Salesforce Ventures has announced a new $500 million AI fund, doubling its total commitment to AI innovation to $1 billion over the past 18 months. The fund aims to support high-growth companies and visionary founders driving advancements in artificial intelligence. Salesforce Ventures has invested in over two dozen AI companies, including Anthropic, Cohere, and Hugging […]
Terramera Spin Out Catalera BioSolutions Raises Round To Boost Biological Pest Control
Less than four months after spinning out of Vancouver’s Terramerra, agtech startup Catalera BioSolutions has announced the initial close of its Series A funding round. The USD $8M investment round was led by S2G Ventures, with follow-up investment from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Capital, and a second and final close expected in Q4 of 2024. […]
Benji Pays Secures Growth Investment from Top Down Capital
Port Moody’s Benji Pays has secured an undisclosed strategic growth investment led by Top Down Capital. Benji Pays is a payment automation platform designed specifically for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). In an industry where speed and accuracy are critical, Benji Pays replaces manual, tedious payment methods with an automated system that sits on the cutting […]
San Francisco’s Mercury Acquires Vancouver Fintech Teal
Less than a year and a half after being founded, Vancouver fintech Teal has been acquired by San Francisco’s Mercury. Teal is a seed stage startup that builds accounting products. With Teal, users can build the financial hub that drives attachment and engagement across all financial services products. “Accountants are important partners in the Mercury […]
Redbrick’s Path to B Corp Certification: Balancing Profit and Purpose in the Tech Industry
Tech is a $113 billion industry in Canada, approximately 5.5% of the overall economy. In CBRE’s tech talent report, Vancouver had the highest tech job growth rate across North America. The tech sector’s influence on both our economy and society is significant, but what many people don’t realize is its impact on the environment. Techcouver recently sat down […]
Amazon Unveils New Atrium at The Post, Announces 2026 North Tower Opening
Today at an event opening a new 43,000 square foot atrium at The Post in Vancouver, Amazon announced plans to open the building’s North Tower in 2026. The Post is the flagship office building at Amazon’s Vancouver Tech Hub, where more than 4,500 employees work across business teams including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Worldwide Amazon […]
SkyAcres to Compete for $3 Million at Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Innovation Competition
Twenty food and agriculture startups from around the world will compete to win a combined total of $3 million in prize money at the upcoming Grow-NY competition. Among the finalists in the business competition focused on enhancing the emerging food, beverage, and agriculture innovation cluster is B.C.’s SkyAcres Agrotechnologies. Launched from a Surrey basecamp in […]
Vancouver Canucks Partner with Clio as Official Away Jersey Sponsor
Canucks Sports & Entertainment (CSE) announced today that Vancouver’s own Clio is the new official away jersey partner for the Vancouver Canucks in a multiyear partnership. The Clio logo will be featured on Canucks away jerseys to mark the start of the 2024 hockey season, beginning at the Young Stars Classic, on Friday, September 13 […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2024 Competition
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. This year $250,000 in cash and prizes are at stake, with the winner taking home a $110K prize package. In alphabetical […]
Vancouver Consulting Firms Unveil AI Tool to Revolutionize Public Engagement
Two Vancouver-based consulting firms have partnered to deliver a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence tool designed to make consultation and engagement more accessible to the public. Coast Communications and Public Affairs and Deetken Insight have launched Middle Ground, a safe and user-friendly AI consultation and engagement tool that provides a simple way for the public to get […]