Sales of zero-emission cars accounted for almost 10 per cent of all car sales in B.C. in 2020 — the highest electric vehicle uptake in North America. So it should come as no surprise that the recently public electric car brand Lucid Motors will open its first showroom in Canada in Vancouver. The new showroom […]
Epic Selected For Canada’s Only Hardware & Semiconductor-Focused Incubator
Canada’s only hardware and semiconductor-focused lab has announced its third cohort of participating companies and one of B.C.’s own is in the mix. ventureLAB’s Hardware Catalyst Initiative has selected Vancouver’s Epic Semiconductors as one one of eight emerging tech companies from across Canada that the initiative will support as they aspire to join the $7 trillion […]
Alida Lands $20 Million Equity Investment from Round13 Growth Fund
Vancouver- born Alida has raised a new $20 million Series D funding round by Toronto’s Round13 Growth Fund. The leader in customer experience management (CXM) rebranded to Alida from Vision Critical one year ago. The funding round will accelerate Alida’s global growth trajectory and build on the company’s product roadmap to deliver transformative SaaS solutions […]
B.C. Government Invests To Expand The Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator
In an effort to upskill thousands of Canadians, the Government of British Columbia is partnering with the Digital Technology Supercluster, NPower Canada, Microsoft Canada and Blueprint to collectively invest over $15 million to expand the Canadian Tech Talent Accelerator program in B.C. This investment will create equitable economic opportunity for up to 2,000 B.C. residents, between the ages […]
Vancouver’s Omnisearch Secures Seed Round For Search Tool
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 […]