Universal Studios Japan has announced an opening date for its long-awaited Nintendo themed area. The Super Nintendo World zone will open at the Osaka theme park on February 4th, 2021. Universal and Nintendo have unveiled a new trailer for its upcoming Super Nintendo World themed land, which offers an up-close look inside the attraction’s marquee draw: […]
UpMeals Launches The First Sustainable Smart Vending Meal Solution in B.C.
Vancouver’s UpMeals has launched the first smart vending meal solution in B.C. UpMeals delivers healthy, custom meals created by professional chefs and registered holistic nutritionists in individual, sustainably-packaged meals specifically tailored to each organization’s needs. Meals are available 24/7 through innovative touch screen SmartVending machines. This concept is the brainchild of Drew Munro, a professional […]
aDolus Technology Wins 20th Annual New Ventures BC Competition
aDolus Technology has been crowned the winner of the 2020 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC. News leaked today in advance of tonight’s awards ceremony that the Nanaimo-based cybersecurity startup took home more than $135,000 in cash and prizes, including the $115,000 Innovate BC First Place Prize Package. Vancouver’s Daanaa claimed the $65,000 […]
Shop Local & Support Vancouver Tech With These 5 Direct-to-consumer Holiday Gifts
Black Friday is coming and you’re likely being bombarded with online offers and email discount codes tempting you to take advantage of the ‘lowest prices of the year’. The COVID-19 pandemic and corresponding lockdown will make holiday gift shopping harder than ever this year, making online shopping the solution. While Amazon is likely your go-to […]
Silicon Valley Startup Chime To Employ 100 In Vancouver By End Of 2021
One month ago Silicon Valley’s Chime added a Mobile Software Developer role to the Techcouver job board. At first blush it looked like the San Francisco-headquartered fintech was simply posting a remote role. Chime tested the Vancouver waters back in 2019 when they worked with Terminal to hire technical employees North of the border on […]
A Thinking Ape Acquired By DECA Games For USD $105 Million
Embracer, through its wholly owned subsidiary DECA Games, has entered into an agreement to acquire Vancouver gaming studio A Thinking Ape for approximately USD $105 million. Founded in 2008 by Kenshi Arasaki (CEO), Wilkins Chung and Eric Diep, A Thinking Ape is a developer of mobile Free-to-Play (FTP) games with a social core. “We’re extremely […]
Eleven B.C. Tech Companies Named Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winners
Deloitte Canada has announced this year’s winners of the Technology Fast 50, Companies-to-Watch, and Enterprise Fast 15 awards, recognizing the world-class achievements of the best in tech companies across Canada for the 23rd year. 2020 saw its own unique challenges that shaped today’s tech companies. The list unveiled today highlights those who have shown true resilience, […]
Vancouver Entrepreneurs Ensure That No Story Lost
Cousins Andrew Hall and Jeremy Bryant founded Mealshare, a non-profit organization focused on ending youth hunger. Mealshare partner restaurants donate one dollar to buy a meal for someone in need each time a customer orders a specially marked menu item. Thanks to the funds raised, young people have been served over three million square meals […]
Travel Accessories Brand Monos Launches Purifying Water Bottle Kiyo
With the spread of COVID-19 and subsequent travel bans, the travel industry has taken a significant hit world-wide. Vancouver-based travel accessories company Monos reacted quickly to their new normal and got to work, developing and launching a new product in April to help consumers now and for future travel. The CleanPod is a hand-held rechargeable […]
MacroHealth Raises $54 Million Series A, Looks To Hire 30+ In Vancouver
Vancouver-headquartered health data platform MacroHealth has raised a $54 million Series A funding round and plans on hiring for 30+ technical roles in Vancouver in 2020. MacroHealth’s platform helps large healthcare payer organizations find the best provider networks for their members. “MacroHealth is disrupting the US commercial healthcare industry, a $3.5 trillion marketplace.” says Toufic Boubez, […]