With pressure mounting for cities to address affordable housing needs, decarbonize buildings, and meet sustainability goals, housing technology company Intelligent City raised $22 million, bringing the total capital invested in the company to $30 million. As one of the first companies in North America to apply automation and robotics to the design and manufacturing of prefabricated mass […]
Certn Invests In New Markets Worldwide With New Hire
Victoria’s Certn is putting their recently raised funding into action with the appointment of Michael Whittington as the new managing director of Credence and Certn EMEA. Certn secured USD $50 million in Series B funding in May 2022 on the heels of a USD $34.1 million funding raise last year. With the latest funding round, Certn pledged […]
Vancouver’s Invero Recognized by Microsoft for Azure Migration
A Vancouver-based digital transformation firm narrowly lost to global titan KPMG in the recent Microsoft Impact Awards, competition recognizing Microsoft partners for their outstanding work in technology-based solutions. Named Runner-Up in the “Modernizing Applications” category, Invero Digital showcased their success with CSL Group, a maritime-shipping company with a longstanding identity in international trade. Invero updated […]
NACO Report Shows ‘Increased Activity’ in Western Canada
The National Angel Capital Organization has released highlights from its forthcoming edition of the Angel Investing in Canada report. The annual report highlight’s metrics and trends from investments across Canada—data the organization has been tracking for well over a decade now. “This year’s report shows record levels of early-stage investment made by Canadian angel investors,” writes report author scholar […]
DoorDash and Loblaw announce PC Express Rapid Delivery in Vancouver
DoorDash and Loblaw have announced a collaboration that will bring a new grocery delivery service to customers in Canada. Starting this August, PC Express™ Rapid Delivery will make grocery and convenience items available to customers in an expected express delivery time of 30-minutes-or-less. Kicking off in major cities across the country, including Vancouver, the express […]
Autozen Lands $5 Million Seed Round Led By Vanedge Capital
Less than a year after launching their hassle-free car selling experience, Autozen announced today that it has closed an oversubscribed seed round of funding of over $5 million led by Vanedge Capital. Autozen offers a truly unique experience in the auto industry. Car sellers benefit from hundreds of pre-vetted professional buyers that compete to give […]
Telus Pledges $1 Million to Small Business Through #StandWithOwners
Telus has returned its #StandWithOwners program for a third consecutive year, recommitting $1 million in funding to help Canadian businesses. The tech titan says it is important to spotlight “the critical role” that small and medium sized businesses play in Canada’s economy, noting that more than 50% of employment growth in 2021 came from SMEs. […]
Rio Tinto Makes $10 Million Strategic Investment In Nano One
Mining multinational Rio Tinto has made a $10 million strategic investment in Vancouver’s Nano One Materials. Founded in 1873, Rio Tinto Group is the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation. Nano One is a clean technology innovator in battery materials. The partnership and funding will accelerate Nano One’s multi-cathode (multi-CAM) commercialization strategy and support cathode […]
Damon Motors Promotes Amber Spencer to VP of Worldwide Marketing
Vancouver’s Damon Motors has promoted Amber Spencer to the role of vice president of worldwide marketing. Spencer was Damon’s sixth hire and has been instrumental in the company’s brand development and growth. In her role, Spencer leads and oversees all aspects of brand, digital marketing, public relations, customer relations, and experience. During her tenure, the […]
TIMIA Capital Changes Name To Montfort Capital As Business Triples
Vancouver’s TIMIA Capital has changed its name to Montfort Capital. TIMIA has applied for ticker symbol changes with the TSX-V and the common shares of Montfort are expected to commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the new ticker symbol “MONT”. Montfort’s mission is to create value for investors by building and managing specialty […]