Vancouver’s Mangrove Lithium has closed a new investment round led by BMW i Ventures (BiV) and joined by returning investor Breakthrough Energy Ventures. This round brings the total funds raised by Mangrove’s executive team to USD $25 million. Late last year Mangrove Lithium announced they had raised a USD $10 million USD Series A investment […]
Rhino Ventures Invests In Creator Platform Backed By Game Of Thrones Star
Contact has raised £3 million in a funding round backed led by Vancouver’s Rhino Ventures and including Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams. The London, UK-based startup helps creatives such as models and photographers access job opportunities. Contact will use the seed capital to develop product features and for expanding the platform to different creative […]
Vancouver Fintech Blossom Launches Social Investor App
Three months after closing a pre-see investment round, Vancouver fintech startup Blossom is publicly launching on the App Store. The social network for retail investors, the first of its kind available to Canadians, received the investment round from Pareto Holdings, the venture fund co-founded by Shutterstock founder Jon Oringer. Blossom bills itself as unique from existing social networks because […]
Rise Above Rising Inflation: Ownr CEO & Co-Founder Shares Insight On Small Business Sentiments
As the CEO and co-founder of Ownr, Canada’s leading platform for entrepreneurs to incorporate, register, and manage their business, Shadi McIsaac understands that small business owners are essential to the success of the Canadian economy, and the vibrancy of our communities. She’s also acutely aware of the challenges they’ve faced — from the hardships dealt […]
Victoria’s Certn Raises USD $50 Million to Change the Future of Background Checks
Victoria’s Certn, leader in background screening solutions, today announced that it has secured USD $50 million in Series B funding, led by B Capital. This comes on the heels of last year’s USD $34.1 million funding raise. With this latest round, Certn will further advance its mission of building trust in people – and invest in new […]
As Online Betting Becomes Legal, Could Vancouver Regain iGaming Title?
One month ago legal single-sports betting and online gambling expanded significantly in Ontario thanks to new regulations that allow private-sector operators of online sportsbooks to legally take bets in Canada’s most populous province. This new internet gambling market goes by the moniker of iGaming and one under-the-radar unicorn could lead an iGaming resurgence in Vancouver. […]
Vancouver To Be Home To Metaverse Innovation Centre
Vancouver’s Departure Lounge has entered into a lease and education collaboration agreement with the Centre for Digital Media to develop a Metaverse Innovation Centre. Departure Lounge will house its range of Metaverse-related technology solutions, including its recently announced state-of-the-art Metastage volumetric capture stage, on campus at the CDM. The facility is expected to be used as […]
How Fast Growing Fintech Float is Fixing Corporate Spend Management
There’s a traditional model of employee expenses, and it looks something like this: employees are asked to spend money on their personal or corporate cards, file expense reports, and then wait for reimbursement. Rob Khazzam knew there must be a better way. That’s why he, along with Griffin Keglevich and Ruslan Nikolaev, founded Float Financial […]
Vancouver To Be Home To World’s Tallest Passive House Building
Canadian developer Brivia Group has selected downtown Vancouver as the location of its newest and most sustainable project yet. CURV, a 60-storey residential development between Burrard and Thurlow Streets, will be the world’s tallest passive house building – a modern, low carbon and energy efficient building that contributes to a healthier planet, mirroring the environmental ethos of […]
Pocketed Wins Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale and $25,000 Prize
Brianna Blaney and Aria Hahn, co-founders of Pocketed, were this year’s winners of The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale and prize of $25,000 to support their business vision and growth. The rapidly growing Vancouver startup has created an intelligent matching platform and marketplace to connect businesses to billions of dollars in grants and tax credits. Late last […]