The VR/AR Association (VRARA) is hosting its flagship event, the VR/AR Global Summit, at the Parq Vancouver on November 1st and 2nd. This world-class conference and expo will welcome 1,000+ executives, 120+ speakers and 50+ exhibitors from leading companies like Lenovo, Niantic, Microsoft, and Viacom. With over 230 companies active in VR/AR, Vancouver is the […]
TechPong Returns to TELUS Science World
Vancouver’s most epic charity ping pong tournament is back on Thursday, November 7th at Telus Science World. Brought to you by Charitable Impact, TechPong invites the local tech community to an epic ping pong tournament to raise money for the causes we care about. Whether you enter a team, or just come along to watch, […]
Rival Technologies Named Outstanding Disruptive Startup
Rival Technologies has been named “Outstanding Disruptive Startup” at the 2019 Next Gen Market Research Disruptive Innovation Awards for its work in transforming traditional market research with its end-to-end insight platform Chat Lab. The award, presented at the 2019 IA Corporate Researchers Conference (CRC) in Orlando, honors a startup that is disrupting traditional market research […]
Goodbye Yaletown, Slack is Going Downtown
According to Daily Hive’s Venture, hometown Slack is making a move in Vancouver The now San Francisco-headquartered workplace communications platform will be moving into a new office at the Bentall 5 office tower at 550 Burrard Street. According to NAI Commercial’s latest market report, Slack has recently leased 34,000 square feet of space in the […]
SFU Alumni Startup Streamlines the Athletic Scholarship Process
Thanks to a couple SFU track and field alumni, high school athletes across Canada can now make better decisions about their athletic futures. SFU’s Alexandre Paré and Brett Montrose have launched Streamline Athletes, an online platform that connects high-school student athletes to an extensive database of U.S. and Canadian post-secondary athletic and academic programs and […]
Tech Vancouver Tackles The Founder-VC Relationship
Tech Vancouver helps the city’s technologists expand their knowledge and network in the community. Every month a set of highly curated leaders & innovators come together to share their expertise & experiences through panels and presentations. This month Tech Vancouver tackles the The Founder-VC Relationship with a panel that includes Patrick Lor, Managing Partner at Panache […]
ElectraMeccanica Gets Serious about Manufacturing in China
Vancouver’s ElectraMeccanica has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in China to work closely with their vehicle manufacturer. ElectraMeccanica’s flagship vehicle is the innovative purpose built SOLO, a single-seat electric vehicle. The new subsidiary, EMV Automotive Technology, will help the company navigate the vast Chinese market, while assisting ElectraMeccanica in increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of quality […]
Vancouver Dominates Q3 VC Activity Across Cascadia
Q3 is in the books and according to Crosscadia venture capital invested in the Pacific Northwest region was up $600 million from the previous quarter. Notable contributions from Vancouver helped boost the region’s numbers, while the Seattle-area remained the most active market. There were 29 venture capital financing deals in B.C. in Q3 with a […]
City’s Engineering Hackathon Returns and Aims to Decode Congestion
Following up on the success of last year’s VANquish Collisions Hackathon, the City of Vancouver is hosting a second hackathon and inviting residents to develop solutions that will Decode Congestion to improve the flow of people and goods throughout the city. Event organizers are calling on strategists, designers, technologists, transportation professionals, and engaged residents to […]
Blockchain Music Startup Beatdapp Raises $3.2 Million and Adds Stephen Harper to Board
Vancouver’s Beatdapp Software has completed a $3.2 million financing round led by Panache Ventures. Beatdapp Software provides a real-time audited play count for song usage across streaming platforms. This allows music labels to accurately collect music royalties due. According to Betakit, the $3.2 million combines both pre-seed and seed rounds, which included non-dilutive funding the […]