Two months ago Vancouver’s BBTV created a new NFT Division to launch Non-Fungible Tokens with some of the world’s leading content creators across Entertainment, Music, Sports, Esports & Gaming verticals. This week BBTV announced a $250,000 investment into Nifty’s, a social NFT platform dedicated to bringing digital collectibles to mainstream audiences. Along with this investment […]
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How Tech Transformed My Life And My Business
My battle with Stargardt disease highlights technology as a powerful force for good When my life flashed before my eyes in September of 2018, it wasn’t because of a near-death experience. It was because my neuro opthamologist and retina specialist had just told me I could no longer drive. Visual deterioration caused by Stargardt disease, […]
Vancouver’s Foodee Acquired By Sodexo
One year ago Vancouver’s Foodee announced they had acquired Chewse and secured a $13 million strategic financing round that included a mix of equity led by BDC Capital paired with debt. Through their bridge financing program, BDC Capital matched funds raised by the companies’ existing investors, including Kensington Capital via the BC Tech Fund and […]
Pandemic Puppy Boom Fuels Veterinary Care Innovation With Vetsie
For pet care startups across the globe, raising venture money is like shooting fish in a barrel thanks to a pandemic puppy boom that pushed the industry past the $100 billion mark. In the U.S., 11 million new pet owners are driving demand for everything from vet care to wearables and pampering products. Virtual pet […]
The Gaming Stadium Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Collegiate Esports Development Program
Vancouver’s The Gaming Stadium (TGS) has announced The Collegiate Champions Series, a first-of-its-kind esports development program featuring tournaments, virtual workshops, and a case competition with $32,000 in scholarships and grants up for grabs – the most of any esports program in Canadian history. The Collegiate Champions Series is available to all Canadian post-secondary students. It […]
SOTW 016: ThisFish
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Vancouver’s ThisFish. Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back some 40,000 years, making the seafood industry one of the world’s oldest. In a classic case of old ways die hard, this industry has largely remained […]
Nexii And Omicron Merge To Fulfil Vision Of Revitalizing Construction Industry
Vancouver’s Nexii Building Solutions and Omicron share a vision of revitalizing the construction and building industry through innovation and technology. Nexii is a green construction tech company tackling the global environmental crisis through sustainable building products. The company’s innovative technologies allow for fast, efficient development of sustainable, more affordable, durable, and disaster-resilient buildings. Omicron is […]
Riipen Partners With University Canada West To Ramp-up B.C. Tech Talent
As labour force data shows that B.C.-based technology companies are struggling to meet their workforce needs, an innovative partnership between University Canada West (UCW) and Riipen demonstrates real-time benefits for companies and students. In the fall of 2020, UCW partnered with Riipen to bring real-world business examples into the classroom, giving students the hands-on experience […]
Fostering Emerging Talent Can Be The Key To Bucking Tech’s High Turnover Rate
You are no doubt already aware that the technology industry (specifically software) has a notoriously high turnover rate. In fact, according to one oft-cited statistic, tech actually has a higher employee-turnover rate than any other industry, at 13.2%. It’s not hard to explain why this is the case. For one thing, compensation is a major […]
Trendi Raises $2.25 Million Seed Round For Robotic, AI-driven Food Waste Solution
Trendi has raised a $2.25 million seed round led by WGG Capital Canada and Florida’s Vestech Partners for its Biotrim mobile processing technology. The Burnaby startup is dedicated to creating new robotic, AI-driven food waste processing solutions and was recently named a semi-finalist in the Government of Canada’s Food Waste Reduction Challenge. Trendi’s state-of-the-art Biotrim mobile […]