Each month, Kathleen Reid (Founder + Managing Director at Switchboard Public Relations) connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives that are informing the BC tech sector. This month, she’s shedding light on a regional community making some noise, a grassroots effort to encourage more female representation in STEM, and an anchor company growing […]
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Canada’s Video Game Sector Adding Jobs And Age Brackets During The Pandemic
With so many people turning to video games during the last year to be entertained and maintain human connection either at home with family or in online streams, it’s no surprise Canada’s gaming industry is thriving, with companies expanding operations in major cities like Vancouver and Montreal. Canada is a nation of gamers, with 61 […]
11 B.C. Tech Companies Named To 2021 Narwhal List
The Narwhal Project identifies a set of young Canadian companies that have the potential to become successful on the world stage. The Narwhal List sheds light on the ability of firms to scale up and reach world-class status. 2020 was another remarkable year for Canadian Narwhals and eleven companies from B.C. made the cut. The […]
Covalent Raises Strategic Funding Round For Blockchain API
Vancouver’s Covalent, a unified API for blockchain data, has closed a $2 million strategic funding round led by Hashed with participation from Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures, Delphi Ventures, Hypersphere Ventures, and other ecosystem partners. The blockchain ecosystem has seen two major breakout categories over the past few years: trading and custody. This strategic funding round […]
Vancouver’s Tribe Begins Trading On The TSX Venture Exchange
Vancouver-headquartered Tribe Property Technologies began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange today after a qualifying transaction late last year that had Cherry Street Capital acquire Bazinga Technologies. Tribe simplifies condominium complex and residential community living through the delivery of tech-enabled community management products and services. An estimated $90 billion in payments are collected and contributed […]
Digital Transformations: Running Towards Change
I was a magazine publisher when consumers and the print industry started shifting to digital technologies and strategies. The shift in that industry in the ensuing decade was painful. One lesson I learned from that experience is that you should run towards change, lest it swallow you. This attitude applies to the shift to online […]
Two Vancouver Startups Selected For 2021 Google for Startups Accelerator
Google Canada has announced the twelve startups that will be taking part in the 2021 Google for Startups Accelerator Canada and two Vancouver startups made the cut. Google for Startups Accelerator Canada is a three-month accelerator program for Seed to Series A Canadian technology startups. The accelerator is designed to bring the best of Google’s […]
Microsoft Brings 500 New Jobs To Vancouver And Launches New Azure Edge Zone
This morning Microsoft announced the addition of a new Azure Edge Zone in Western Canada, further increasing their significant cloud footprint in Canada, and the addition of 500 local technical jobs. The new roles will help build leading applications in Intelligent Communications, Office, Azure, OneDrive, Web Experiences and mixed reality, growing Microsoft’s presence in the city […]
SPUD & FoodX Technologies To Trade On TSX As Freshlocal
Vancouver’s Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (SPUD) is doing a reverse takeover of TSXV-traded Rainy Hollow Ventures in a going public transaction and will change its name to Freshlocal Solutions. Upon completion of the arrangement, the combined entity will carry on the current business of SPUD and trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). “The name […]
LEAF Mobile to Launch NFTKit and Offer Non-Fungible Tokens as Prizes in Select Games
LEAF Mobile announced today that its subsidiary studio, East Side Games, is set to launch a non-fungible token (NFT) game creation toolset called NFTKit for its IdleKit platform. Top performing players will, for the first time, have true ownership over their rewards by receiving NFTs as prizes in select LEAF Group games published by East […]