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 […]
Redbrick’s Path to B Corp Certification: Balancing Profit and Purpose in the Tech Industry
Tech is a $113 billion industry in Canada, approximately 5.5% of the overall economy. In CBRE’s tech talent report, Vancouver had the highest tech job growth rate across North America. The tech sector’s influence on both our economy and society is significant, but what many people don’t realize is its impact on the environment. Techcouver recently sat down […]
Amazon Unveils New Atrium at The Post, Announces 2026 North Tower Opening
Today at an event opening a new 43,000 square foot atrium at The Post in Vancouver, Amazon announced plans to open the building’s North Tower in 2026. The Post is the flagship office building at Amazon’s Vancouver Tech Hub, where more than 4,500 employees work across business teams including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Worldwide Amazon […]
SkyAcres to Compete for $3 Million at Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Innovation Competition
Twenty food and agriculture startups from around the world will compete to win a combined total of $3 million in prize money at the upcoming Grow-NY competition. Among the finalists in the business competition focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage, and agriculture innovation cluster is B.C.’s SkyAcres Agrotechnologies. Launched from a Surrey basecamp in […]
Vancouver Canucks Partner with Clio as Official Away Jersey Sponsor
Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CSE) announced today that Vancouver’s own Clio is the new official away jersey partner for the Vancouver Canucks in a multiyear partnership. The Clio logo will be featured on Canucks away jerseys to mark the start of the 2024 hockey season, beginning at the Young Stars Classic, on Friday, September 13 […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2024 Competition
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. This year $250,000 in cash and prizes are at stake, with the winner taking home a $110K prize package. In alphabetical […]
Vancouver Consulting Firms Unveil AI Tool to Revolutionize Public Engagement
Two Vancouver-based consulting firms have partnered to deliver a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence tool designed to make consultation and engagement more accessible to the public. Coast Communications and Public Affairs and Deetken Insight have launched Middle Ground, a safe and user-friendly AI consultation and engagement tool that provides a simple way for the public to get […]
Five Years in the Making: How Nextdoor Canada Became the Go-to App for Canadians in Small Communities and Major Cities
Since launching in Canada in 2019, Nextdoor Canada has become the social platform of choice for many across the country. Initially becoming popular during the pandemic as Canadians tapped into local connections to find vaccines and real time information, Nextdoor has now grown into a hub for everything from finding local businesses to neighbourhood donation […]
Foresight 50 Showcase Returns to Vancouver: Early Bird Registration Now Open
The Foresight 50 Showcase returns to Vancouver in November and early bird registration is open. The two-day event will be the 4th annual Foresight 50 showcase and promises to be the place to connect, invest in, and celebrate the most investible cleantech ventures in Canada. The Foresight 50 Celebration takes place on November 6th with […]
WELL Health’s Wisp Surpasses 1 Million Patients and $100M Revenue Milestone
Vancouver-headquartered WELL Health Technologies announced this week that its majority-owned subsidiary Wisp has officially achieved two important milestones. The sexual and reproductive telehealth provider in the United States surpassed one million patients served nationwide in the United States and recorded more than CAD $100 million in run-rate revenue for the first time based on its July […]