2020 was a big year for Vancouver’s gaming ecosystem. Independent gaming studios thrived as stay-at-home and lockdown orders from the pandemic increased sales of video games to record highs. The year ended with not one, not two, but three acquisitions in the gaming space as $250+ million dollars flooded into the local market as global […]
Q+A with CTO of BlocPal on the Importance of Financial Inclusion
Financial inclusion has been an ongoing issue around the world, and for the majority of Canadians, appropriate financial services are readily available and accessible. However, we continue to witness several unbanked and underbanked communities around the world – whether it is rural and semi-urban parts of India and Mexico or even members of the Indigenous […]
Netcoins Becomes The First Publicly Owned Crypto Trading Platform To Be Registered To Trade Crypto Contracts
The BC Securities Commission (BCSC) and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have approved Netcoins as the first crypto trading platform to be registered as a restricted dealer in British Columbia. This is a landmark announcement for the cryptocurrency industry as it is widely unregulated and tainted with fraud with many high profile cases like QuadricaCX […]
Premier Horgan Checks In On The Post, Future Home To Amazon In Vancouver
One year has past since Amazon announced plans to create 3,500 new corporate and tech jobs at its Canadian tech hubs in Vancouver and Toronto. In order to make that happen Amazon had to make a bold more in Vancouver with the city’s largest office space where the old Vancouver Post Office stood. Amazon announced […]
8 High-Growth B.C. Tech Companies To Watch
The Globe and Mail has published their third annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies and the list of 448 businesses sprawl across sectors, from fashion to finance, and manufacture everything from medical testing devices to organic pasta. Techcouver has poured over the list to uncover Vancouver’s gems of entrepreneurial success, whether they be companies […]
Seven B.C. Startups Named To Canada’s Most Innovative Technology Companies Lists
CIX Canadian Innovation Exchange has announced the CIX TOP 20 Early and CIX TOP 10 Growth lists of innovative Canadian technology startups for the 2021 program. Chosen by the CIX 2021 Selection Committee of 100+ global technology investors, the selected companies represent a diverse range of technology companies spanning software, AI, medtech, fintech, big data, […]
Dapper Labs Raises $250 Million, Signs LaLiga, And Is Now Valued At $7.6 Billion
Vancouver’s Dapper Labs, the company behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain, has raised USD $250 million in new funding. Led by Coatue, the new round brings together existing investors a16z, Google Ventures and Vancouver’s own Version One Ventures with new investors including BOND and GIC. Dapper Labs spun out of startup studio Axoim […]
Hootsuite Joins Twitter’s Official Partner Program
Vancouver’s Hootsuite is now part of Twitter’s Official Partner Program. The program showcases leading technology solutions that are best-in-class, vetted, and able to expand what’s possible for businesses on and off Twitter. By working with Twitter’s official partners, companies ranging from small-businesses to enterprises are able to tap into the world’s public conversation on Twitter […]
Salary Survey Confirms Competition For Tech Talent In Vancouver Is Fierce
According to Clio’s George Psiharis, competition for tech talent in Vancouver is fierce and the HR Tech Group’s recently released 2021 Tech Salary Survey supports that claim. The non-profit association for HR, People and Culture professionals found that salary increases in 2021 blew past compensation budgets as tech companies increase salaries to attract and retain […]
East Side Games To Launch Mobile Game Based On TV Comedy The Office
East Side Games is going to the office. The subsidiary of LEAF Mobile has announced their next free-to-play mobile title, The Office: Somehow We Manage, inspired by the U.S. version of NBC’s The Office. Launching worldwide later this year, the new game will let fans play through hilarious moments from the critically-acclaimed Emmy award winning […]