Last summer Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the launch of a Cloud Innovation Centre at the University of British Columbia. The first of its kind in Canada, the CIC is part of an ongoing relationship between AWS and UBC, and one of seven other AWS CICs around the world. This week AWS and UBC officially […]
Terramera’s Series B Round Closes at US $48.5 Million
Leading Canadian cleantech fund ArcTern has announced a US$3.5 million investment in Vancouver-based Terramera as an extension of Terramera’s Series B round, closing out the round at a total of US$48.5 million. Terramera has previously announced the round totalling US$45 million. Other investors in the round include Ospraie Ag Science and S2G Ventures. Terramera is […]
Zero Latency VR To Open Gaming Venue In Vancouver
Zero Latency VR, the global leading provider of free-roaming virtual reality gaming, has selected Vancouver as the home of its first Western Canadian entertainment venue and third Canadian city, with a state-of-the-art facility at Kingsgate Mall on East Broadway. Zero Latency VR, which has 40 locations in 20 countries on four continents, sees Vancouver as […]
Aquatic Informatics Lands $8 Million From CIBC Innovation Banking
Aquatic Informatics, a leader in water data management and analytics, has landed $8 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. The capital infusion will be used by the company to support growth, including strategic acquisitions. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 800,000 people die each year from unsafe drinking water1, including 300,000 […]
Building Diversity In Tech Workshop With Sheila Bouman
Are you interested in using purposeful diversity and inclusion strategies to build high-impact teams? Be sure to check out #WhatWorks: Building Diversity in Tech with Sheila Bouman this week at the BC Tech Hub. The Winter workshop will discuss what is working and what is a challenge when implementing gender equity on the front line, […]
Terramera-led Tech Supercluster Project To Solve Crop Loss Due To Climate Change
Vancouver-based agtech leader Terramera has announced that it is leading a significant project for the Canadian Digital Technology Supercluster (Supercluster). The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the Supercluster’s investment and commitment to the initiative at an event hosted at Terramera’s company headquarters last week. The Terramera-led Precision Agriculture to Improve […]
Uber Now Live In Vancouver
UPDATE: Less than 24 hours after being approved, Uber has starting service as of 8:00am on Friday, January 24th at 8:00am. Set up an Uber account now and save $5 off your first ride. Vancouverites are used to waiting for a taxi but it appears that our wait for ride hailing is almost over. The […]
Tipalti Announces Canadian Expansion With Office in Vancouver
The tech migration trend continues. San Mateo’s Tipalti announced today that it will be opening offices in Vancouver. Founded in 2010, Tipalti is a payables automation solution that makes it painless for finance departments to manage their entire AP and supplier payments operation in the cloud. Hundreds of companies trust Tipalti with their supplier payment […]
Former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Joins Green Construction Firm
Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson has joined Nexii Building Solutions as its executive vice-president of strategy and partnerships. Nexii is an innovative and sustainable whole building solution that enables the rapid assembly of high‑quality buildings. The opportunity seems to be a great fit for Robertson considering he launched Vancouver’s ongoing Greenest City strategy shortly after taking […]
Canalyst Financial Modeling Secures $20 Million Series B
Vancouver’s Canalyst announced today that it has closed a $20 million Series B financing led by an unnamed strategic investor with participation from ScaleUP Ventures and existing investors including Vanedge Capital. Conceived by a former Fidelity analyst, Canalyst is an independent provider of fundamental models to institutional investors. The firm now serves many of the […]