Following a summer that included a historic round of funding, being named to the Forbes’ 2024 Cloud 100 list, and becoming a jersey sponsor of their hometown Canucks, Burnaby-based legaltech pioneer Clio is on the verge of hosting another Clio Cloud Conference. Regarded as the world’s top legal conference, ClioCon will take place on October […]
TIMEZYX Wins Top Prize in the 2024 New Ventures BC Competition
TIMEZYX has won the top prize in the 2024 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC. In addition to taking home the $110,000 Innovate BC First Place Prize, the Vancouver startup earns the distinction as the province’s top startup. Founded by Kamyab Zandi and Adele Khavari, TIMEZYX is a cleantech startup providing real-time digital twin […]
Don’t DIY Your AI: Marc Benioff Unveils Agentforce at Salesforce’s Annual Conference
Don’t DIY your AI! That was Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s rallying cry at the launch of his annual Dreamforce conference this week in San Francisco. Tagged as “the largest AI event in the world,” this year’s Dreamforce is all about Salesforce’s new suite of autonomous Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents called Agentforce. And Agentforce is everywhere […]
Immersion Week at UBC: Innovators and Storytellers Unite to Drive Change
Immersion Week, powered by Innovation UBC, is coming up September 24-25 at UBC Robson Square. This annual celebration promises to bring together storytellers and movement builders from across the Vancouver ecosystem to share their insights on the strategies and tactics that helped them transform their innovation and ideas to impact. This year’s theme is Translating Inventions […]
Science World Offers Free Admission for Families at Tech-Up Showcase on September 20th
Thousands of families in Greater Vancouver will enjoy free admission to Science World on Friday, September 20th, as part of the Tech-Up Showcase. This event, which drew over 10,000 visitors in 2023, offers a full day of hands-on science and technology activities, perfect for families from diverse backgrounds. The Tech-Up Showcase, presented by Amazon Future […]
Ballard Announces Restructuring Plan Amid Delays in Hydrogen Infrastructure Development
Burnaby’s Ballard Power Systems has announced a global restructuring plan to cut costs and strengthen its financial position. This move comes in response to slower progress in building hydrogen infrastructure and delays in fuel cell adoption. The cost-cutting efforts will involve reducing the workforce, streamlining product development, consolidating operations, cutting capital expenses, and improving how the […]
Salesforce Ventures Expands AI Investments to $1 Billion
Salesforce Ventures has announced a new $500 million AI fund, doubling its total commitment to AI innovation to $1 billion over the past 18 months. The fund aims to support high-growth companies and visionary founders driving advancements in artificial intelligence. Salesforce Ventures has invested in over two dozen AI companies, including Anthropic, Cohere, and Hugging […]
Terramera Spin Out Catalera BioSolutions Raises Round To Boost Biological Pest Control
Less than four months after spinning out of Vancouver’s Terramerra, agtech startup Catalera BioSolutions has announced the initial close of its Series A funding round. The USD $8M investment round was led by S2G Ventures, with follow-up investment from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Capital, and a second and final close expected in Q4 of 2024. […]
Benji Pays Secures Growth Investment from Top Down Capital
Port Moody’s Benji Pays has secured an undisclosed strategic growth investment led by Top Down Capital. Benji Pays is a payment automation platform designed specifically for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). In an industry where speed and accuracy are critical, Benji Pays replaces manual, tedious payment methods with an automated system that sits on the cutting […]
San Francisco’s Mercury Acquires Vancouver Fintech Teal
Less than a year and a half after being founded, Vancouver fintech Teal has been acquired by San Francisco’s Mercury. Teal is a seed stage startup that builds accounting products. With Teal, users can build the financial hub that drives attachment and engagement across all financial services products. “Accountants are important partners in the Mercury […]