The trend is undeniable. Tech companies hailing from San Francisco and Silicon Valley are setting up shop in Vancouver to gain access to our strong talent base. The list continues to grow with San Francisco’s Flexport joining Asana, Brex, Dialpad, Grammarly, Indeed.com, Lyft, Postmates, Segment, Tigera, Tile, and Zenefits. Flexport is the first international freight […]
WELL Health to Acquire Canada’s Second Largest Medical Records Provider
WELL Health Technologies is at it again. The publicly traded company (TSX.V: WELL) focused on consolidating and modernizing clinical and digital assets within the healthcare sector, has acquired Trinity Healthcare Technologies (THT) is a mostly cash transaction for $7,225,000. “We are excited to welcome the talented team at THT to the WELL Family. As Canada’s […]
Cross Over AI Conference to Showcase B.C.’s AI Ecosystem
Artificial Intelligence, and the technologies around it, will determine the builders of our future economy. British Columbia has—and is building—that crucial AI ecosystem. Through it, we will have the local and global reach to build the future. Organized by CityAge and the Artificial Intelligence network of British Columbia, the upcoming CrossOver: AI Conference will connect […]
Spacelist Launches New Platform Integration with WiredScore
Vancouver-based commercial real estate marketplace Spacelist has launched an integration with WiredScore. WiredScore is the company behind the only internationally trusted rating platform for a building’s internet connectivity and digital infrastructure – Wired Certification. With this partnership, Spacelist now includes each building’s Wired Certification level on its database of listings adding valuable insight into available […]
Unbounce Launches First AI-Powered Landing Page Platform
Access to AI-powered insights and technology is reserved primarily for enterprises with large teams, big budgets, and the resources to handle technical complexities. According to research out of Salesforce, only 11 percent of SMBs currently use AI technology, while 53 percent admit that budget constraints are the reason they aren’t adopting new technology. Vancouver’s Unbounce […]
Global Experts Join Terramera to Drive Change in How Food is Grown
Vancouver’s Terramera has announced that four world-renowned experts have joined the company as advisors. Terramera is focused on fusing science, nature and artificial intelligence to create revolutionary technologies that transform how we grow food and solve global challenges through tech and farming. Dr. Markita Landry and Tom Chi have joined Terramera’s Science & Technology Advisory […]
Trulioo Appoints Zac Cohen as Chief Operating Officer
Vancouver’s Trulioo announced the appointment of Zac Cohen as chief operating officer (COO) today. Since 2015, Cohen has served as Trulioo’s General Manager. Trulioo enable organizations to instantly verify identities of consumers and businesses while staying compliant to anti-money laundering and customer due diligence requirements around the world. The global identity verification provider announced $70 […]
New EY Technology Centre Opens in Vancouver
EY’s Client Technology Group helps clients harness emerging technology to power business transformation, drive growth and solve their most pressing issues. The technology-focused group is expanding its global footprint with the opening of the EY Technology Centre in Vancouver. “Vancouver is home to a number of market-leading technology players and up-and-coming tech startups,” said Kevin […]
Two Hat Raises $7.5 million to Grow AI Content Moderation Platform
Kelowna-headquartered Two Hat Security has raised $7.5 million in a new funding round led by San Francisco’s Tam Holdings and also including Makers Fund and Taubman Capital. Two Hat Security is the creator of Community Sift, a powerful risk-based content filter and moderation engine. Two Hat provides AI-powered content moderation solutions that find and prevent […]
Bit Stew Founders Back With AI-powered Workflow Engine
Vancouver’s Charli AI has announced the limited release of its chat-oriented and no-code workflow driven solution for the digital workplace market. No longer do businesses need to toil over burdensome tasks like invoicing, time and expense tracking. The company is releasing early access to integration partners and will be announcing its full list of integration […]