Founded in 2014, Vancouver’s Latergramme was the first Instagram scheduling tool. Five years later and rebranded as Later, the scaleup has grown to over 50 employees and is trusted by over 2 million users. Later is a visual content marketing-based web and iOS mobile app that enables its users to plan, schedule, and manage content […]
Want to Drive for Lyft? Get Ready to Wait
76% of car drivers do their commute alone. 95% of the time cars sit unused. Vancouver’s downtown core has 400 parking lots. Ride-sharing provides a seamless transportation option that reduces impaired driving and improved access to affordable, reliable transportation. Vancouver is one of North America’s largest cities without ride-sharing. But that’s about to change and […]
How to Make B.C. a Worldwide Hub for Artificial Intelligence by 2022
The Artificial Intelligence network of British Columbia (AInBC) is officially launching on October 1st. Community ties are so essential in building out a strong ecosystem, so if you have an interest, passion, project or company in the AI space, the AInBC invites you to their launch event. AInBC’s mission is to connect talented people with […]
Plenty of Fish Reveals New Look and Logo
Plenty of Fish has a long history in Vancouver. While the online dating site started as a hobby for BCIT Grad and Founder Markus Frind, Plenty of Fish evolved into a full-time business in 2004 thanks to his success with Google Adsense. Frind ran the site independently until 2008, when he began hiring his first […]
Allocadia’s Run Marketing Movement Gains Traction
Vancouver’s Allocadia has announced year-end results that included delivering more than 175% year-over-over growth in new customer revenue. Their impressive new customer growth is a result of convincing enterprises that while marketing is the lifeblood of most businesses, finding solutions to improve the way marketers manage their plans, investments and overall marketing performance is just […]
Article Named Canada’s Fastest-Growing Company
Canadian Business has published their Growth 500 list – the Complete Ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. These are the 500 fastest-growing companies in Canada, measured by their revenue growth over the last five years. The 2019 list is diverse: they represent a vast array of industries, regions and size. But in one variable they are […]
So Long Self-Funding, Traction on Demand Secures External Investment
Vancouver’s Traction on Demand has secured external funding from major investment firms Guidepost Growth Equity and Salesforce Ventures. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. Self-funded since inception in 2007, Traction has become one of North America’s largest dedicated Salesforce services providers and has grown to over 700 employees. ToD has also expanded its […]
Dapper Labs Raises $11 Million and Announces Flow Blockchain
Vancouver’s Dapper Labs today announced $11 million in funding and the development of Flow, a new blockchain built to enable decentralized applications at scale. Dapper Labs is the creator of uber-successful CryptoKitties and upcoming projects such as NBA Top Shot. CryptoKitties is a blockchain game on Ethereum developed by venture studio Axiom Zen that allows players to purchase, […]
PayByPhone Sends Over 2 Million Text Messages Per Month
If you’ve parked a car in Vancouver, you’ve heard of PayByPhone. 50% of Metro Vancouver households are taking advantage of the PayByPhone app’s smart features including the ability to pay for parking remotely, receive parking reminders and extend a parking session at any time. Finding a good parking spot is difficult enough without worrying about […]
Forbes Names Traction Guest a Rising Star in the Cloud 100 List
Vancouver’s Traction Guest has been named one of 20 Rising Stars as part of the Forbes 2019 Cloud 100 list of the 100 top private cloud companies in the world. Habitually dominated by Silicon Valley companies, this year’s Rising Stars list includes two Canadian companies, Traction Guest and Mississauga’s PointClickCare. Traction Guest is a cloud-based visitor […]