuals either do not have a credit file or the credit information on file is insufficient to generate credit scores, which can make life […]
Vancouver’s APOLLO Insurance Impresses Judges at Tech Innovator Competition
One thing technology does great is turn our dirty, complicated tasks into clean, efficient processes. Take for example the business of insurance: in an era of paper stacks and calculators, one can imagine a nightmarish field. However, companies like Apollo modernize the insurance process thoroughly, leaving nary a hint of the ways of old. “Our […]
Icicle Technologies Earns ‘Software of the Year’ at AgTech Breakthrough Awards
Icicle Technologies recently claimed the title of ERP Software of the Year at the 2022 AgTech Breakthrough Awards, an annual event which honours excellence in agricultural and food technologies and products across the globe. The Richmond-based company utilizes technology to “elevate growing food manufacturing companies.” Icicle aims to simplify complex food production data management to reach higher levels […]
Vancouver’s WonderFi Acquires Toronto’s Blockchain Foundry to Bolster Web3 Warchest
Toronto’s Blockchain Foundry, which recently launched crypto-based learn-to-earn platform Metacademy, has been acquired by the recently public WonderFi Technologies, a Vancouver-based financial technology startup operating primarily in the crypto space. WonderFi, which also acquired Coinberry back in June, says the acquisition “further solidifies WonderFi as the Canadian leader in the digital asset space.” “BCF is on a […]
Spring Activator Helps Kootenay Region of BC Build Tech Startup Ecosystem
When we think of technology in BC, we think of Vancouver. No shame there—the city is home to a world-class hub of tech startups, as any reader of Techcouver is well aware. We know that British Columbia is a very large province, however, with more to it than a single region. The Okanagan, anchored by […]