Delta-Q Technologies, which provides battery charging solutions for electric vehicles and industrial equipment, this week announced a significant milestone: the shipment of their four millionth battery charger. According to the Vancouver company, this equates to four million metric tons of carbon emissions saved since the company’s founding, “cementing its imprint on global electrification and sustainability.” […]
Absolute Software Says Expansion Fuelled by ‘Demand for Remote Working Security’
Absolute Software this week announced a major expansion of operations. The Vancouver-based company now serves across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. According to Absolute, it is fuelled by the firm’s global partner network and the increasing demand for remote working security. “Our European expansion comes as we are seeing a strong and growing customer base […]
RCMP Leverages Hyperspectral Technology to Find Missing Persons in BC
Each year in Canada, there are more than 60,000 individuals reported missing. Yet each year, fewer than 50 unidentified human remains are discovered. For the first time, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will leverage hyperspectral imaging technologies in an attempt to locate human remains. The RCMP’s National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains is undertaking a […]
Sharewares Helps Body Energy Club Reduce Waste with New Program
Vancouver’s largest health food and supplement store is launching a new grab-and-go cup. The sustainable cup is designed to reduce Body Energy Club’s environmental impact as it joins the movement toward zero-waste. Enter Sharewares. A Vancouver neighbour, this local startup helps businesses follow the City’s new Single-Use Reduction Strategy, which includes drastically reducing the 440 million […]
Orderinbox Launches Accessible NFT Marketplace with Social Features
A new social NFT marketplace for the metaverse has officially launched to the public. The Vancouver-based Orderinbox, features a social component, which it claims is unlike any other NFT marketplace. With a swarm of marketplaces flocking to this new space, Orderinbox wants to stand out as the go-to platform for creators and brands looking to […]
Dapper Labs Banks on Flow with Major Boost to Blockchain
Flow, a Vancouver-born Web3 platform powering games, apps and digital assets this week announced a $725 million Ecosystem Fund. This new fund—the largest ecosystem backing of its kind—is designed to boost innovation and growth across the Flow community. It is backed by several investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, and Liberty City Ventures. The open-source […]
SoleSavy Looks to Balance the Scales of Sneaker Resale
Canada’s sneaker resale scene is hot as ever, and at least one Vancouver startup is aiming to take full advantage. SoleSavy offers an end-to-end platform that aims to make “acquiring coveted products more fair and enjoyable,” according to the BC company. Interest in the startup is strong: SoleSavy raised $12 million last year in a […]
WonderFi Closes BitBuy Deal as Canada’s Crypto Ecosystem Advances
Early into the year Techcouver reported that WonderFi was set to acquire Bitbuy, the first approved crypto marketplace in Canada. As of today we can confirm that the deal is officially closed: Vancouver’s WonderFi, backed by famed investor Kevin O’Leary, has acquired BitBuy for $206 million in cash and shares. The deal went through “major […]
Companies Redefine Role of Office as Hybrid Work Takes Over Canada
As Covid-19 mandates are finally lifted across Canada, many companies are in the process of having employees return to physical offices—in some cases, for the first time in two years. The process is expected to be gradual, with companies testing the waters through a wide variety of approaches. But one thing seems certain: everyone is […]
High-Tech Mouthguard to Track UBC Thunderbirds for Concussion Research
Canadians bleed hockey. But it is among the faster and more physical sports out there—and thus, like the equally explosive American football, has drawn recent criticism for concerns around brain injury. Researchers at the University of British Columbia plan to study concussions in male and female hockey players using a mouthguard equipped with sensors, which […]