Popular Vancouver car-sharing service Share Now, formerly known as Car2Go, is shutting down across North America. The joint venture between Daimler and BMW announced today that it will exit the North American market and shut down in London, Brussels, and Florence. This decision was made based on two extremely complicated realities. The first being the […]
Singular Software to Unveil AI-Powered Digital Hearing App at CES
Vancouver’s Singular Hearing will unveil its AI-powered hearing app, HeardThat, at CES 2020 in January. Singular Hearing is a subsidiary of Singular Software, a developer of progressive audio technology solutions and a Top10 company in this year’s New Ventures BC Competition. Harnessing the power of machine learning, HeardThat turns a smartphone into a futuristic hearing […]
The SpaceX Moment for Fusion: General Fusion to Build Demonstration Plant
General Fusion announced today that it has successfully closed USD $65 million of Series E equity financing. The financing was led by Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore. This funding round together with the release of CAD $50 million in additional investment from Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund enables the company to formally launch […]
Clio, Thinkific, & Unbounce Among Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures
Waterstone Human Capital has announced the 2019 winners of the Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures and three Vancouver-based tech companies were among the winners. This national program recognizes best-in-class Canadian organizations and CEOs for fostering high performance corporate cultures that help sustain a competitive advantage. Congrats to Clio, Thinkific, and Unbounce for being acknowledged for […]
Postmates Sidewalk Delivery Robot has Vancouver Roots
A number of publications have reported that San Francisco’s on-demand delivery platform Postmates has set up shop in Vancouver. Techcouver can confirm that Postmates is indeed actively working and recruiting in Vancouver, specifically for their R&D branch creatively labelled Postmates X. Founded in 2011, Postmates serves over 3,500 cities across the United States and is […]
Riipen Raises $5 Million to Connect Students with Real-World Projects from Employers
According to recent research from the Strada Institute for the Future of Work, nearly two-thirds of recent graduates are now underemployed (working in jobs that don’t require a degree). Research also suggests that a lack of access to real-world experiences, such as internships, may actually perpetuate equity gaps in the workplace. Vancouver edtech startup Riipen […]
BC Tech Association Pledges To Double Number Of Women On Their Board By 2020
Technology is becoming an increasingly important part of the Vancouver economy; according to the CBRE, Vancouver was the top city in North America for tech workforce growth over 2017 and 2018, growing by 30% and nearly 14,000 workers. However, there are still challenges in making this prosperity available to everyone, as women account for only […]
Quora To Open An Engineering Office In Vancouver
Quora’s CEO Adam D’Angelo blogged yesterday that Mountain View’s Quora is opening their first international engineering office in Vancouver in early 2020. We looked at many possible locations for this office, and decided on Vancouver for three reasons: First, our success as a company depends on our ability to hire the best engineers from around the […]
Damon Motorcycles Announces Revolutionary Electric Motorcycle, the Hypersport Pro
It’s official, Vancouver-based mobility startup Damon Motorcycles has entered the electric vehicle arena with a preview of its first e-moto, the Hypersport Pro. Damon announced today that the #futureofmotorcycling will be unveiled on January 7th at CES 2020. “We are for the first time being black and white about the fact that we are a […]
Vancouver Lands Three on Top 50 Women in SaaS List
This year’s SaaS NORTH conference in Ottawa wrapped up yesterday and a number of Vancouverites shared their expertise at the event including Clio’s Ainsley Robertson, Procurify’s Aman Mann, and Slack’s James Sherrett. It turns out Vancouver is punching above its weight when it comes to Software as a Service (SaaS) and an announcement from The […]