Following substantial growth and record-breaking Series D and E funding rounds, Clio has expanded its c-suite portfolio by naming a new Chief Operating Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer. This new structure will see the c-suite double in size and bring on new leaders from high growth stage and public […]
Mimik raises $14.3 Million Round that includes ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood
Vancouver’s mimik has raised a $14.3 million Series A funding round led by San Francisco’s Pier 88 Investment Partners and including Cathie Wood, Founder, CIO and CEO of ARK Invest and member of the mimik Board of Directors. Wood is known for making bold predictions. Wood received considerable media attention in February 2018 after she […]
How Technology Can Support Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The past year and a half has shown the necessary steps educators and parents must take to ensure children are being knowledgeable in the future of education for students with neurodiverse needs. As the BC-based parent behind British Columbia Mom, mental health advocate, and Sonderly Parent and Community Panel Member, Tara Jensen understands how technology […]
ECOMsquare to be Canada’s First Coworking Facility Built for Ecommerce Brands
The Vancouver ecommerce community is getting a new addition as JIBE readies to open ECOMsquare, Canada’s first purpose-built coworking space for ecommerce brands. Located at 1758 West 8th Ave in Vancouver, ECOMsquare is a two-story, 7,000 square feet facility that houses a dynamic coworking space uniquely tailored for ecommerce brands. The building is owned and […]
Award Winning Video Game Creators Reunite to Form SuperNatural Studios
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 […]
North Vancouver To Be World’s First City Heated By Bitcoin
The City of North Vancouver runs on a hydronic district energy system that delivers heat to 100 residential and commercial buildings. Lonsdale Energy Corporation (LEC), the award-winning district energy utility wholly owned by the City, is on a decarbonization journey to implement more renewable and clean energy, transitioning from the use of conventional natural gas. In […]
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 […]