Carlsquare North America has announced the opening of a new office in Vancouver, marking an important next step in establishing the German’s tech-focused investment bank’s presence in Canada. Carlsquare is a global independent technology investment bank with 160 professionals across 8 countries supporting companies and their shareholders to create growth and optimize value. Located in […]
Powering a Green Future: Canada’s Ambitious Vision for Clean and Abundant Electricity
As more Canadians ride electrified public transit and shift to electric vehicles, more homeowners adopt electric heat pumps, and more businesses and industries green their operations, an abundant supply of clean, reliable and affordable electricity will be required. Canada has built one of the cleanest electricity systems in the world with, more than 80 percent […]
Thinkific Teams Up with Stripe to Boost Sales and Accessibility with Buy Now, Pay Later Option
Vancouver’s Thinkific has added Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) functionality to its platform for creating, marketing, and selling online learning products. Powered by global financial infrastructure platform Stripe, the latest functionality enables Thinkific Creators to offer credit at checkout options via providers Affirm, Klarna, and Afterpay. “Our goal at Thinkific has always been to empower […]
Ford Trucks Partners with Ballard Power Systems to Develop Hydrogen-Powered Truck
Ballard Power Systems today announced the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with Ford Trucks to supply a fuel cell system as part of the development of a hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle prototype. The partnership includes an initial purchase order for 2 FCmove-XD 120 kW fuel cell engines that are planned to be […]
Konscious Foods Raises $26 Million to Expand Nationwide Distribution of Plant-Based Seafood Brand
Vancouver’s Konscious Foods has raised a $26 million financing round for its plant-based seafood brand. Konscious Foods is the latest creation from founder Yves Potvin, the classically trained French chef and plant-based innovator who created the world’s first veggie hot dog and founded Yves Veggie Cuisine and Gardein. The company offers a range of plant-based […]
TELUS Pollinator Fund Invests in Dryad: Accelerating Ultra-Early Wildfire Detection for Environmental Protection
TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good is making an equity investment into Series A financing of Dryad, a German startup that provides ultra-early wildfire detection. Dryad’s large-scale IoT networks and sensors can detect fires as early as their smoldering phase. This greatly reduces the risk of fires spreading out of control, and can help prevent the escalating costs […]
DAZN Chooses GeoComply to Secure Sports Content for its 20 Million Subscribers Worldwide
Global sports streaming leader DAZN has chosen Vancouver unicorn GeoComply to safeguard its premium sports content. GeoComply is a leading provider of cutting-edge anti-fraud and geolocation solutions and its GeoGuard solution provides advanced protection against usage of VPNs, Tors, Proxies, and other advanced location spoofing techniques. With over 20 million premium paying subscribers across 200 […]
Tradable Bits Launches ARCADE, a Customizable Arcade-Style Platform for Teams
Vancouver’s Tradable Bits is launching a series of customizable arcade-style games as a way for fans to interact with teams, even when they’re not actively watching a game. Tradable Bits interactive ARCADE engagement platform will empower teams to personalize each game to their brand and sponsors in minutes. ARCADE was born out of a long-standing […]
B.C. Founded Companies Join 1t.org’s Billion Tree Canadian Commitment
The unprecedented number of wildfires across Canada this summer — including some devastating scenes in B.C. — proves that we need leadership and solutions for climate change in both the public and private sectors. Last week, three British Columbia-founded companies — TELUS, tentree and veritree, and Teck Resources — announced they are joining 1t.org in the […]
Two BC Scale-ups Selected For Canada’s Global Hypergrowth Project
When innovative Canadian companies act as anchors in their communities, they create good jobs and build support for small businesses. The Government of Canada is committed to creating the best conditions to foster and grow more Canadian trailblazing companies—helping to ensure that our economy is strong here at home, but also that our businesses grow into leaders […]