ACL has acquired Rsam, an analyst-recognized leader in IT, vendor, and security risk management solutions, headquartered in Secaucus, New Jersey. It also more than doubles ACL’s R&D capacity, accelerating the delivery of innovation to 7,000 customers in 135 countries. The combination brings together ACL’s true SaaS platform differentiated by its proprietary risk assurance methodology, advanced […]
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Seven B.C. Companies Named to Global Cleantech 100
Canadian cleantech companies are making their mark on the world stage with 12 companies being named to the prestigious Global Cleantech 100 list at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco. This year the list of innovative and promising clean technology companies represents strong diversification of markets and sectors with representation from across Canada. But the […]
Hothead Games Launches Mobile Publishing Division
Vancouver’s Hothead Games has launched a new publishing division to help third-party game developers turn their mobile games into hits. Known for making the best mobile first person shooter games, Hothead Games is currently accepting submissions and offering financial assistance for games in various stages of development that will benefit from Hothead’s expertise in analytics, […]
Six Local Companies Named to The 2019 Narwhal List
The Impact Centre’s Narwhal List 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. The Impact Centre’s ranking system is derived from publicly available information and tracks all firms in […]
According to Report, Hootsuite Abandons Sale Process
According to a report in the Globe & Mail, Hootsuite has abandoned a process that could have led to a sale of the company after preliminary offers came in below expectations. In October, Hootsuite hired Goldman Sachs to look at options in what one source described as a “price discovery process.” As a result Hootsuite entertained […]
Amazon Web Services Acquires TSO Logic
Vancouver’s TSO Logic has been acquired by Amazon Web Services (AWS). TSO Logic has built an analytics solution that helps customers plan, optimize and save on their way to the cloud. Part of the Amazon Partner Network, TSO Logic achieved AWS Migration Competency status in 2017. The designation recognizes that TSO Logic provides AWS customers […]
Redfin To Launch Real Estate Brokerage in Vancouver
Seattle-based online real estate brokerage Redfin announced today that they will be launching a national Canadian real estate search site and brokerage service in Vancouver and Toronto by March 2019. “Our goal is to make buying and selling Canadian homes more affordable, with Redfin agents who always put customers first,” said Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman. […]
Slack Plans to Forego IPO for a Direct Offering
According to the Wall Street Journal, Vancouver-born Slack is planning to go public through a direct public offering (DPO), potentially making it the second big technology company after Spotify to bypass a traditional initial public offering (IPO). A DPO is similar to an IPO in that securities, such as stock or debt, are sold to […]
Jane App books $2 Million from CIBC Innovation Banking
North Vancouver’s Jane Software has closed a $2 million growth capital financing round with CIBC Innovation Banking. Jane is a practice management software based used by practitioners in a variety of health care disciplines including physiotherapists, massage therapists, chiropractors, acupuncturists and counsellors. Jane offers a secure, cloud-based platform to perform online booking, charting, scheduling and […]
Work for a Silicon Valley Startup Without Leaving Canada
San Francisco startup Terminal builds and scales elite remote engineering teams to accelerate the growth of technology companies around the world. And by remote, we mean in Canada. Terminal has identified Vancouver, Waterloo, Toronto, and Montreal as emerging tech hubs that provide the most value in the engineering field. By partnering technology companies with engineering […]