According to a report in the Vancouver Sun today, fans entering Rogers Arena could be early test subjects for one company’s bid to screen sports fans upon entry. Vancouver-headquarted Liberty Defense Technologies (TSX: SCAN) will use advanced radar, 3D imaging and AI to unobtrusively screen sports fans as part of a Memorandum of Understanding it […]
Tiny Acquires Top Shopify Partner Pixel Union From Teligence Capital
Victoria’s Tiny Capital has re-acquired a majority stake in Pixel Union, a leading partner in the Shopify ecosystem. Tiny Capital sold a majority stake in Pixel Union to Teligence Capital in 2014. So, this week’s announcement is a bit of a homecoming. Pixel Union started out building themes for Tumblr in 2008, but after witnessing the growth […]
BC Founders Selected for 11th Annual Metabridge Event
Metabridge has announced the top founders of its 2019 Canadian scale-up program. Now in its 11th year, Metabridge supports Canadian technology CEO’s and founders with programs and executive events to help grow their network. “We started this program to connect Canada to Silicon Valley, but over the last 11 years it’s developed into a community of […]
In the North America’s Biggest City without Uber, Underground Drivers Hailed via Chinese-language Apps Thrive
With ride-hailing behemoths Uber and Lyft on the outside looking in, Chinese-language operators have stayed out of the debate and gotten on with business. Did you know that Kabu has signed on 1,800 drivers, averages 2,500 rides a day, and has rolled out food delivery services. According to an article on Bloomberg, in North America’s […]
3 Vancouver Startups Win at Fundica Roadshow
The 2019 Fundica Roadshow hit the city on April 4th for their first regional event in Vancouver. Sixteen startups, representing industries ranging from femtech to greentech, pitched to a panel of investors from iNovia, Panache Ventures, BCF Ventures, VFF VC, Framework VC, Vanedge Capital, Active Impact Investments, and R&D Capital. At the end of the […]
HeadCheck Partners with Trek Factory Racing to Improve Concussion Care for Riders
The Trek Factory Racing (TFR) off-road program has announced that they will be using Vancouver’s HeadCheck Health to identify, assess and manage concussions.
Free Solo’s Alex Honnold to Keynote TractionForce 2019 in Vancouver
Vancouver’s Traction on Demand has released its speaker lineup for TractionForce 2019 featuring world-renowned rock climber and lead in the Oscar-winning documentary, Free Solo, Alex Honnold. “We’re introducing a lot of firsts to this year’s TractionForce including a new venue, a ticketed format, and Oscar talent,” said Greg Malpass, Founder and CEO at Traction on […]
TELUS Ventures Invests in Precision Medicine Company GenXys
TELUS Ventures announced today that it has completed investments in three of Canada’s leading precision medicine and diagnostics-focused startups: Acorn Biolabs, GenXys Health Systems and Vital Biosciences.
Mailchimp Wants to Make Lemonade with Vancouver Acquisition
In early March Shopify announced a series of changes to its partnership program and API access that had implications for its partners and merchants. At that time it was also announced that Mailchimp is leaving Shopify’s marketplace. MailChimp said it asked Shopify to remove its MailChimp for Shopify integration from the e-commerce platform’s app store […]
Attend the Vancouver Digital Entertainment Career Fair
Super charge your career at the 2019 Vancouver Digital Entertainment Career Fair. Presented by the Vancouver Economic Commission this fair is North America’s largest professional recruiting event for the digital entertainment and interactive industry. The event features employers from the visual effects (VFX), animation, games development, virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) and film & […]