Small- and medium-sized businesses in B.C.’s tech sector have never experienced an economic crisis like the one brought on by COVID-19. Even seasoned entrepreneurs are struggling with uncertainty as they reassess budgets, redesign marketing strategies and prepare cash-flow projections. Over the past months, the Government of Canada has taken action to help these businesses keep […]
WELL Health Invests In Digital Health Apps
WELL Health has established a new subsidiary named WELL Digital Health Apps (WDHA) to solely focused on developing, investing in and unlocking opportunities associated with digital health applications. WELL is the third largest EMR service provider in Canada supporting 10,000 doctors and over 1,900 clinics. WDHA will be focused primarily on establishing partnerships and/or investments […]
CubicFarms Secures $5 Million In Growth Capital From BDC
Langley’s CubicFarm Systems has secured $5 million in growth capital from BDC Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Business Development Bank of Canada. BDC’s Cleantech Practice has agreed to provide CubicFarms with growth capital through a commercial debt financing. According to CubicFarms CEO Dave Dinesen, the non-dilutive financing from BDC combined with recent capital raises […]
Vision Critical Secures US $20 Million from Vistara Growth
Vision Critical has received US $20 million in growth debt from Vancouver’s Vistara Capital Partners. The investment will expedite Vision Critical’s aggressive growth strategy and ambitious roadmap centered around delivering a market-leading Customer Experience Management (CXM) and insights platform. Industry analysts Gartner and Forrester have recognized Vision Critical as a key player in the future […]
84% Of Employees Concerned About Returning To Work During COVID-19
Vancouver’s Traction Guest released new research today that reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employee safety and security as employees return to the workplace. In June 2020, Traction Guest surveyed 300 employees, as well as 300 enterprise risk management, physical security and facilities management professionals in the U.S. at organizations with at least […]
CryptoKitties Creator Dapper Labs Brings Dr. Seuss Collectibles To The Digital World
Dapper Labs announced today that it is further expanding its push to bring blockchain to mainstream consumers by partnering with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to create all new digital collectibles to the Flow blockchain. Featuring some of Dr Seuss’ most iconic and popular characters, including Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, Horton and Thing One and […]
D-Wave Expands Leap Quantum Cloud Service to India and Australia
D-Wave Systems is expanding their Leap quantum cloud service to India and Australia. Developers, researchers and businesses in these countries can now access D-Wave 2000Q™ quantum computers, hybrid solvers and the Quantum Application Environment (QAE) in real time via Leap to drive the development of business-critical, in-production hybrid applications. This expansion builds upon Leap’s existing […]
Fintech Lender Provides Webinar To Help Small Business Tackle E-commerce
COVID-19 has drastically affected businesses of all sizes across the globe as business owners were forced to close their doors, some of them for good. As the small businesses that survived struggle to reopen at minimal capacity and climb back up to pre-pandemic numbers, many are reevaluating their business models and wondering if e-commerce is […]
Freightera Launches SaaS Model With New Plans for Business Shippers
Vancouver-based online freight marketplace Freightera has enhanced its popular free platform with value-added paid memberships and a rewards program. Late in 2019, the company surveyed its top shippers and found they were interested in paid plans if Freightera was to offer them. So that’s what Freightera did. Freightera’s team completed the implementation at the end […]
Spring Launches Business Resilience Program To Enable Economic Recovery
Vancouver’s Spring Activator has launched an online Business Resilience Program designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs recover from the impact of COVID-19 by helping them evaluate their current business, create a plan to survive, and take necessary action to thrive once again. Spring is a global incubator and accelerator that empowers entrepreneurs and entrepreneur […]