Green construction company Nexii has achieved the TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Gold Certification for Zero Waste for its Squamish Manufacturing Plant (pictured). This achievement makes Nexii the first construction manufacturing company in North America to receive this prestigious recognition. Nexii’s Squamish Plant has demonstrated its commitment to waste reduction by implementing best practices […]
‘Carbon Intensity’ Report to Help Shape Next Phase of Hydrogen Sector in BC
The B.C. Hydrogen Office, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, and the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy recently released research on hydrogen carbon intensity thresholds that could help shape the province’s emerging clean hydrogen sector and meet legislated greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2050. Building on the vision of the […]
Sanctuary AI Founders Launch Ground Truth AI Podcast
The folks at Sanctuary AI have launched the Ground Truth Podcast. Hosted by Sanctuary AI co-founders Geordie Rose & Suzanne Gildert, the new podcast will discuss topics related to AI, machine learning, and robotics, with occasional visits from other expert guests. Geordie and Suzanne previously worked together at Kindred, which Suzanne founded, and Geordie held […]
Metaspectral Joins Venture Catalyst Space in Australia to Accelerate Fusion Tech
Metaspectral, a software company advancing computer vision through deep learning and hyper-spectral imagery, announced this week that it has been selected to join Venture Catalyst Space. Venture Catalyst Space is a commercial space incubator located at the University of South Australia’s Innovation & Collaboration Centre in Adelaide. Metaspectral was the only Canadian company selected. Funded […]
Maninder Dhaliwal on Building a Fundable Startup with New Ventures BC
BC’s largest and longest-running tech competition is now in its 23rd year and searching for BC’s best new tech startups. This year New Ventures BC (NVBC) is giving away over $250,000 in non-dilutive cash and prizes to the most promising tech ventures across the province. The NVBC competition combines five critical resources—Education, Mentorship, Networking, Feedback, and […]
Cologix Brings AWS Outposts to Its Vancouver Data Centers
North America’s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company is bringing AWS Outposts to its data centers in Vancouver. Customers now can deploy AWS Outposts at Cologix’s VAN3 digital edge data center, a 42,000-square-foot facility and the region’s largest neutral data center. “We’re thrilled to bring AWS Outposts to our data centers in Vancouver,” said Cologix’s […]
Keith Metcalfe Joins Pursuit Technology to Help Scale Acorn Learning Software
Pursuit Technology this week announced the expansion of its executive leadership team with the addition of Keith Metcalfe as President and advisory board member. Pursuit, a Human Resources technology company, believes Metcalfe’s quarter-century experience in scaling software companies will help fuel its next stage of growth. The Australia-born startup, which developed the Acorn learning management […]
Clio Celebrates 15th Anniversary on way to Becoming a 100-year Company
Vancouver unicorn Clio is celebrating its 15th anniversary this week. When Clio launched in 2008 at ABA TECHSHOW, no one could have predicted its significant impact on the legal industry. Clio has grown into a global force in legal technology, with over 150,000 customers in more than 100 countries. For 15 years, the Burnaby-born startup […]
Zenhub Raises $10 Million to go from Plug-in to Platform
Vancouver’s Zenhub has raised $10 million in its Series A funding round led by Yaletown Partners. Founded in 2014 and spun out of innovation studio Axiom Zen, ZenHub is a leading team collaboration and project management suite in GitHub, empowering teams of 2 to over 20,000 to work together. The new funding will be used to expand […]
Semaphore Solutions Lands Significant Investment from Cypress Ridge Capital
Victoria’s Semaphore Solutions has received a significant investment from Cypress Ridge Capital, a healthcare-focused growth equity firm. Founded in 2010, Semaphore Solutions is a leading SaaS and informatics services company addressing inherent challenges in the paradigm shift to personalized medicine. The new partnership will enable the company to accelerate investments in its highly innovative SaaS […]