Vancouver startup Emmerse has launched a mobile app that allows people to visit various locations around the world… through sound. The pandemic has caused a rise in anxiety, with over 37% of North Americans reporting being affected by it. The app aims to give people a mini escape – a way to distract them from […]
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KPU Adds Video Game Development, Visual FX and Animation Programs
British Columbia is already home to the world’s largest animation and visual effects cluster, accounting for more than 70,000 full time equivalent jobs and more than $3 billion in annual income, and it is expected to continue growing, according the BC Chamber of Commerce. Opportunities to learn the skills needed to enter the video game development, […]
Finalists Announced for 2022 BC Cleantech Awards
The finalists for the 2022 BC Cleantech Awards have been announced. Chosen from more than 140 nominations, these individuals and organizations reflect the best of BC cleantech. The BC Cleantech Awards ceremony is a hybrid event, with finalists and program partners gathering in downtown Vancouver, and everyone in the broader cleantech community invited to join […]
Advice on Canadian Startup Accelerators from a Fintech Founder
CapIntel is a leading Canadian B2B financial technology company that aims to streamline time-consuming tasks for advisors and provide quick perspectives on a client’s investments and proposal developments. CapIntel’s proprietary technology is used by over 10,000 advisors across the country. Following the recent announcements of partnerships and strategic relationships with IG Wealth Management, Canada Life […]
Dooly Ranks As #6 Fastest-Growing Product on G2’s 2022 Best Software Awards
Vancouver’s Dooly has been named to G2’s 2022 Best Software Awards, placing #6 on the Fastest Growing Products list. Operating a software marketplace used by more than 60 million software buyers annually, G2 is the definitive online destination to discover, review and manage the technology that businesses need to reach their potential. Its annual Best […]
Cymax Group Bolsters Board of Directors With Addition Of Manu Sarna
Following substantial growth despite a challenging global supply chain environment, Vancouver’s Cymax Group Technologies continues to bolster its ranks with the addition of Manu Sarna to its board of directors. Cymax Group is a trusted partner to hundreds of leading furnishing brands. The multi-channel e-commerce provider added Sarna to help the company sharpen its focus on […]
Blackbird Interactive To Implement Four-day Work Week
Vancouver’s Blackbird Interactive (BBI), creators of the award-winning Hardspace: Shipbreaker and developer of the upcoming Homeworld 3 and Crossfire: Legion, are implementing a studio-wide four-day work week beginning in April of 2022. “Without our crew we are nothing. They are the most important asset to our studio and their mental health is the most important […]
Sparkgeo Launches Prescient To Go After $33 Billion Geospatial Analytics Market
A report by Mordor Intelligence valued the geospatial analytics market at USD $22 billion in 2020, expecting it to reach a value of USD $33 billion by 2026. Vancouver’s Sparkgeo wants their share of that market and has launched Prescient this week to go after it. Prescient harnesses unparalleled amounts of satellite, remote sensor and third-party […]
Canexia Health Merges With Imagia Cybernetics To Supercharge Oncology
Vancouver’s Canexia Health is merging with Montréal’s Imagia Cybernetics, an AI-healthcare company that accelerates oncology solutions generated from real world data. Canexia is an oncology innovator that streamlines complex cancer genomic information which allows oncologists to identify optimal treatment selection and patient monitoring. The merger includes a $20 million funding round that included BDC Capital’s […]
Canada’s First Coworking Facility Built for Ecommerce Brands Opens in Vancouver
Vancouver’s much anticipated purpose-built coworking space for ecommerce brands is open for business. Launched by the ecommerce experts at JIBE, ECOMsquare is a bi-level, 7,000-square-foot facility and the new home of a collective that features ecommerce creators, operators, and owners who are dedicated to growing the eCommerce industry in British Columbia. Located at 1758 West […]