This week National law firm Osler released its inaugural tech financings report, which combs through more than 300 technology-based venture capital equity financings from 2019 through 2021 to deliver a range of information and insight into Canada’s ecosystem. According to Osler’s Deal Points Report, Canada’s ecosystem “continues to create jobs, innovation and economic growth across […]
Vancouver Startups Rank Among Second Cohort of Google Accelerator
Last year, Victoria’s Audette and Vancouver’s Goose Insurance were two BC startups among 12 across Canada for Google’s first Cloud Accelerator in the country. Earlier this year Google called upon Canadian startups once again to wrangle a second cohort for its popular Cloud Accelerator, a 10-week virtual program offering Canadian startups in the cloud an opportunity […]
Former Meta Exec Reno Mathews Joins Ever-Expanding Trulioo in New Role
Trulioo today announced the appointment of Reno Mathews as the company’s first Chief Compliance Officer. Mathews joins the leading global identity verification company with 20 years of experience in building global compliance programs and leading remediation efforts related to regulatory enforcement actions in the banking, money service businesses, crypto and broker-dealer industries. “Reno’s global compliance expertise […]
Taking a Look at This Spring’s New Ventures BC Events
BC’s largest and longest-running tech competition is now in its 22nd year and searching for BC’s best new tech startups. This year New Ventures BC is giving away over $250,000 in non-dilutive cash and prizes to the most promising tech ventures across the province. Startups are encouraged to apply by April 11, with an information session […]
Why GeoComply Ranks Among BC’s Top Employers
In British Columbia, the competition for hiring top talent in technology roles is fierce. As a result, job perks in expensive regional hubs like Vancouver have steadily increased in recent years as employers look to incentivize a limited pool of workers with benefits that extend beyond salary. “Perhaps it’s a reflection of a more active […]
Damon Motors Sponsors Rookie Driver as Electric Vehicles Reimagine Racing
Toronto native Devlin DeFrancesco was born 15 weeks premature with a minimal chance of surviving infancy. But this year, following a successful performance at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the white-hot rookie IndyCar driver is ready to make major career waves at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Florida. Vancouver startup Damon Motors announced this […]
Seasoned Veteran James Tansey to Play Critical Role at EarthDaily Analytics
EarthDaily Analytics this week announced the appointment of James Tansey as Vice President of the company’s Carbon Analytics initiatives. The Vancouver-based EarthDaily is a vertically-integrated data processing and analytics company pairing big data tools with Space technologies. Tansey has twenty years of experience applying cutting-edge academic research to solve challenges facing the world, with a particular focus on […]
Trulioo Expands Identity Verification Services Overseas
Trulioo this week announced that it now offers coverage in Greece and Israel via its GlobalGateway, a global identity verification platform. With GlobalGateway, organizations operating in these two countries can now perform identity checks on consumers that support regional Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering regulations. Such verification helps organizations scale compliance programs globally […]
As Branded Content Grows, Vancouver’s Pressboard Acquired by Impact
Partnership management platform Impact has acquired Pressboard, the company announced this week. Pressboard, an analytics and reporting platform for branded content, was founded in Vancouver in 2014. According to Impact, this acquisition will empower publishers to scale their content partnership opportunities and will enable better partnerships between publishers and brands to drive efficiency, revenue, and growth […]
New Opportunities in BC as Tech Sector Sees ‘Rapid Growth’
Despite a pandemic and supply chain squeeze impacting the globe, it is actually a great time to be looking for work—at least in Canada. Here in British Columbia, more than one million job openings are expected over the next decade, according to the government’s latest Labour Market Outlook. “Despite the challenges of the past two […]