According to the Sports Business Journal, the National Football League (NFL), NFL Players Association (NFLPA) and Dapper Labs will announce a deal to launch a digital collectibles marketplace resembling the hit NBA Top Shot this week. Last week Dapper Labs raised a USD $250 million funding round led by Coatue that included investors a16z, BOND, […]
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Vancouver Ecosystem Launches Angels For Climate Solutions Program
The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) has launched Angels for Climate Solutions, a program designed to increase the flow of capital investment into B.C.-based, early-stage climate technology startups. “Angels for Climate Solutions is a result of the strategic imperative to ensure our innovation ecosystem has the support necessary to apply its ingenuity and agility to the […]
entrepreneurship@UBC’s Immersion Week Starts Today
entrepreneurship@UBC is hosting Immersion Week starting today, Monday September 27th. Immersion Week is a five day online event for UBC students, staff, faculty, alumni and BC’s innovation ecosystem to come together with the purpose of demystifying entrepreneurship in the innovation economy. This week-long event will cross 3 tracks of content and includes keynote speakers, insightful panels, […]
Reusables.com Adds First Grocery Retail Partner To Platform
Vancouver-based container-sharing platform Reusables.com announced a partnership with Georgia Main Food Group (formerly HY Louie) to utilize the service at the Vancouver House location of Fresh St. Market. This follows closely on the heels of a successful launch with well-known Vancouver restaurants including MeeT in Gastown, Bandidas Taqueria, Autostrada, JamJar Canteen, Kula Kitchen, Tartine Bread […]
Connecting The Dots: September 2021
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. For September’s Connecting The Dots, Kathleen looks back on VI’s exciting month, sheds light on what the recent election results could mean for tech, and looks ahead […]
8 High-Growth B.C. Tech Companies To Watch
The Globe and Mail has published their third annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies and the list of 448 businesses sprawl across sectors, from fashion to finance, and manufacture everything from medical testing devices to organic pasta. Techcouver has poured over the list to uncover Vancouver’s gems of entrepreneurial success, whether they be companies […]
Seven B.C. Startups Named To Canada’s Most Innovative Technology Companies Lists
CIX Canadian Innovation Exchange has announced the CIX TOP 20 Early and CIX TOP 10 Growth lists of innovative Canadian technology startups for the 2021 program. Chosen by the CIX 2021 Selection Committee of 100+ global technology investors, the selected companies represent a diverse range of technology companies spanning software, AI, medtech, fintech, big data, […]
Who will win the Innovate BC Regional Startup Prize?
Among the $250,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs at this year’s New Ventures BC Competition is the $10,000 Innovate BC Regional Startup Prize. Awarded to a most promising startup placing in the Top 10 or Top 25, that is positioned to make a significant regional impact. The venture must be located outside of […]
iQmetrix Points To Google To Boost Local Telecom Stores’ Online Presence
Vancouver’s iQmetrix has integrated with Pointy from Google, a free service that places local retailers above the big-box options when a customer is searching Google for products nearby. iQmetrix provides software in the competitive wireless retail space. With the rise of big-box brands, same-day or next-day shipping, and the expansion of online retail, wireless retailers […]
Evanesce To Debut Compostable Products In Las Vegas Next Week
Vancouver’s Evanesce has expanded their senior leadership team in advance of the sustainable technology innovator’s debut at the PACK EXPO conference next week in Las Vegas. Addressing the growing plastic pandemic, Evanesce has engineered a patented technology that produces cost-competitive, 100% plant-based, and 100% compostable sustainable packaging. In Las Vegas the company will showcase their patented […]