Staffbase has raised a USD $145 million financing round led by growth equity firm General Atlantic. Earlier this month Staffbase merged with Kelowna-headquartered Bananatag. The combined company is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing providers of cutting-edge internal communications software. As a result of the merger, the Staffbase suite with an employee app and […]
PDFTron Acquires World Leader in 3D PDF Conversion
Vancouver’s PDFTron Systems has acquired UK-based PDF3D, a leader in 3D PDF technologies. In conjunction with the acquisition, PDF3D SDK, an expanded module for developers, is now part of the PDFTron platform. The deal marks the fourth acquisition as part of PDFTron’s roadmap acceleration strategy since receiving a $71 million growth investment by Silversmith Capital […]
Vancouver Startup Week Is Back For Its 8th Consecutive Year
Mark your calendars! Vancouver Startup Week (VSW) is back for its 8th consecutive year but this year it is taking place in May. The highly anticipated jam-packed week-long event will take place from May 21–28, 2021. “The past year has shown us how resilient and resourceful the startup community is in Vancouver — and around […]
Victoria’s Plurilock to Acquire Leading U.S. Cybersecurity Solutions Provider
Victoria’s Plurilock Security is acquiring Aurora Systems Consulting, a leading U.S.-based cybersecurity solutions provider with over 140 clients and revenue of USD $28.11 million in 2020. Plurilock (TSXV: PLUR) is a leading provider of invisible and continuous authentication technologies for enterprises. Through the Acquisition, Plurilock will obtain a professional services team, a new office on […]
11 B.C. Tech Companies Named To 2021 Narwhal List
The Narwhal Project identifies a set of young Canadian companies that have the potential to become successful on the world stage. The Narwhal List sheds light on the ability of firms to scale up and reach world-class status. 2020 was another remarkable year for Canadian Narwhals and eleven companies from B.C. made the cut. The […]
Covalent Raises Strategic Funding Round For Blockchain API
Vancouver’s Covalent, a unified API for blockchain data, has closed a $2 million strategic funding round led by Hashed with participation from Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures, Delphi Ventures, Hypersphere Ventures, and other ecosystem partners. The blockchain ecosystem has seen two major breakout categories over the past few years: trading and custody. This strategic funding round […]
Vancouver’s Tribe Begins Trading On The TSX Venture Exchange
Vancouver-headquartered Tribe Property Technologies began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange today after a qualifying transaction late last year that had Cherry Street Capital acquire Bazinga Technologies. Tribe simplifies condominium complex and residential community living through the delivery of tech-enabled community management products and services. An estimated $90 billion in payments are collected and contributed […]
Two Vancouver Startups Selected For 2021 Google for Startups Accelerator
Google Canada has announced the twelve startups that will be taking part in the 2021 Google for Startups Accelerator Canada and two Vancouver startups made the cut. Google for Startups Accelerator Canada is a three-month accelerator program for Seed to Series A Canadian technology startups. The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google’s […]
Microsoft Brings 500 New Jobs To Vancouver And Launches New Azure Edge Zone
This morning Microsoft announced the addition of a new Azure Edge Zone in Western Canada, further increasing their significant cloud footprint in Canada, and the addition of 500 local technical jobs. The new roles will help build leading applications in Intelligent Communications, Office, Azure, OneDrive, Web Experiences and mixed reality, growing Microsoft’s presence in the city […]
SPUD & FoodX Technologies To Trade On TSX As Freshlocal
Vancouver’s Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (SPUD) is doing a reverse takeover of TSXV-traded Rainy Hollow Ventures in a going public transaction and will change its name to Freshlocal Solutions. Upon completion of the arrangement, the combined entity will carry on the current business of SPUD and trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). “The name […]