An electric vehicle charging solutions provider based in Vancouver this week landed a significant US customer. Founded in 2021, BC-born Hypercharge Networks offers turnkey technology to multi-unit residential and commercial buildings, fleet operations, and other sectors. The company counts several Canadian partnerships, including one with Tricon Residential, which will see downtown Toronto icon buildings The Selby […]
Klue Acquires DoubleCheck Research to Advance Intelligence of All-in-One Platform
In December, Klue made waves in British Columbia alongside Victoria-based Certn as the province’s only two firms to make the Vector Institute’s inaugural Vector AI20 for 2023. This week, Vancouver’s Klue announced the acquisition of Massachusetts-based DoubleCheck Research, which helps organizations improve win rates by examining why they are winning and losing business. Klue’s platform will now […]
CubicFarms Attracts Funding to Develop Traceable Food Supply Using Blockchain, AI
BC-based CubicFarms, which develops controlled environment agriculture technology, today announced funding from the Canadian Food Innovation Network. Alongside Winnipeg-born TheoryMesh and EcoDairy, the trio of companies are working on a traceable supply chain for beef and dairy. The tech-based solution attracted the attention of CFIN, a national non-profit organization designed to stimulate transformative innovation across the Canadian […]
Vancouver Startup Lynk Upgrades Fintech Offering for Small Business and Gig Economy
A branded payment solution providing merchants a secure alternative to credit card processing fees while powering customer loyalty programs this week added a hotly requested feature to its platform. Vancouver-based fintech Lynk has launched Pay by Bank, which it says was the most-demanded feature from users. Pay by Bank allows businesses to reduce their credit […]
BC Startup Billi Labs Launches App to ‘Transform Relationship with Money’
A Vancouver financial technology startup launched publicly in September is entering the new year with early momentum. Billi Labs was created in 2022 by a “team of financial experts, designers, and developers across Canada,” including chief executive Ty Sinclair and operating officer Dan Barton, who is based out of Victoria. Through innovation and automation, “we […]
Vancouver’s WonderFi in Merger Talks with Crypto Giant Coinsquare: Report
Toronto-born Coinsquare, embroiled in a dispute with rival CoinSmart, is reportedly in “advanced merger talks” with Vancouver-based WonderFi Technologies. Combined, Coinsquare and WonderFi would form Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Exact terms remain unclear and “there is no certainty that a deal will be consummated between the two companies,” sources familiar with the matter informed Bloomberg. But […]
Following Pandemic Exit, Trainerize Sets Target on Next Growth Milestone
In March 2020, Vancouver’s hundreds of popular gyms were forced to close on government order. The workout-happy city was upended. The Covid-19 Pandemic had arrived and its immediate impact on the field of fitness is still felt today. “With everything going on in the world, there has never been a time in modern history where […]
City of Vancouver Taps Local Wastewater Innovator to Boost Renewable Energy Supply
We are now just seven years away from many energy- and climate-related goalposts. Governments from the municipal to federal level have set goals for 2030, as have many Canadian companies big and small, private and public. The City of Vancouver’s False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility is one such organization continuing to make advancements toward its […]
Vancouver Entrepreneurs Launch Venture Capital Fund Targeting the Human Lifespan
A seasoned Vancouver entrepreneur and investor has set his sights on the concept of longevity with the launch of a new venture capital fund. Alongside “long-time friends and partners” Rudi Airisto and Lars Staal Wegner, Recon Instruments founder Dan Eisenhardt has co-launched Bristlecone Pacific. “With the average age of populations worldwide continuing to climb, maintaining optimal […]
Thinkific Takes More ‘Difficult Steps’ in Push to Achieve Profitability
Thinkific’s rebound continues down a bumpy path as the Vancouver technology firm this week laid off several dozen more staff. The BC-born cloud-based software platform, which enables entrepreneurs and businesses to create and sell digital learning products, has announced another reduction in workforce. “We closed the fourth quarter as expected, and with the initiatives we […]