Vancouver’s UpMeals has raised a $800,000 seed round for the first smart vending meal solution in B.C. UpMeals delivers healthy, custom meals created by professional chefs and registered holistic nutritionists in individual, sustainably-packaged meals specifically tailored to each organization’s needs. Meals are available 24/7 through innovative touch screen SmartVending machines. This concept is the brainchild of […]
Seattle’s Rad Power Bikes Raises $150 Million For Electric Bikes
Seattle’s Rad Power Bikes has raised a USD $150 million funding round from a prestigious group of investors including Morgan Stanley, Fidelity, and Vulcan Capital. Rad Power Bikes is the largest direct-to-consumer electric bike brand in North America with more than 200,000 owners across 30 countries and a full lineup of ebikes for both personal and […]
Digital Technology Supercluster Funds Telewound Care Canada Initiative
In Canada, 30 to 50 per cent of all health care involves a wound. With the pandemic, older, comorbid patients at the highest risk for wounds are also at the greatest risk of COVID-19 complications. While public health measures have helped to limit the spread of the virus, many wound patients can experience greater difficulty […]
Nexii Raises $33 Million For Sustainably Built Starbucks Drive-Thrus
Green construction technology company Nexii has raised $33 million in its fourth round of funding. Nexii is committed to tackling the global environmental crisis by accelerating the supply of more sustainable and durable buildings. The company’s innovative green technologies allow for the rapid development of sustainable, cost-efficient, durable and disaster-resilient buildings. The funds will be […]
Vancouver’s ThisFish wins THRIVE Canada Challenge Agtech Award
Vancouver’s ThisFish has won the virtual THRIVE Canada Challenge, taking home top billing in the agtech startup category. The THRIVE Canada Challenge solves problems of the Canadian agrifood industry, accelerates the development of the ecosystem, and selects the best startups and scale-ups for investment and global recognition. The developer of seafood traceability software is no […]
Precision NanoSystems Receives $25 Million To Build RNA Medicine Biomanufacturing Centre
Vancouver’s Precision NanoSystems announced today that it has received a contribution of $25.1 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). This contribution will support a $50.2-million project to establish a biomanufacturing centre in Vancouver dedicated to the production of ribonucleic acid (RNA) lipid nanoparticle vaccines and genetic medicines. The centre will support the Government of Canada’s national biomanufacturing strategy to […]
Teradici Brings High-Performance Remote Access To The Mac
Emmy Award-winning Teradici has added support for the Mac to its industry-leading PCoIP® technology and Cloud Access Software. Teradici users can remotely access their Mac as if they were on a local machine, with the resolution and color fidelity they need to maintain the highest-quality standards. This is a first in the industry driven by […]
Burnaby’s Vanrx Pharmasystems Acquired By Cytiva
Global life sciences leader Cytiva has acquired Burnaby’s Vanrx Pharmasystems. Founded in 2007 by Chris Procyshyn and Ross Gold, Vanrx makes robotic aseptic filling machines to fill vials, syringes, and cartridges with reduced risk and increased speed to patients. Vanrx counts leading biopharmaceutical companies as its customers. Vanrx’s flagship products are the SA25 Aseptic Filling […]
Victoria’s Certn Raised $43 Million in 2020 For Background Checks
Victoria startup Certn has secured a $9.5 million Series A+ funding round. Adding this round to previous funding, Certn has secured a total of $43 million in seed, Series A and Series A+ funding throughout 2020. Certn was named to Techcouver’s 10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020 list in January 2020 and have […]
EdTech Startup Wize Raises $3 Million For Online Education Platform
Vancouver Edtech startup Wize has raised a USD $3 million funding round. Founded in 2017, Wize is a fast-growing online education platform that delivers course-specific video tutorials and exam-like practice problems for high school, college, and university students across North America. The funds will be used to develop and launch a new, more intuitive learning […]