Vancouver startup Omnisearch has secured a USD $450,000 pre-seed round from Menlo Park’s GoAhead Ventures. Founded earlier this year, Omnisearch was started with the mission of making audio and video content searchable. This company arose out of its co-founder’s frustration with the time-consuming nit-picking task of searching for an exact minute within an audio or […]
Lighthouse Labs Takes Coding Bootcamps To Australia
Vancouver-born Lighthouse Labs is going down under. The coding bootcamp is partnering with a leading Australian TAFE (technical and further education) institution to establish an Asia Pacific base in the country’s leading tech city, Melbourne. Victoria Minister for Economic Development Tim Pallas announced this week that Lighthouse Labs in partnership with Holmesglen TAFE will offer […]
ElectraMeccanica Begins First Customer Deliveries of Flagship SOLO EV
Vancouver’s ElectraMeccanica has begun the first commercial deliveries of its flagship single-seat SOLO electric vehicle (EV) as part of an invite-only unveiling event held in Los Angeles. The event was hosted by the ElectraMeccanica senior management team at the Universal Hilton Hotel, adjacent to the iconic Universal Studios and a brief drive from the Los […]
HAVEN Breathes New Life On-Demand Into HVAC Sector
Vancouver’s TZOA, pioneers of smart air quality technology for HVAC professionals and their homeowner customers, is now HAVEN and has announced the launch of the HAVEN Central Air Controller. Along with the bold new look and brand comes an entirely fresh approach to air quality management. Combined with the existing HAVEN Central Air Monitor, the HAVEN […]
Vancouver-born lululemon Brings MIRROR to Canada
Lululemon announced today that MIRROR, its popular nearly invisible interactive home gym, will be offered in nearly 40 lululemon stores across Canada and available for purchase in-store and online beginning on November 22nd. Guests in Canada will now have direct access to engage with MIRROR’s digital community and experience the platform’s best-in-class content for all […]
Netcoins Names Kim Dwyer Chief Operating Officer
Hot on the heels of being approved as the first crypto trading platform to be registered as a restricted dealer in British Columbia, Netcoins has announced the hiring of Kim Dwyer as Chief Operating Officer. Netcoins is an online cryptocurrency brokerage that makes it easy for Canadians to buy, sell, and understand cryptocurrency. Dwyer comes to […]
3 Vancouver Companies Win At Ocean Startup Challenge
The Ocean Startup Project is awarding $1.4 million to 40 early stage ocean technology companies through the Ocean Startup Challenge as part of efforts to foster ocean innovation in Canada. In recognition of 2021 marking the start of the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, this year’s competition placed a focus on sustainable […]
Dapper Labs and Trulioo Named To List of Fastest-Growing Fintechs
Vancouver’s Dapper Labs and Trulioo have been named to CB Insights fourth annual Fintech 250, a list of emerging private companies working on groundbreaking financial technology. “This is the fourth class of the Fintech 250, and it’s also the most international, representing 26 countries. These 250 fintech startups are attacking an incredibly diverse array of financial […]
Big Whale Labs Raises $655K For Web3 Technologies
Vancouver’s Big Whale Labs a web 3 social startup has raised $655,000 in pre-seed funding led by Slow Ventures with participation from Samsung Next, Intonation Ventures, NFT Investments PLC, and angels including Anton Bukov and Sergej Kunz, co-founders of 1inch Network; Alex Shin cofounder of Hashed, Korea’s largest Crypto VC. Big Whale Labs is using […]
Launchtrip Unveils First Travel Platform Designed for Group Trips
Vancouver travel startup Launchtrip has released its group-centric travel booking app. Calling itself the “world’s first Together-Travel startup”, Launchtrip has designed a platform that elevates the group travel experience, making the entire process of booking a trip seamless from end to end. Available on iOS, Launchtrip removes the roadblocks historically associated with group-travel by allowing […]