Vancouver Airport Authority and WestJet have selected UBC as the research partner for a COVID-19 rapid testing pilot at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The pilot, which will be conducted on a voluntary basis for passengers on select departing flights when it launches, will seek to gather data to support public health knowledge and the response […]
Course Studio Raises $1 Million Seed Round For Online Learning
Online training is skyrocketing across every industry – from solo-preneurs teaching guitar fundamentals, business coaching, and fitness training. Vancouver’s Thinkific has seen a 200% increase in online courses being created on its platform since the pandemic hit and earlier this week announced that they had raised $22 million to accelerate product innovation. Thinkific’s financing comes […]
jSonar Acquired By Cybersecurity Giant Imperva
jSonar has been acquired by cybersecurity giant Imperva. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Headquartered in Boston and Vancouver, jSonar helps companies address database security and compliance needs, dramatically simplifying the process of establishing database protection while reducing cost. In June 2020, jSonar has closed a $50 million investment from Goldman Sachs for the company’s first […]
SeaHawk Robotics Wins Ocean Startup Challenge
The Ocean Startup Challenge is a competition designed to support innovators who are developing technologies that can be applied to large ocean challenges. This Challenge is led by the Ocean Startup Project, the first Innovation Ecosystem Project announced by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. The Ocean Startup Project is a pan-Atlantic collaboration to create and grow high-quality […]
Ionomr Wins Top Product and Market Award at European F-Cell Conference
Vancouver clean technology company Ionomr Innovations won the top award for Products & Markets at F-Cell, the world’s leading hydrogen and fuel cell conference in Stuttgart, Germany. Ionomr is the first Canadian company to win the F-Cell Product & Markets award, chosen based on the product’s innovation, market potential and environmental and social benefits. In […]
Atlas ID Launches COVID-19 Risk Platform for Canadian Businesses
As businesses try to recover from the pandemic’s economic blow while ensuring the safety of workers and customers, many have complained of two obstacles: access to coronavirus testing for their employees and long delays in receiving results. HIRE Technologies is partnering with Vancouver’s Atlas ID to bring the company’s COVID-19 risk mitigation platform to employers in Canada. […]
WELL Health Launches Digital Health App Marketplace
Today WELL Health Technologies launched apps.health, a digital health app marketplace that connects digital health tech companies and software developers to the WELL network of over 2,000 primary healthcare clinics and 10,000 physicians. WELL intends on collaborating with third-party digital health application developers to market and promote their products and services to WELL’s network of […]
7Geese Acquired By Human Capital Management Leader Paycor
Vancouver employee performance management platform 7Geese has been acquired by Cincinnati-based Human Capital Management company Paycor. 7Geese CEO and founder Amin Palizban announced the acquisition online today but terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 7Geese’s solution inspires high performance and engagement in distributed teams with objectives and key results (OKR) goal setting, agile performance […]
D-Wave Reveals the First Quantum Computer Built for Business
Earlier this year D-Wave Systems commissioned 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, to investigate enterprise attitude and appetite with regard to quantum computing. Yesterday they released the results. The survey found that while 39% of surveyed enterprises are already experimenting with quantum computing today, a staggering 81% have a use-case in mind for […]
Vancouver’s Olive Raises $1 Million Because Buying Technology Sucks
Vancouver startup Olive has raised a $1 million seed round led by San Antonio’s Active Capital with participation from Techstars and UK-based Novator. The Techstars Seattle alumni has created a vendor selection platform that helps companies streamline IT procurement. Olive transforms the buying process by moving customers away from the archaic RFP/RFI processes to a […]