Vancouver’s Looking Glass Labs (LGL) is a leading Web3 platform specializing in non-fungible token (NFT) architecture, immersive metaverse environments, play-to-earn tokenization and virtual asset royalty streams. Early this year Vancouver’s LGL hired global brand veteran Ryan Lassi to head up marketing for its flagship studio, House of Kibaa (HoK). Ryan’s career highlights include holding senior marketing positions at […]
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Novarc Technologies Secures Series A Investment For Collaborative Robots
Vancouver’s Novarc Technologies has raised a Series A investment from Graham Partners Growth, the growth equity strategy of Graham Partners. Novarc is a full-stack robotics company specializing in the design and commercialization of collaborative robots (cobots) and AI-based machine vision software and systems for robotic welding applications. Novarc was recently named to the Globe and […]
Hydra Energy Building World’s Largest Hydrogen Refuelling Station for Big Trucks
Hydra Energy continues to accelerate adoption of hydrogen-based transportation through breaking ground on the world’s largest hydrogen refuelling station. The Vancouver-born “hydrogen-as-a-service” company is building the station in Prince George. “What’s so important about designing and building our own hydrogen refuelling station is that it solidifies a template of how to overcome the chicken-and-egg problem that […]
Register Now To Attend Next Week’s New Ventures BC Competition Awards
The New Ventures BC Competition has narrowed the field from 200+ competitors to just 11 finalists and the winners of the 22nd annual competition will be crowned next week. Join the web stream or attend in-person to see who’s taking home over $250,000 in cash and prizes at this year’s awards. Presented by Innovate BC, […]
Rapture Labs Adds LayerZero Co-founders To Board Of Advisors
Vancouver web3 gaming startup Rapture Labs has added LayerZero co-founders Bryan Pellegrino and Ryan Zarick to its advisory board. Pellegrino and Zarick co-founded LayerZero, along with Caleb Banister, to solve a problem nobody else had been able to effectively solve in crypto and blockchain spaces – to enable secure and direct cross-chain communication. Rapture Labs […]
Following Acquisition, Streamline Athletes Establishes New Partnership to Empower Students in BC
Last year, Streamline Athletes acquired The Stride Report, a site that provides NCAA track/cross-country rankings, projections, and analysis. The acquisition by Vancouver-based Streamline, an online sports recruiting platform focused on track and field, was a win-win for both companies. “No one covers collegiate distance running to the standard that The Stride Report does and we can’t […]
Trulioo Expands Global Digital ID Footprint to Singapore
Vancouver’s Trulioo has officially expanded to Singapore in response to rapidly growing customer demand in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The move allows Trulioo to directly serve its extensive and expanding enterprise-level APAC customer base. “As businesses in the Asia-Pacific region continue to shape the future of our digital world, Trulioo is pleased to work alongside them […]
6 High-Growth B.C. Tech Companies To Watch
The Globe and Mail recently published their latest annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies and the big list of businesses sprawls across sectors—from fashion to finance, construction to software, and everything in between. Techcouver poured over the list to uncover Vancouver’s gems of entrepreneurial success. This storied batch spans a range of interesting technologies […]
Vancouver Blockchain Startup Covalent Launches New Data Alchemist Bootcamp Program
Web3 data provider and Unified API Key creator Covalent recently announced a new Data Alchemist Boot-Camp program. The program is designed to bridge the skills gap for workers seeking employment at technology or Web3 companies rooted in data analytics, according to the Vancouver-based company, which last year closed $10 million in funding from a CoinList Public […]
Pocketed Collabs With EY Canada To Help Small Businesses
As the world faces increasing complexity and a growing number of challenges, there’s never been a greater need for innovation and entrepreneurship. A new collaboration between Vancouver startup Pocketed and industry leader EY Canada supports the very companies aiming to solve our greatest problems, by simplifying access to non-dilutive financing options for small businesses. Pocketed […]