Vancouver unicorn Clio has acquired Lawyaw, a San Francisco-based company developing innovative digital workflows for legal documents. Lawyaw and Clio have had a long-standing data integration and Lawyaw was the first document automation company to offer an app inside of Clio’s app store. As part of the acquisition, Lawyaw’s team, along with CEO and Co-founder […]
Victoria Startup Certn Wins KPMG’s Inaugural Canadian Tech Innovator Competition
Certn has been named the Canadian Tech Innovator of 2021 in the inaugural KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in Canada competition. Founded in 2016, the Victoria-based startup provides real-time background checks for employers and landlords. Certn was up against 14 other tech startups from across Canada in a closely contested competition based on six equally […]
Damon Motors Hits $35 Million In Preorders For HyperSport Motorcycle
Vancouver’s Damon Motors has hit a new $35 million milestone in preorders for its flagship HyperSport, the world’s smartest, safest, fully electric motorcycle. The company also announced the expansion of its leadership team with Broc TenHouten as chief strategy officer and board member, Chris Efstathiou as VP, supply chain, and Mike Galbraith as chief financial […]
Hubly Tackles Technology Fatigue For Financial Services Professionals
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Vancouver’s Hubly. Hubly is an intuitive workflow tool built for financial advisors to ensure that nothing falls through the cracks. Financial advisors manage over 100 clients’ finances, tracking all their life events, through every financial account, […]
D3 Secures USD $10 Million Investment from Vistara Growth
The prevalence of security automation has exploded in recent years, a trend that appears to have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, as companies adapt to remote workforces and a growing attack surface. In response to growing online security threats, Vancouver’s D3 Security has secured a growth equity investment of USD $10 million from Vistara […]
Semios Acquires Agworld To Form Global AgTech Powerhouse
Vancouver AgTech company Semios has acquired Australia’s Agworld, a global leader in farm information management. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Perth, Agworld allows growers to track and share relevant field and reportable data with farmers, advisors and third parties to inform future farming and operational decision-making. Together, Semios and Agworld will form one of the largest […]
LifeBooster Lands GORE-TEX As Investor, Plans To Introduce Co-branded Smart Workwear
Vancouver’s LifeBooster has closed an multi-million investment round from local, international, and strategic investors, including W.L. Gore. Gore? Yes, that Gore. Gore’s world-class GORE-TEX brand and expertise in high performance apparel is well known. The 63 year-old material science company invests nearly $400 million a year into R&D and recently named a Best Workplace for […]
VFX Leader DNEG To Hire 100 In Vancouver For New Feature Animation Studio
Leading visual effects (VFX) and animation studio DNEG is expanding its Canada-based VFX and animation operations and talent pool. Founded in London in 1988, DNEG is the Academy Award nominated VFX studio behind films like Ex Machina, Inception Interstellar, and Tenet. DNEG is planning a new studio in Toronto that will initially employ up to […]
Canada Drives Raises $100 Million to Take Online Car Purchasing Across Canada
Vancouver’s Canada Drives has closed a $100 million funding round led by Jeffrey Housenbold’s Honor Ventures with participation from KAR Global and other strategic investors. Founded in 2010, Canada Drives has been the largest online automotive finance company in the country, helping over 1 million Canadians finance and purchase cars in the past decade. In […]
Precision NanoSystems Selects Location For New Biomanufacturing Centre
Vancouver’s Precision NanoSystems announced today the location of its new Genetic Medicine GMP Biomanufacturing Center in Vancouver. Precision NanoSystems will expand its global headquarters with a 75,000-square-foot facility currently under construction and slated for completion in Q4 2022. The new site will be located at 1055 Vernon Drive, in the Evolution Block building, in the […]