Several thousand Canadians employed in the technology sector have been laid off this year, as a brief post-Pandemic surge has quickly soured into a global downturn. Layoffs hail from a wide range of companies, including Ottawa’s Shopify and Toronto’s Clearco. In all, more than 400 tech firms in North America have laid off staff in 2022. Several […]
Reusables Receives Seed Investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Vancouver’s Reusables has secured a $100,000 seed investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). Reusables’ tech-enabled platform for zero-waste packaging has emerged as an innovative solution to single-use plastic waste since its 2021 launch and has built a large pipeline of opportunities with food retailers and packaging distributors throughout North America. This investment from SDTC will […]
Vancouver’s Hero Wants To Help Raise Financially Empowered Kids
Vancouver fintech Hero Innovation Group has launched Hero Financials, a full-service alternative-to-banking solution for Canadian kids, teens, GenZers, and their parents. Hero allows kids and teens to make their own financial and spending decisions and set a strong foundation for themselves to make smart money decisions. The solution is paired with SideKick, a prepaid Mastercard […]
Q+A with Darwynn’s CEO On How They Are Revolutionizing Fulfillment in Canada
While companies like Amazon have grown to promise customers two-day delivery, their ability to deliver has set customer expectations so high that smaller companies simply cannot compete. Darwynn, a Canadian fulfillment solution combining world-class tech and massive warehousing, is setting out to democratize the fulfillment industry, allowing any eCommerce company to compete. The company is […]
BC’s ecologyst Acquires Frankie Collective On Way To TSX
BC’s ecologyst Outfitters is disrupting the legacy clothing industry by producing and selling sustainably and ethically produced fashion through its unique manufacturer-to-consumer (M2C) business model. Originally founded by CEO René Gauthier as surfing brand Sitka in 2002, ecologyst has evolved into an eco-friendly outdoor apparel company with a mission to create the world’s most sustainable […]
Learn From Top Tech Industry Giants At Traction
Technology giants and industry leaders from around the world are coming to Vancouver this week to attend Traction Conference. Taking place in-person on August 10th and 11th at JW Marriott Parq, Traction is the perfect event for entrepreneurs looking to grow revenue and business. The two-day event features a slew of tech giants and business […]
Sustainably Produced D2C Brand Fable Raises $8.4 Million Series A
Vancouver direct-to-consumer tableware brand Fable has raised a $8.4 million Series A round to elevate the at-home experience. The new funds will be used to increase development across several key business verticals to fuel continued growth, product development and bring on key hires in addition to international expansion. The Series A round was led by […]
Shopify Shocks Tech Ecosystem With Massive Workforce Reduction
In January 2021 Shopify announced plans to double the size of its engineering team in 2021 by hiring 2,021 new technical staff. One year before Shopify announced that they were making a significant investment in Vancouver, with plans to hire 1,000 employees and open their first permanent office. Today Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke announced that Shopify would […]
Hydra Energy Lands Partnership With Western Canadian Heavy-truck Dealer
Vancouver’s Hydra Energy, the world’s first Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS™) provider for commercial fleets, has landed a partnership with a major western Canadian heavy-duty truck dealer group to accelerate adoption of its hydrogen conversion kits. This is a first-of-its-kind green trucking collaboration with First Truck Centre will now allow commercial truck fleet owners to quickly convert their trucks […]
Netflix Comes To Vancouver With Animal Logic Acquisition
Netflix is acquiring Australian animation and visual effects studio Animal Logic to accelerate their animation production. Animal Logic is recognized as one of the world’s leading independent creative digital studios, producing award winning design, visual effects and animation for over 30 years. “Together, we’ll create an animation studio that will produce some of our largest animated […]