Metaspectral announced recently that it will be developing a new Earth observation payload for the International Space Station. According to the announcement, which came on the anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk, payload is known as “Onboard Programmable Technology for Image Classification and Analysis, or OPTICA. It will enable real-time compression, streaming, and analysis […]
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Vancouver’s Blume Raises $2 Million For Superfood Latte Brand
Vancouver’s Blume has raised a $2 million seed round for their superfood latte brand. Co-Founded by Karen Danudjaja in 2017, Blume is North America’s leading superfood brand that features locally made products with 100 percent natural and all organic ingredients, such as turmeric, reishi and more. Retailing in over 1,500 stores nationwide, including Whole Foods, […]
London Rail Company Taps Vancouver’s Netskrt Systems for Edgecasting Trial
British train operating company London North Eastern Railway announced this month a United Kingdoms first—using Vancouver technology. LNER announced its edgecasting proof-of-concept trial that enables people to stream thousands of shows from ITV Hub in ultra high-definition without eating into personal data or the train’s Wi-Fi bandwidth. 69% of passengers say that good-quality Wi-Fi is […]
Following Big Funding, Nexii Aims to Acquire Solar Earth Technologies
Nexii has officially entered a letter of intent to acquire Solar Earth in the coming months, bringing two Canadian companies together to support the transition of the built environment towards a net zero future Nexii Building Solutions intends to acquire Solar Earth Technologies following a $45 million venture capital round earlier this month. Nexii, which designs […]
Hydra Energy Lands Partnership With Western Canadian Heavy-truck Dealer
Vancouver’s Hydra Energy, the world’s first Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS™) provider for commercial fleets, has landed a partnership with a major western Canadian heavy-duty truck dealer group to accelerate adoption of its hydrogen conversion kits. This is a first-of-its-kind green trucking collaboration with First Truck Centre will now allow commercial truck fleet owners to quickly convert their trucks […]
Victoria Hardware Startup MeepMeep Launches Tiny Tech Tracker for Disc Golf
A bootstrapped startup in Victoria has officially launched its flagship product. Given the recent disc golf boom in BC, MeepMeep is in the business of smart disc golf accessories hardware. Its first product is a stick-on, smartphone-connected tracker device designed to help disc golfers save time by finding lost discs faster. “Growing up playing disc […]
Intelligent City Raises $30 Million to Advance Sustainable Urban Housing Using Mass Timber, Automation, and Robotics
With pressure mounting for cities to address affordable housing needs, decarbonize buildings, and meet sustainability goals, housing technology company Intelligent City raised $22 million, bringing the total capital invested in the company to $30 million. As one of the first companies in North America to apply automation and robotics to the design and manufacturing of prefabricated mass […]
Nonprofit Launches Year-Long Study of BC’s Vibrant Life Sciences Sector
According to research from Invest Vancouver, the Metro Vancouver region is producing world-leading science in lipid nanoparticles, antibodies, genomics, and more. Vancouver is Canada’s top life sciences startup ecosystem, and one of the top in North America, IV’s analysis shows. It’s also rapidly growing. “BC is home to the fastest-growing life sciences sector in the […]
Future Capital Partners with BDC to Train 150 Angel Investors
Vancouver’s Future Capital has announced a second Women in Technology Series. The learning and opportunity platform for investors says the collaboration with BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture will launch this summer. The collaboration aims to “activate a new pipeline of women angel investors and diversify the ecosystem that supports tech founders,” according to a […]
XR’s Hyper-Immersive Experience ‘Uncontained’ Goes Live at the PNE
Last month we reported on a new experience from Vancouver-based XR Immersive Tech coming to the largest ticketed event in British Columbia. “Uncontained,” a hyper-immersive attraction, is now live at the PNE in Vancouver following a “successful installation and launch,” as well as onsite training of staff, according to a statement from the startup. “From […]