Vancouver’s Evok Innovations, a venture firm committed to developing and deploying cutting-edge clean energy technology, today announced a first close of its USD $300 million Fund II, with half the capital committed by a group of strategic investors. Fund II includes significant participation by Export Development Canada (EDC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and The […]
TELUS Health Acquires Sprout Wellness Solutions
Vancouver-born Sprout Wellness Solutions has been acquired by TELUS Health. The acquisition will enhance TELUS Health’s virtual care offerings and add another leading Canadian digital health solution to their suite of services tailored to address the needs of organizations and their employees. Sprout is a holistic digital health and wellness solution designed to educate, engage […]
BBTV Enlists ConsenSys to Co-Develop Web3 NFT Solutions for Creators
BBTV has entered into a partnership with ConsenSys, a leading Ethereum software company, to support BBTV’s development of Web3 NFT solutions for content creators. As the Vancouver-born company enters its next phase of growth it is uniquely positioned to drive the Web3 creator economy by connecting creators, fans and collectors. “As home to almost 5,000 […]
Shopify’s Sustainability Fund Partners With Vancouver’s Carbin Minerals
Today Shopify announced new partnerships with nine entrepreneurial, climate-forward trailblazers through its Sustainability Fund, bringing their total carbon removal purchase commitment to $32 million. One of the newly added partners is a Vancouver’s own Carbin Minerals. Carbin Minerals accelerates and optimizes permanent carbon removal in mine tailings, with the goal of enabling mines to produce […]
Looking Glass Labs Adds Global Brand Veteran as SVP of Marketing for House of Kibaa
Vancouver’s Looking Glass Labs (LGL) has hired Ryan Lassi as the Senior Vice President of Marketing for its flagship studio, House of Kibaa (HoK). Lassi will be tasked with leading the awareness creation surrounding HoK’s Origin metaverse. LGL is a leading Web3 platform specializing in non-fungible token (NFT) architecture, immersive metaverse environments, play-to-earn tokenization and […]
Rogers Adds Critical Cellular Connectivity Along Highway 3 Between Hope and Keremeos
The 2021 flooding that washed out large sections of the Coquihalla highway emphasized the life-and-death importance of being able to make a call from your car or use GPS for directions. Rogers Communications is doing their part to make this a problem of the past with a new multimillion-dollar public-private partnership that will see significant […]
Terramera, Ekona Power Among Winners Of 2022 BC Cleantech Awards
At a time when climate concerns are reaching all-time highs in our province, it’s never been more important to recognize and celebrate the British Columbians championing a green future. Last night the BC Cleantech Awards recognized the innovators, educators, associations, and companies that are having the biggest impact on our province’s growing green economy. “We […]
CubicFarms CTO Edoardo De Martin Adds President Role To Resume
Edoardo De Martin has added the role of President to his Chief Technology Officer business card at Langley’s CubicFarms. The CubicFarm System and HydroGreen Grow System indoor growing technologies convert wasteful long supply chain agriculture into local chains, enabling farmers to grow more with significantly less land, water, waste, and physical labour in any climate, […]
TraceSafe Launches Thermosense To Monitor Temperature-sensitive Supply Chains
Vancouver’s TraceSafe has announced the launch of Thermosense, its first product in the sustainability vertical. TraceSafe is a global leader in location-aware Internet of Things (IoT) platforms for large-scale industrial and enterprise operations. Thermosense will help reduce waste and cut costs in the supply chain of temperature-sensitive goods. The mobile platform can record and relay […]
Mogo Launches Venture Arm To Manage $100+ Million Investment Portfolio
Vancouver’s Mogo has launched a new venture arm to manage its investments in strategic partners and companies that support Mogo’s ecosystem. Mogo Ventures has investments in leading and emerging crypto and Web3 platforms including Gemini, NFT Trader and Tetra Trust; investments in gaming companies including Enthusiast Gaming and Eleven Gaming; and investments in Bitcoin and […]