Vancouver’s Mangrove Lithium has closed a $10 million USD Series A investment round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) with participation from existing investor BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice (BDC). Backed by Bill Gates, BEV invests in cutting-edge companies that will lead the world to net-zero emissions. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence forecasts a global supply gap of […]
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Rallying The World To Join A Local, Sustainable Farming Revolution Driven By Tech
Just past the one-hour mark of CubicFarms AMPLIFIED I appeared on camera for the third and final time. Over the course of those 20 seconds, my goal was to communicate how passionately I believe in the new industry category, local chain ag-tech, being launched at the October 21 event. As CubicFarms’ Chief Marketing Officer, I’m […]
RainStick Awarded Best of CES 2022 Innovation Award for Smart, Circular Shower Technology
Kelowna’s RainStick Shower has been awarded the “Best of CES 2022 Innovations Award Honouree” for their circular shower technology. The announcement was made ahead of CES 2022, the world’s most influential technology event, happening January 5-8 in Las Vegas. The CES Innovation Awards program, organised by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), is an annual competition […]
CULT Food Science Announces $1 million CULT PRIZE To Accelerate the Future of Food
Vancouver’s CULT Food Science has officially launched the CULT PRIZE with the goal of accelerating the future of food worldwide. CULT Food Science is an investment platform with an exclusive focus on clean, lab-grown food that is advancing the development of novel technologies to provide a sustainable, environmental, and ethical solution to the global factory […]
Community Connections Bring BC Tech’s 2021 Technology Impact Awards To Life
Through the pandemic, associations and not-for-profit organizations faced unprecedented challenges in the face of funding challenges and disruption to traditional in person events. And despite a thriving tech sector, which came through the pandemic on strong footing, BC Tech itself faced its fair share of challenges. Notably the closure of its Hub location and withdrawal […]
Train Fitness Launches World’s First App That Can Detect Exercises & Track Reps
Vancouver’s Train Fitness is transforming the way we track our workouts. Today the award-winning startup formally announced the first-ever hands-free workout-tracking app, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect exercises and track reps as users go through their workout. For the millions of gym-goers who currently use spreadsheets, their phone, or pen and paper to […]
ScalePad Acquires Backup Monitoring Solution Backup Radar
Vancouver’s ScalePad has acquired Backup Radar, an end-to-end automation platform for backup monitoring, reporting, and compliance, for an undisclosed sum. ScalePad is a developer of a SaaS platform for asset management and automation. ScalePad is trusted by over 9,000 partners in 76 countries and 60% of the MSP 501 to maximize their profitability, improve productivity, […]
Tasktop Looks To Add To Headcount After Year Of Accolades, Growth, and Investment
Vancouver’s Tasktop is transforming how the world’s largest organizations manage the process of building software and they are having quite the year. In December 2020, the Value Stream Management (VSM) platform announced record year-over-year growth, with over 50% growth in core business, enhanced product portfolio and offerings, and seasoned executive hires. In March 2021, the […]
A Conversation with 2021’s Top 3 Startups
Want to know if you have what it takes to launch a successful business? Join Innovate BC online during your lunch break on November 18th to learn from those who have been there, done that. Facilitated by Innovate BC President + CEO, Raghwa Gopal, The Entrepreneurial Journey – A Conversation with 2021’s Top Startups will […]
Trulioo Research Defines The Traits Of ‘Champions of Trust’
Following a $394 million Series D financing round earlier this summer to build the foundation for global financial inclusion, global identity verification leader Trulioo is strengthening pathways to create a more inclusive and trust-oriented digital economy. With the ability to verify 5 billion consumers and 330 million business entities worldwide, Trulioo has identified a new […]