Vancouver’s Novarc Technologies has raised a Series A investment from Graham Partners Growth, the growth equity strategy of Graham Partners. Novarc is a full-stack robotics company specializing in the design and commercialization of collaborative robots (cobots) and AI-based machine vision software and systems for robotic welding applications. Novarc was recently named to the Globe and […]
Trulioo Expands Global Digital ID Footprint to Singapore
Vancouver’s Trulioo has officially expanded to Singapore in response to rapidly growing customer demand in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The move allows Trulioo to directly serve its extensive and expanding enterprise-level APAC customer base. “As businesses in the Asia-Pacific region continue to shape the future of our digital world, Trulioo is pleased to work alongside them […]
Digital Verification Platform Trulioo Bolsters C-Suite with Appointment of Eric Morse
Trulioo announced this week that it has appointed Eric Morse has the Vancouver-based company’s chief revenue officer. According to a statement from the BC-born digital identity verification platform, Morse brings decades of sales, technology, and business development experience to Trulioo, where he will lead the sales and customer success teams to accelerate the company’s growth trajectory […]
Visier Launches Solution to Help Companies Manage the Remote Work Paradigm Shift
The fast-growing Visier this month launched a new solution for its customers. Called Hybrid Work, the Visier NOW feature helps organizations track, measure, and report on what the Vancouver unicorn describes as “one of the most relevant and vexing workforce challenges facing organizations today.” “There is a lot of confusion for both employers and employees in […]
Uber Offers All-Electric Ride Service in Vancouver as Part of Broader Zero-Emissions Strategy
Earlier this year, transportation-tech giant Uber unveiled Comfort Electric, an all-electric rides offering. Following a pilot program in California, Uber has expanded Comfort Electric to several regions across the US—and one Canadian city: Vancouver. Now, with more electric rides happening than ever, Comfort Electric is going national,” stated Uber. “Starting today, riders in 24 cities […]
Biomedical Startup ABOzymes Rebrands As Avivo
Vancouver’s ABOzymes is now Avivo. Built upon the discoveries of Dr. Peter Rahfeld and Professor Stephen G. Withers of UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories, ABOzymes was named one of 10 homegrown startups to watch in 2021 by Techcouver. In emergency situations when there isn’t time to cross-match a patient’s blood type, doctors have to use universal donor blood […]
On the Rebound, Thinkific Enhances Leadership Team with Latest Appointment
Thinkific Labs this week announced the appointment of Steve Krenzer to the role of President. The Vancouver-based platform for creating, marketing, and selling online learning products, says that Krenzer will be “responsible for driving operational excellence and further advancing executional focus across the organization.” “As Thinkific continues to execute on its mission to equip creators […]
Spare Partners with UZURV to Transform Paratransit Services
Vancouver on-demand transit software solution Spare has partnered with UZURV to enable transit agencies to expand their fleet capacity to meet the evolving paratransit transportation needs. Founded in 2017, UZURV began providing safe, reliable, and fully compliant on-demand paratransit for the Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) in Richmond, VA. Since that time, UZURV has expanded […]
East Side Games Releases Mobile Experience Based on Star Trek Animated Series
East Side Games has released a new Star Trek game for mobile devices. The Vancouver-based game development studio this week launched “Star Trek: Lower Decks – The Badgey Directive,” a mobile game available on iOS and Android. The free-to-play game features storylines and characters from The Lower Decks, Star Trek’s first comedic animated series. The Badgey […]
Cognitive3D Raises $2.5 Million For Spatial Analytics Platform for 3D Apps
Vancouver’s Cognitive3D has raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Konvoy, with participation from Space Capital and Boost VC. Cognitive3D is a spatial analytics platform that collates and measures how users behave within immersive 3D environments. As users move from content consumption through 2D web and mobile platforms, towards a more interactive content participation in 3D apps, Cognitive3D provides […]