Vancouver’s Terramera has added a respected global climate policy expert to its Strategic Advisory Board. Diana Fox Carney is Senior Advisor at Eurasia Group and has worked on climate policy at think tanks in Canada and the UK, served as the executive director of Pi Capital, and conducted agricultural research in Africa assessing new and […]
Unicorn Clio Acquires CalendarRules In Second Acquisition
B.C. Unicorn Clio has acquired the automated court-calendaring company CalendarRules. The acquisition is Clio’s first since becoming the first law practice management company to achieve unicorn status earlier this year and its second acquisition ever. “This acquisition is an important one as we continue to help law firms navigate a changing legal landscape,” cofounder and CEO Jack Newton […]
Goodbye bazinga! Tribe Rebrands Community Platform to Tribe Home
Vancouver’s Tribe Property Technologies has renamed and rebranded of its proprietary property management and post-construction software from bazinga! to Tribe Home. The name Tribe Home replaces the platform’s original name which has been used since its inception in 2011. “As a company, we have built ourselves around the concept of community,” stated Joseph Nakhla, Chief […]
Jane Goodall Institute Selects MediaValet To Protect Over 60 Years Of Scientific Research
Vancouver’s MediaValet has been selected by the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) to securely archive and manage over sixty years of historic and present-day scientific research and conservation digital assets. MediaValet is a leading provider of cloud-native, enterprise, digital asset management (DAM) and creative operations software. The 5-year, 100 TB agreement, provides JGI with MediaValet’s core […]
Canada Highlights Support For Innovation In British Columbia
As Canadians begin to look toward economic recovery, Canada’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) will be the backbone of economic growth in communities across the country. These firms are already supporting more than 10 million jobs for Canadian workers, and many of them are making groundbreaking discoveries to improve Canadians’ lives and drive innovation and technology. To […]
Athena Digital Leaders To Provide AI Training And Wage Subsidies To Women And New Immigrants
Vancouver’s Athena Pathways has launched a new program called Athena Digital Leaders. The new initiative will provide students and experienced mid-career managers with training and sponsored work placements in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science (AI/ML/DS). Athena Pathways’ mission is to deepen Canada’s talent pool and make it more inclusive, while delivering real value in the […]
Lululemon Joins Supercluster Consortium To Launch $20 Million Wellbeing Project
In partnership with lululemon, Wysdom.AI, Queen’s University, Microsoft and Mitacs, Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster has launched Wellbeing.ai, a collaborative project focused on developing a new approach for personalized health and wellbeing. The $20-million project will develop a digital wellbeing platform for people to better understand their physical health and mental fitness through interactions with virtual […]
Vancouver’s Carooga Wants To Shake Up The Car Buying Experience
There’s another player in the online vehicle purchasing and delivery business in B.C. with Vancouver’s Carooga joining hometown rival Canada Drives. No more wasted time, money or stress at the dealership. Startup Carooga offers online car buying through a customer-friendly experience that begins on their website, where you can enjoy a 360-degree virtual test drive […]
Thinkific Hosts Third Annual Summit To Inspire Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
This week new crowned hometown unicorn Thinkific is hosting its third annual Think in Color Summit. Thinkific’s annual speaker and workshop series is aimed at driving forward diversity and inclusion in business and entrepreneurship by featuring traditionally underrepresented entrepreneurs and giving them a platform to share their expertise. This year’s event features a lineup of […]
Unbounce Helps Shine Bootcamp Uplift Marginalized Voices
Founded in Vancouver in 2017, Shine Bootcamp was originally an incubator within Unbounce to support increased gender diversity at conferences through training and education. Today, with the initial funding from Unbounce, Shine Bootcamp is now a women-led organization dedicated to uplifting marginalized voices through transformational professional speaking programs for women. This year, Shine Bootcamp is […]