Netflix is making Burnaby its latest production hub with the a long-term lease on the Canadian Motion Picture Park (CMPP) studio complex. CMPP is one of the largest and newest film production centers in North America with over 350,000 square feet of facilities including 18 stages. According to Hollywood Reporter, Netflix intends to shoot an […]
Vancouver-born Vision Critical Rebrands As Alida
Vancouver-born Vision Critical is now Alida. The Customer Experience Management (CXM) and insights platform’s new brand name and visual identity showcases its ongoing dedication to helping brands create meaningful customer relationships. Alida has Latin origins and means verity, truth, reality and actuality, which is the ultimate goal forbrands tapping into the real source of truth: […]
Intrigued by Toronto Tech? Check Out This Virtual Event
Techcouver’s sister organization Tech Talent Canada is hosting its inaugural virtual job fair this week, so if you’re exploring your career options and willing to relocate to Toronto, be sure to check it out. Unlike their previous in-person job fairs that had to limit attendance based on physical space, Tech Talent Canada’s virtual events have […]
NRC IRAP And Innovate BC Invest $2 Million Through B.C. Fast Pilot Program
The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) and Innovate BC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to invest more than $2 million in research and development funding for 22 new projects through the B.C. Fast Pilot Program. The B.C. Fast Pilot program provides up to $200,000 for regional SMEs to design, build […]
FoodX Lands Partnership With Grocery Giant Carrefour
Vancouver’s FoodX Technologies has landed a strategic partnership with French multi-national retailer Carrefour Group to boost the efficiency of the company’s e-commerce operations. The Carrefour Group is one of the world’s leading food retailers with a network of more than 12,000 stores in more than 30 countries. FoodX is a scalable end-to-end software solution for online […]
Shopify First To Tap Carbon Engineering’s CO2 Capture Technology
Today Shopify announced a planned commitment for carbon dioxide to be permanently removed from the atmosphere on Shopify’s behalf using technology from Squamish, B.C. Carbon Engineering‘s groundbreaking Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology can be used to create large-scale carbon removal from the atmosphere. Shopify is the first organization to plan to purchase permanent carbon dioxide removal […]
Vancouver’s Fitness App Trainerize Acquired by ABC Financial
Vancouver-born fitness app Trainerize has been acquired by ABC Financial. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Trainerize is a client engagement mobile app and software that allows fitness coaches and fitness businesses to expand their reach beyond their physical spaces, better connect with members, and digitize the training experience. ABC Financial is owned by […]
Klue Raises $15 Million From David Sacks’ Craft Ventures
Vancouver startup Klue has raised a $15 million Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley’s Craft Ventures. Klue helps companies collect and curate hard to find competitive intelligence, combining the best of what the web knows about your competition with the best of what your employees know into a single repository. This combined source […]
Brüush Raises $6.5 Million For Electric Toothbrush Subscription Biz
Vancouver’s Bruush Oral Care has raised a $6.5 million Series A financing round for their modern-day electric toothbrush. Launched in 2019, Brüush sells premium electric toothbrushes that have a luxury look and feel to consumers in North America. The company’s direct-to-consumer, subscription-based business model provides an easy brush head refill plan, ensuring consumers are able […]
Vancouver’s Mobify Acquired by Salesforce
Mobify CEO Igor Faletski announced today that Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mobify in what he calls “a natural extension of our multi-year partnership”. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mobify has been a member of Salesforce’s beta program for their new Commerce APIs and launched a Headless Commerce Accelerated program […]