The fastest-growing tech hubs are no longer limited to the San Francisco Bay Area. Canadian cities have emerged as ideal ecosystems for nurturing technology companies. Many view Canada as a land of opportunity─ the country consistently ranks highly on global happiness, thanks to its stable politics, social factors, and strong economy. With quality talent and […]
Best Tech Workplaces for Millennials in Vancouver
Great Place to Work has announced their 2019 list of Best Workplaces for Millennials. To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work Certified, at least 30% of their employees must fit the Millennial demographic (born after 1980) and they must have minimum 90% positive response to the statement “I am […]
Rise People Acquires Slack tool Hazel
Vancouver-based digital people management platform Rise People has acquired Hazel, an AI-driven virtual coaching and real-time people analytics. Fully integrated with Slack, Hazel’s Manager Success Platform delivers personalized, science-based digital coaching at scale, empowering leaders at all levels to build more engaged and enduring teams. By analyzing rich data, Hazel offers a tailored continuous learning […]
TELUS to Acquire Canadian Operations of ADT
TELUS is buying one of Canada’s leading providers of security solutions, paying $700 million for ADT Canada as telecommunications giants race to expand their product bundles. ADT Canada provides security and automation solutions to 500,000 residential and business customers and has 1,000 staff across the country. This acquisition builds on TELUS’ strategy of leveraging its […]
Renewal Funds Raises $145 Million for Renewal4 Impact Fund
Venture capital firm Renewal Funds has closed its latest fund, Renewal4, at $145 million making it one of the largest early stage impact funds in North America. Vancouver’s Renewal Funds is a sustainability focused firm that invests across North America in environmental technology and sustainable consumer products. Today’s funding announcement brings the firm’s total assets […]
Genome BC Invests in Safe Drinking Water
Genome BC has invested $1 million in Acuva Technologies through its Industry Innovation (I²) program. The I² Fund provides commercialization support for companies developing innovative life science technologies that address biological challenges in key economic sectors in BC: Agriculture, Energy and Mining, Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Forestry, and Human Health. Access to safe drinking water […]
New Zealand’s Xero Brings Road Show to Vancouver
New Zealand-born Xero is a cloud-based accounting software platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Sold as a software as a service (SaaS), Xero now has 1.4 million subscribers in over 180 countries and a thriving ecosystem seamlessly integrating with 700+ apps. Xero’s commitment to Canada got a boost last year when they acquired Toronto-based document […]
Clir Renewables Raises $7.1 Million Series A Round
Vancouver’s Clir Renewables, closed their Series A round of C$7.1 million this month, led by strategic investor ArcTern Ventures. Clir’s software platform uses machine learning algorithms to categorize and quantify areas of underperformance across wind farms, resulting in recommended actions for improvement, including yaw alignment and blade pitch. Customers realize Annual Energy Production (AEP) gains […]
Who are Vancouver’s Top Growing Tech Companies?
The Globe and Mail has unveiled its inaugural Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. The list of 400 businesses operate in such hot sectors as fintech, e-commerce and cannabis, along with long-established industries like manufacturing and transportation. Each company on this list is rising fast with average revenue growth of 511% over […]
Terminal Raises $17 Million to Solve Tech Talent Shortage
Terminal, the remote teams company helping future unicorns work around the talent shortage and hire top tech talent across the globe, has announced a $17 million Series B funding round that includes notable investors Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Headquartered in San Francisco, Terminal is trying to solve the hiring crisis in tech. With […]