VoltSafe is preparing to embark on a pilot project with a major defence partner. In a true show of British Columbia collaboration, the Vancouver-based electric charging startup is partnering with Victoria-based Barnacle Systems—which designs and manufactures marine electronics for marine industries and military fleets—to do so. According to a statement from the companies, this project will […]
Agri-Tech Innovator CubicFarms Announces Latest Major Sale in BC
Langley-based CubicFarms announced a major sale today. NTE Discovery Park, owned by New Times Energy in Hong Kong, is acquiring 26 CubicFarm System modules at a sale price of $4.4 million, the company announced this week. At Discovery Park, a former pulp mill located in Campbell River in BC, NTE Discovery Park says it will […]
Vancouver Startups Showcase Magic of Music on Blockchain
When non-fungible tokens first exploded into crypto-mainstream last year, the primary product on the market was images. While that form of art remains prevalent, another has emerged at its side, and in Vancouver may even be stealing the spotlight. That’s right: Music is proving an opportune medium to tap into the metaverse and blockchain-related technologies. […]
Activision Taps Vancouver’s Akshon Media for Overwatch, Call of Duty Franchises
Videogame titan Activision Blizzard this month tapped Akshon Media as an official content production company for the 2022 seasons of Overwatch League and Call of Duty League, two of the world’s largest e-sports franchise. Akshon’s work is not new to Activision. In fact, the latter has been utilizing Akshon to producing highlight videos for the Overwatch […]
Canada Drives Secures $40 Million to Expand Market, Grow Inventory
Canada Drives has raised $40 million in equity funding from Mississauga-based goeasy. The Vancouver-based online car marketplace says it will use the funding for several purposes, including: expand into new provincial markets, grow available inventory, and enhance its digital platform. In addition, Canada Drives says it will partner with goeasy to further integrate automotive financing […]
ENVO Drive Systems Leverages In-House Engineering to Maximize Inventory of E-Bikes
The Pandemic was the start of all manner of turbulence, including the supply and demand balance of several different products. Many things became expensive in response to increased demand. Bicycles were one of them—for nearly two years it was nearly impossible to purchase a new ride, at least without waiting astronomical lengths of time. The […]
Vancouver Startup Brings ‘Hyper-Immersive VR’ to Playland This Summer
A new experience from XR Immersive Tech is coming to the largest ticketed event in British Columbia. The Vancouver-based immersive entertainment platform announced recently that Uncontained will be available for guests to enjoy for the first time this summer beginning at Playland Amusement Park and the annual Pacific National Exhibition Fair. Uncontained is described as “hyper-immersive virtual […]
Vancouver’s Impro AI Announces Seed Funding at Collision in Toronto
The Collision Conference returned to its first in-person event in two years this week, taking over Toronto’s Enercare Centre. It’s the largest international gathering of its kind in Canada since prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the perfect backdrop for Impro.ai’s latest announcement. The Vancouver-based startup revealed at Collision that it has raised seed funding north […]
Wertz of Wisdom: Version One’s Boris Reflects on 10 Years of Investing
In the summer of 2012, Boris Wertz proudly announced the launch of Version One Ventures. Fast-forward a decade: he this month celebrated 10 years of venture capital under his brand. Today Version One is a multi-fund franchise funds with investments in several dozen companies and a quarter billion dollars in assets under management. Some of Version […]
Internet Archive Canada Opens Gathering Space for Vancouver Tech Community
The Internet Archive boasts a new Canadian headquarters. The new space, on West Pender Street in Vancouver, is actually pretty old: from 1907, in fact. The building formerly housed the B.C. Permanent Loan Company and more recently has been used event venue for weddings and movies. The headquarters will be as much a communal “gathering place” […]