The high-tech industry continues to catalyze North America economic growth, setting the pace for job growth and real estate demand in the largest office markets. Economic indicators point to continued momentum for the tech sector and in Vancouver the pre-leasing of new construction downtown by a handful of U.S. West Coast tech giants exemplifies this. […]
Explore Your Career Options at Tech Talent Vancouver
Exploring your career options in Vancouver? We’ve got the event for you! Produced in partnership with Techcouver, the Tech Talent Vancouver Job Fair is a unique recruiting event that connects Vancouver’s fastest growing companies with the top tech talent in the city. Throughout the evening, hiring company execs pitch a crowd of potential employees on […]
Microsoft To Expand in Vancouver with New Office in Gastown
According to Daily Hive’s Urbanized, Microsoft is increasing its corporate presence in Vancouver with a new office location in Gastown. According to a new market update by NAI Commercial, the Redmond, WA headquartered behemoth will be taking over all 75,000 square feet of office space at the under-construction building at 155 Water Street. Microsoft currently […]
Rapidly Growing Pixieset Seeks Talent in Vancouver
Photography is common these days, both as a profession and a hobby—as are tools related to the craft. Pixieset aims to be a convenient, effective, all-in-one platform for photographers. Founded in 2013, the Canadian company offers software solutions for modern photographers, including website templates, mobile apps, and stores—all for prices that won’t break the bank. […]
Hot Startup Lumen5 Looks to Bolster Workforce
These days, video marketing is huge—but video isn’t always simple or affordable to produce. Enter Lumen5, which converts blog posts into social videos. Lumen5 uses artificial intelligence to create high quality videos for content marketing at scale. The Vancouver startup’s AI platform already boasts more than 300,000 users. “The goal of the platform is to […]
Freshly Funded Clio on Hunt for Talent
Clio is raising “the bar” in more ways than one. Following a whopping US$250 million Series D funding round, the Burnaby-based company is rapidly modernizing law firms with technology—and hiring locals to help achieve this tremendous task. “To become global leaders, BC’s tech companies must scale,” wrote Jill Tipping, president and CEO of the BC […]
Galvanize Hunting for Talent at Upcoming Vancouver Job Fair
Founders Harald and Hart Will launched Galvanize back in 1987—a time when floppy disks were the height of technology, gas was 89 cents per gallon, and President Reagan famously demanded “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Originally known as ACL, Galvanize has evolved from an analytics firm into an analyst-recognized risk management, compliance, and audit […]
Two Vancouver Startups Named Among Canada’s Most Innovative Tech Companies
Breather, Clearbanc, Clio, Drop, Rubikloud, Vidyard, and Wealthsimple have collectively raised $1.2 billion since being founded. What do those seven companies have in common? The were all named to the Canadian Innovation Exchange’s Top 20 program. The CIX Top 20 program is Canada’s largest national showcase of the hottest and most innovative tech companies. Hundreds […]
Now is the Time to Get Hired by Later
Founded in 2014, Vancouver’s Latergramme was the first Instagram scheduling tool. Five years later and rebranded as Later, the scaleup has grown to over 50 employees and is trusted by over 2 million users. Later is a visual content marketing-based web and iOS mobile app that enables its users to plan, schedule, and manage content […]
Want to Drive for Lyft? Get Ready to Wait
76% of car drivers do their commute alone. 95% of the time cars sit unused. Vancouver’s downtown core has 400 parking lots. Ride-sharing provides a seamless transportation option that reduces impaired driving and improved access to affordable, reliable transportation. Vancouver is one of North America’s largest cities without ride-sharing. But that’s about to change and […]