Gerri Sinclair has been appointed as B.C.’s new innovation commissioner. Sinclair will serve as advocate for the province’s tech sector. The position of innovation commissioner was created in 2018 and is a component of the Confidence and Supply Agreement with the BC Green Party caucus to promote innovation across all sectors of the economy. Sinclair […]
Vision Critical Founder Turns To Mobile With Rival Technologies
Vancouver’s Rival Technologies and sister company Reach3 Insights have launched a mobile messaging-based platform that enables brands to have access to “focus groups on demand” at scale. Rival’s mobile community solution makes it possible to quickly engage – and re-engage – large numbers of key consumer groups to capture predictive quantitative and contextual qualitative feedback in […]
Canexia Health To Offer Cancer Testing and Treatment During COVID-19
Cancer patients have an estimated two-fold increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and a three-fold risk of dying compared to the general population. Since early March, COVID-19 has delayed or postponed at least 100,000 surgeries in Canada including cancer tissue biopsies. A comprehensive approach is required to address the needs of this high-risk group to limit […]
Riot Micro Acquired By NYSE-traded ST Microelectronics
Vancouver semiconductor company Riot Micro has been acquired by ST Microelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications. The terms of the transaction was not disclosed. Trading under the New York Stock Exchange symbol STM, ST Microelectronics announced two acquisitions today, Ultra Wide Band specialist BeSpoon and the cellular IoT […]
Addy Launches To Unlock Real Estate Investing For As Little As $1
Vancouver proptech startup addy officially launched today. Addy is on a mission to allow every human to become a homeowner, by investing in real estate for as little as $1. The company’s proof of concept property located on Vancouver’s Trout Lake sold out to 305 investors in addy’s network spread across the country. Investments ranged […]
Rescue Or Recovery, BC Startup Helps Identify Potential Victims Underwater
Los Angeles’ Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue Team announced this morning that a body had been found after the six day search for Glee Actress Naya Rivera. This afternoon officials confirmed that the recovered body was Rivera. Rivera went missing on July 8th after renting a pontoon boat with her 4 year-old son […]
Earth X-ray Pioneer Ideon Technologies Raises $1.3 Million Seed Round
Ideon Technologies has raised a $1.3 million seed round from a diverse group of global investors including the University of British Columbia’s Seed Fund. The Vancouver startup is a pioneer in cosmic-ray muon tomography, providing x-ray-like imaging from below the Earth’s surface. Ideon will deploy the new capital, combined with existing funding, to develop its […]
Traction Guest To Provide Visitor Management Software to Long-Term Care Facilities
Traction Guest is doing their part to make long-term care facilities safer for residents and their guest during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the company’s Guest for Good program, Traction Guest will be offering its visitor management platform to care homes on a grant basis for those that cannot afford to invest in the […]
Unbounce Raises $52 Million to Give Small Businesses an AI-Powered Edge
Vancouver’s Unbounce has closed a $52 million funding round led by Denver-based private equity firm Crest Rock Partners. According to reports, Crest Rock will now have controlling interest in Unbounce with Steve Johnson and Jeff Carnes, partners and co-founders of Crest Rock Partners, joining Unbounce’s Rick Perreault on the company’s board. The landing page and conversion […]
Innovate BC Awards $1.2 Million In Funding Through its Ignite Program
Innovate BC has awarded $1.2 million to four B.C. based research projects through its Ignite Program – the most ever awarded through the Ignite Program. Since the Ignite Program launched in 2016, Innovate BC has awarded $6.5 million to 28 projects. When including matching funds from industry and government sources, total investment into these projects […]