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2020 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good one for the Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to adapt quickly to change and redesign their products or services or even create new ones to respond to our new […]
AbCellera Plans To Hire Hundreds In Vancouver
Vancouver’s AbCellera emerged last year as a leading early stage company in the race to bring COVID-19 treatments to market when their Pandemic Prevention Platform team brought the first COVID-19 antibody to clinical trials in under 90 days. Their herculean efforts were acknowledged when the pharmaceutical upstart was named the winner of Fast Company’s Innovative Team […]
EMERGE Commerce Makes First Post-IPO E-commerce Acquisition
Well, that didn’t take long. After a successful TSXV launch last month, EMERGE Commerce has made its first post-IPO acquisition. In its largest e-commerce acquisition to date, EMERGE has acquired meat subscription service truLOCAL for $16.8 million. Founded in February 2016 in Kitchener, truLOCAL is a direct-to-consumer, locally sourced meat subscription service in Canada, with […]
Techcouver’s Most Read Stories of 2020
It’s fair to say 2020 will not be remembered fondly. The COVID-19 pandemic dominated tech – like all else – with many of us spending more time than ever in front of screens. Techcouver had a banner year with site traffic growing every month during 2020. As we look forward to a much better 2021, […]
Cryptocurrency Custodian Coinbase Coming To Vancouver?
Bitcoin is trading at all-time highs and its bull move since October has been sizzling. Coinbase, the largest broker and custodian for cryptocurrencies in the United States, recently filed for an IPO (Initial Public Offering) which will make it the only pure-play way for investors to get exposure to this asset class via public markets. […]
Boutique Marketplace Jane Looks North With $40 Million Growth Investment
Utah-headquartered curated online marketplace Jane has raised a $40 million Series A round from Tritium Partners. Jane’s boutique marketplace allows small business owners to sell clothing, accessories, shoes and home decor to buyers across the country. The company has more than 3,000 sellers on its platform and Jane’s loyal user base has purchased more than […]
Five B.C. Thought Leaders On Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
Based on the number of Thought Leadership articles Techcouver published in 2020, everyone had way more time to write this year. Techcouver has published over 50 articles in this category to date and our web traffic stats are evidence that we’ve all had more time to read this year as well. Not surprisingly the themes […]
Who Are B.C.’s Startups to Watch in 2021?
The most popular article on Techcouver this year was titled 10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020. Published in early January, the article highlighted 10 tech companies that Techcouver would be watching closely. At the time of writing, we had no idea what was in store for all of us in 2020 but the […]
Three Vancouver Startups That Are Making a Difference In Eldercare
Seniors have been unfairly impacted by the restrictions designed to stop the spread of COVID-19, but not just because of the devastating effects of social isolation. Their safety is also an issue. During this pandemic, families and home care service providers that watch over seniors are less likely to check-in on them to make sure […]
Five Thought Leaders Share Their Business Advice For Coping With COVID
Based on the number of Thought Leadership articles Techcouver published in 2020, everyone had way more time to write this year. Techcouver has published over 50 articles in this category to date and our web traffic stats are evidence that we’ve all had more time to read this year as well. Not surprisingly the themes […]