Vancouver Film School (VFS) has been named both the Top Canadian Animation Training Program and Top International Animation Training Program by publication Animation Career Review, making it the fifth consecutive year that VFS has appeared at the top of the Canadian list and the third consecutive year at the top of the International list. Other […]
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General Fusion To Build Its Fusion Demonstration Plant In The UK
Burnaby’s General Fusion will build and operate its Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) at UK Atomic Energy Authority’s Culham Campus. The Culham Campus, the home of the UK’s national fusion research programme, is owned and managed by UKAEA, widely recognized as a world leader in fusion energy development and innovation. General Fusion’s FDP will introduce the […]
Cymax Group Technologies Appoints Three New Directors
Last week Vancouver-born Cymax Group announced that they were being renamed Cymax Group Technologies, to better reflect their ambitious vision for the future of e-commerce. This week Cymax Group Technologies announced the appointment of three new directors to its board to help the home furniture retailer fulfill on that vision. Rob Williams, Sarah Kavanagh, and […]
Capitalizing On Economic Recovery — The Necessity Of Fast Remote Hiring Post-COVID
An unprecedented economic boom is coming for a variety of industries around the world. As vaccine distribution continues to roll out globally, it is expected that rapid economic recovery will offer new opportunities to scale and innovate. With over 20 years of experience in the Canadian tech space, I have navigated changing global conditions and […]
Canada Drives Adds Sukhinder Singh Cassidy To Board of Directors
In Canada, B.C.-based Canada Drives leads the charge towards auto e-commerce as the largest 100% online car shopping and to-your-door delivery platform. After its recent national launch with expansion into Ontario, Canada Drives announced today that Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has been appointed to their Board as Lead Independent Director. Most recently the President of StubHub […]
RBC Launches RBCx to Support Visionary Tech Entrepreneurs
Royal Bank of Canada has announced the launch of RBCx, a full-service platform to accelerate the entrepreneurial journey at every stage of growth – providing access to capital solutions, innovative products and services, and operational expertise to help technology companies scale. RBCx supports entrepreneurs – from startup to scale up – who are disrupting business models, […]
World Economic Forum Names Two Vancouver Companies To Tech Pioneers List
The World Economic Forum has announced its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021 – companies that are shaping industries from healthcare to retail and many more. The list highlights early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised […]
Building a Healthy and Innovative Software Development Environment Remotely
As I mentioned in my previous article, Wishpond began experimenting with working remotely a few years before the pandemic began. As companies decide whether to adopt a hybrid or completely remote model, in this article I will cover some of our best practices that SaaS companies can replicate to maintain top talent while kindling software […]
Vancouver’s Metaspectral Wins Canadian Defence Contract
Vancouver’s Metaspectral has been selected to receive up to $200,000 as the first funding component of the Department of National Defence’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program for the Better Than Meets the Eye challenge. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) were seeking innovative solutions to assist Maritime […]
TiE Vancouver Hosts Fireside Chat With Angel Norm Francis
TiE Vancouver is hosting a fireside chat with local angel investing pioneer Norm Francis on June 22nd. In conversation with Maninder Dhaliwal, chair of TiE Vancouver Angels, Francis will be speaking about building startups and fundraising. Francis was the founder of Pivotal Software – the company that invented the concept of 360-degree customer relationship management (CRM), […]