Vancouver’s Unbounce has launched Unprompted, an all-new podcast hosted by Chief Marketing Officer, Pete Housley. Unprompted will bring together a diverse lineup of guests who will explore the ways in which artificial intelligence is transforming the world of digital marketing, dissecting the possibilities, challenges, and ethical considerations surrounding the technology’s impact on the industry. According […]
Ten BC Companies Named To Canada’s Best Workplaces In Tech
Great Place to Work, an organization that evaluates companies based on company culture, has released its 2023 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces in Technology. Organizations were selected based on Great Place to Work’s Trust Index Survey, which measures the employee experience at each company. Employees are asked how frequently they experience behaviours that create a great workplace, […]
Legatech Centaur Clio Announces New Chief Product Officer
After recently celebrating its 15th birthday, legal technology company Clio announced a notable change in its executive leadership this week. Technology product leader Hemant Kashyap has joined the Vancouver-based firm as their new Chief Product Officer. Kashyap’s responsibilities will include directing Clio’s product strategy, development, and execution, including the company’s expansive app integration ecosystem, according […]
New Ventures BC Narrows Field for 2023 Startup Competition
The 23rd annual New Ventures BC Competition presented by Innovate BC is well underway. New Ventures BC is giving away over $250,000 in non-dilutive cash and prizes to the most promising tech ventures across the province. Beyond the top three Innovate BC prizes, there are industry specific prizes and a prize for the top regional startup. […]
Exoskeleton Developer Human In Motion Robotics Secures $10 Million
Vancouver’s Human In Motion Robotics (HMR) has successfully closed a $10 million Series A financing round with a significant $8 million investment and strategic partnership coming from Beno Holdings, a prominent Korean firm focused on technology investments. Human In Motion Robotics is renowned for its ground-breaking work in developing state-of-the-art robotic systems that augment human […]
Smart Swim Goggles Company FORM Wins 2023 Sports Technology Award
Thanks to miniaturization, artificial intelligence and machine learning, sports that haven’t seen a whole lot of tech innovation are finally getting their day in the sun. Vancouver’s FORM, the company behind the world’s first Smart Swim Goggles, has won two prestigious awards: Wearable of the Year at the 2023 Sports Technology Awards and the iF […]
Province and Federal Government Fuel AbCellera’s Vancouver Expansion for Medical Breakthroughs
A new commitment from the Province and the Government of Canada to AbCellera will support the made-in-B.C. anchor company to expand in Vancouver. Building on B.C.’s new Life Sciences and Biomanufacturing Strategy, the Province of B.C. is contributing $75 million toward AbCellera’s expansion in Vancouver. The Government of Canada is contributing $225 million toward the […]
Revolutionizing Air Quality: Kevin Kung’s Mission to End Open-Air Burning
Kevin Kung is on a mission to improve air quality worldwide by giving farmers an environmentally friendly alternative to open-air burning and foresters a better way to manage flammable forest residue. His ground-breaking work to develop a small-scale, portable system to locally convert crop and forest residues (biomass) into higher value bioproducts, has earned Kung […]
Asset Market Secures $150K Investment to Accelerate EV Charger Deployment
Vancouver’s Asset Market has won a $150,000 investment from a cohort of angel investors through Vancouver Economic Commission’s Angels for Climate Solutions program. Asset Market’s digital platform connects installers of EV chargers, telecoms and IoT devices with owners and operators of the land, building and structures where the devices will be placed. The result? An […]
A BC Tech Company Is Helping To Save Dogs In Developing Countries
When Canadians are out shoveling snow or walking the dog in freezing rain, we’re often day dreaming about palm trees and warm ocean breezes just to get us through our long, grey winters. But our idyllic vision of flip flops and white sandy beaches, does not include a skinny dog scrounging for food on that […]