Vancouver tech startup VoltSafe is aiming to redefine how the world connects to electricity. VoltSafe has filed patents in over forty countries for the world’s first, prongless, high power, electrical connector technology that doesn’t incur power losses like competitors. The Canadian company says its “revolutionary design hasn’t been seen since electricity first came into homes […]
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Freshly Public NFT Tech Taps Move-to-Earn Trend with Walken
NFT Technologies this week announced this week its participation in the Move-to-Earn project Walken. The Vancouver-based NFT startup will apply its crypto expertise to Walken, a move-to-earn mobile app that uses the movement detection capabilities of standard smartphones and wearable devices to capture the step counts of users, who are then rewarded with WLKN tokens for […]
Parvis Raises $2.6 Million Seed Round to Unlock Real Estate Through Blockchain
Parvis Invest announced that it has raised $2.6 million to launch a blockchain-based platform designed to modernize the investing process and unlock real estate opportunities. The Vancouver-based fintech startup raised the capital in a seed round led by Gravitas Securities. “Access to institutional real estate investment has long been an opportunity reserved for an elite […]
aDolus Wins Award for Innovating Software Supply Chain Security
Victoria’s aDolus Technology has won an award from Cyber Defense Magazine for the category of Most Innovative Software Supply Chain Security. According to the magazine, the awards are judged by certified security professionals who voted based on independent review of company-submitted materials including but not limited to data sheets, white papers, and product literature. “You would […]
New Ventures BC Narrows Field for 2022 Startup Competition
The 22nd annual New Ventures BC Competition presented by Innovate BC is well underway. New Ventures BC is giving away over $250,000 in non-dilutive cash and prizes to the most promising tech ventures across the province. Beyond the top three Innovate BC prizes, there are industry specific prizes and a prize for the top regional startup. […]
How Digital Transformation to the Cloud Helps BC Organizations Align with Provincial Priorities
Canadian organizations have had to change the way they engage their customers, stakeholders and employees. Not only have organizations been forced to adopt digital solutions to enable remote operations, but many have also had to accelerate plans to move to Cloud solutions. They are facing the challenge of learning to integrate strategic, forward-thinking digital Cloud […]
Green Growth: BC Makes Strong Showing in Future 50 List
There are at least 50 reasons to be optimistic about climate change in Canada. Corporate Knights this month revealed what it dubs the Future 50: the fifty fastest-growing green companies in the country. “Our objective was to identify outstanding Canadian entrepreneurs and companies that are gaining significant traction in the fight against carbon – with exciting […]
ElectricGo Launches Power Bar Kiosk Network to Keep Vancouver Fully Charged
University of British Columbia graduate Gury Singh has launched a startup to help urbanites keep their phones charged when on the go. The Vancouver-based ElectricGo has quietly rolled out more than 100 of its signature smartphone power bar rental kiosks across the Lower Mainland. “We found ourselves in the situations so many people do on a […]
Microsoft Is Taking Over the New Bentall 6 Building In Vancouver
Microsoft is adding a new location to its growing collection of office space in Vancouver. Sources informed Daily Hive’s Urbanized that the tech titan is planning not just any office, but a big one: Microsoft will take hold of the future Bentall 6 office tower on West Pender Street near the Burrard SkyTrain Station. Techcouver […]
Make Better Connections With OVOU’s Digital Business Cards
Vancouver entrepreneur Reza Varzidehkar creatively launched his new startup OVOU with a networking marathon that included attending 100 events in 100 days. OVOU (pronounced O-VU) is a a digital business card that allows users to make new connections using near-field communication (NFC) or a QR code. Reza made it his mission to prioritize the human connections […]