New Zealand’s SnapIT has acquired Prince Rupert’s Teem Fish, a fisheries enterprise using advanced electronic monitoring (EM) technology to support fish harvesters to meet their regulatory requirements. SnapIT offers GPS tracking, satellite communication, on-board video cameras, and specialises in AI-driven data storage which is capable of identifying fish species, type, and size, saving hundreds of […]
Lumen5 To Represent Canada At Startup World Cup 2021
Vancouver’s Lumen5 has been named the Startup World Cup 2021 Canada Regional Winner at CIX Digital Summit today. Startup World Cup partners exclusively with CIX annually to host its Canadian regional competition and recognizes the CIX Top 20 Early companies as the finalists. Startup World Cup Canada Regional judges selected Lumen5 from the 2021 CIX […]
Warranty Life Transforms Smartphone Protection with Cost-Cutting AI-powered Usage-Based Coverage
Vancouver’s Warranty Life has launched a new, personalized protection plan for smartphone users that uses the combined power of artificial intelligence, telematics, and machine learning to develop the first usage-based smartphone protection where your behavior directly impacts how much you pay. Warranty Life’s patented technology tracks how you handle your smartphone and can save the […]
Felicia Bochicchio Replaces Rick Perreault As CEO At Unbounce
Vancouver’s Unbounce, the conversion intelligence platform, today announced that Felicia Bochicchio has been named chief executive officer. Rick Perreault, co-founder of Unbounce, is stepping down as CEO and into the role of executive chair of the board. Last year, Perreault was diagnosed with cancer and took a leave of absence from his role as CEO […]
B.C. Government To Add $10 Million To Electric Vehicle Charger Rebate Program
British Columbians wanting to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) at their condominium building or their place of work can now access further funding to help buy and install EV chargers through CleanBC’s Go Electric EV Charger Rebate program. The Province’s CleanBC Go Electric EV Charger Rebate program is receiving $10 million as part of Budget […]
Clio Launches Payments Product And Investment Fund At Annual Conference
At the ninth annual Clio Cloud Conference, Jack Newton, CEO and Founder of Clio, unveiled the new Clio Payments platform, a foundational payments technology built for the legal industry’s most advanced legaltech solution. Clio Payments enables lawyers to facilitate client-centered payment options, easing the billing and collections process while offering secure and compliant online payment […]
Science World’s Fourth Annual Girls and STEAM Event To Be Hosted Virtually
On Saturday, November 6th, Science World will host Girls and STEAM, a free, half-day virtual symposium with the aim of preparing British Columbia’s youth for the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art + Design, Math) heavy job landscape of the future. The event will be opened by keynote speaker and popular science communicator, Dr. Samantha Yammine […]
CubicFarms Is Leading the Agricultural Revolution
Langley’s CubicFarms is leading the agricultural revolution. With severe drought, heatwaves, food insecurity and supply chain disruptions plaguing the planet like never before, CubicFarms is responding with the most impactful and disruptive agricultural innovation since the introduction of vertical farming. Attended virtually and in-person by more than 1,600 journalists, influencers, tech insiders, and industry and […]
East Side Games Launches Rupaul’s Drag Race Superstar Mobile Game
Vancouver’s East Side Games (ESG) has announced the worldwide launch of RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar, in partnership with World of Wonder Productions (WOW). The game is now available on iOS and Android. Earlier this year ESG entered into a multi-year partnership with WOW for the exclusive mobile game rights to the Emmy Award-winning competition series. “We […]
San Francisco’s GrubMarket Acquires Vancouver’s Funtech Software
San Francisco’s GrubMarket has acquired Vancouver’s Funtech Software for an undisclosed sum. Funtech provides comprehensive e-commerce systems and online grocery software solutions to both online grocery companies and brick-and-mortar grocery stores. GrubMarket raised a USD $120 million Series E round last month and is now valued at over $1 billion. This marks GrubMarket’s first acquisition in […]