On this date five years ago you could have purchased a share in Canadian e-commerce darling Shopify for CAD $35. Today Shopify (TSX:SHOP) trades at CAD $1,350 per share. If you had purchased $10,000 worth of Shopify for your Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) that year it would be worth over $385,000 today. Tax free. […]
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TraceSafe to Provide Contact Tracing at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championships
Vancouver’s Tracesafe will be the exclusive and official contact tracing partner of the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton. TraceSafe is a full suite of real-time location management services and contact tracing solutions enabled through advanced low power Bluetooth beacons and enterprise cloud management. Powered by the TELUS, TraceSafe will provide staff members and […]
Why You Can’t Multitask, and the Key to Being More Productive While Working Remotely
Just as the key to success is to specialize, the key to being more productive is to single-task. Granted, single-tasking has never been more difficult now that we live, work, and play at home. But the proof is in the data – data that Charli AI collected in an independent national survey among 1,000 Canadian […]
Canadian Technology Sector M&A Activity Accelerates Into 2021
As a tumultuous 2020 comes to a close, Canada’s technology sector is decidedly on the radar for U.S., international and domestic strategic and financial buyers. The latter half of the year has witnessed a significant increase in technology merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, with a variety of important trends driving increased activity. In this article, […]
BC’s Fastest Growing Company To Build World’s Largest Digital Health & Wellness Publication
Launched in 2015 by Victoria’s Redbrick, Assembly Technologies is a digital publishing company that currently reaches 25 million visitors, monthly across the brands it has developed in-house: Facty Health, Heywise, Automaatic, The Getaway, The Habitat, and Critter Culture. Five year later Assembly was named B.C.’s fastest-growing company for 2020 by Business in Vancouver. Reporting growth […]
6Degrees Uses Machine Learning To Pair Singles Up On Zoom Dates
6Degrees is a new matchmaking platform with a mission to humanize dating in Vancouver. A hybrid of traditional matchmaking services and free dating apps, 6Degrees uses machine learning to pair up compatible people for one-on-one Zoom dates. During the pandemic, it’s been harder than ever for people looking to date to make a connection. While […]
Trulioo To Provide ID Verification For Land Title and Survey Authority of B.C.
Trulioo is partnering with the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) to deliver real-time identity verification and document verification services for its legal practitioner customers. Traditionally, lawyers and notaries would verify customer identities by checking ID documents in person. However, given the physical distancing measures resulting from COVID-19, this has become a […]
Tevano Launches ‘Health Shield’ Entranceway Health Alert Device
Vancouver health tech innovator Tevano has launched Health Shield™, a state-of-the-art visitor health screening device. With proprietary hardware and software, Health Shield has been developed to help business owners, public officials and organizations protect the health of the public and their staff through fast, efficient, non-contact entranceway health screening. Using thermal imaging, Health Shield is […]
Silicon Valley May Not be King for Much Longer
As the Tech Scene Globalizes, Canada Opens its Door to Professionals Around the World When was the last time you did a deal over a restaurant meal? It’s probably been a while. Thanks to COVID-19, the era of schmoozing your way to the top of the Valley is gone—and it’s about time. With executives and […]
Boast.ai Raises $30 Million To Revolutionize SR&ED Tax Credits with AI
Vancouver-headquartered Boast.ai has raised a CAD $30 million Series A funding round for its AI-powered platform that automates the complex process of claiming R&D tax credits. The round was led by Radian Capital. With the investment Boast.ai will further develop their platform to better serve their nearly 1,000 customers, launch new products to help companies […]