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Vancouver tech anchor Hootsuite announced today that Maggie Lower has joined the company today as Chief Marketing Officer. Relocating from Chicago to Vancouver for this role, Lower will be a key member of Hootsuite’s executive leadership team and own the overall global strategy for brand, demand generation, communications, and events. Lower replaces Penny Wilson, who […]
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Vancouver’s Carooga Wants To Shake Up The Car Buying Experience
There’s another player in the online vehicle purchasing and delivery business in B.C. with Vancouver’s Carooga joining hometown rival Canada Drives. No more wasted time, money or stress at the dealership. Startup Carooga offers online car buying through a customer-friendly experience that begins on their website, where you can enjoy a 360-degree virtual test drive […]
Thinkific Hosts Third Annual Summit To Inspire Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
This week new crowned hometown unicorn Thinkific is hosting its third annual Think in Color Summit. Thinkific’s annual speaker and workshop series is aimed at driving forward diversity and inclusion in business and entrepreneurship by featuring traditionally underrepresented entrepreneurs and giving them a platform to share their expertise. This year’s event features a lineup of […]
BC Tech Releases Report That Challenges What We Know About The B.C. Economy
If you’re a regular reader of Techcouver, you likely believe that Vancouver’s future success lies in acknowledging its importance as an innovation economy and preparing the next generation for this reality. BC Tech Association President and CEO Jill Tipping wants everyone outside of the tech ecosystem to know this as well. In a new report […]
SOTW 018: aDolus
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Victoria’s aDolus. What the world wants now is peace of mind. Given the growth of ever more cunning cyber attacks, that’s a tall order. But aDolus has found a robust solution to deliver on it. Specifically, […]
Pivvot Transforms How Canadian Companies Use the Office
Creating a thriving culture should be your only focus right now as a business owner. Since the COVID19 pandemic hit, there has been a clear shift in the way we look at the physical office. The shift in how employees view the office after working remotely for so long is now more clear than ever. […]
If The Government Is Going To Play The Role Of Investor, It Needs To Act Like One
If you’ve ever perused a government news release or seen a political funding announcement, you probably heard a politician talk about investing. Whether it’s roads or schools, elder care or environmental protection, politicians almost never talk about government spending anymore — instead, it’s government investments. The money is all invested in approximately the same way that […]
Unbounce Helps Shine Bootcamp Uplift Marginalized Voices
Founded in Vancouver in 2017, Shine Bootcamp was originally an incubator within Unbounce to support increased gender diversity at conferences through training and education. Today, with the initial funding from Unbounce, Shine Bootcamp is now a women-led organization dedicated to uplifting marginalized voices through transformational professional speaking programs for women. This year, Shine Bootcamp is […]
How Technology Can Save Vancouver’s Hospitality Industry
Technology has emerged as a newly pivotal force in hospitality, but can it help save the industry from a massive labour crisis? As the province has entered the next phase of its reopening plan, the hospitality industry is now grappling with its next major setback: a significant labour shortage, with over 40,000 B.C. hospitality staff […]
Canada’s First All-Female Angel Fund Expands Across North America
Canada’s first all-female angel fund is expanding across North America. First launched in Victoria in 2017 with the support of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO), Women’s Equity Lab (WEL) has recently completed the investment of its third round. The Vancouver chapter was launched in 2020 followed by the Okanagan in early 2021 and new […]