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Shopify To Expand Vancouver Presence With 90,000 Sq Ft Office

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Techcouver has learned that Ottawa-born, e-commerce darling Shopify is expanding in Vancouver and taking over 90,000 square feet at 1055 Dunsmuir Street. Shopify’s new space will accommodate 500-700 employees over five floors. The space was previously occupied by Deloitte Canada who moved out late last year and is in the middle of a two-stage move […]

Zero Latency VR To Open Gaming Venue In Vancouver

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Zero Latency VR, the global leading provider of free-roaming virtual reality gaming, has selected Vancouver as the home of its first Western Canadian entertainment venue and third Canadian city, with a state-of-the-art facility at Kingsgate Mall on East Broadway. Zero Latency VR, which has 40 locations in 20 countries on four continents, sees Vancouver as […]

As Over-Funded Unicorns Lose Their Shine, Is Bootstrapping Finally Becoming Newsworthy?

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Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen the fall from grace of many of the previously celebrated (yet grossly over-funded) unicorns like WeWork, Uber, and Peloton. These companies received far more than their fair share of media coverage over the past decade. Perhaps it’s for this reason that the media is finally turning its focus […]

Aquatic Informatics Lands $8 Million From CIBC Innovation Banking

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Aquatic Informatics, a leader in water data management and analytics, has landed $8 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. The capital infusion will be used by the company to support growth, including strategic acquisitions. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 800,000 people die each year from unsafe drinking water1, including 300,000 […]

Terramera-led Tech Supercluster Project To Solve Crop Loss Due To Climate Change

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Vancouver-based agtech leader Terramera has announced that it is leading a significant project for the Canadian Digital Technology Supercluster (Supercluster). The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the Supercluster’s investment and commitment to the initiative at an event hosted at Terramera’s company headquarters last week. The Terramera-led Precision Agriculture to Improve […]

Uber Now Live In Vancouver

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UPDATE: Less than 24 hours after being approved, Uber has starting service as of 8:00am on Friday, January 24th at 8:00am. Set up an Uber account now and save $5 off your first ride. Vancouverites are used to waiting for a taxi but it appears that our wait for ride hailing is almost over. The […]

Mastercard Commits $510 Million To Vancouver Cybersecurity Centre, Creating 270 Jobs

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In an announcement at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga announced that Mastercard will open its latest global technology centre in Vancouver. Located in the restored old Stock Exchange building, the new Intelligence and Cyber Centre is being […]

Tipalti Announces Canadian Expansion With Office in Vancouver

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The tech migration trend continues. San Mateo’s Tipalti announced today that it will be opening offices in Vancouver. Founded in 2010, Tipalti is a payables automation solution that makes it painless for finance departments to manage their entire AP and supplier payments operation in the cloud. Hundreds of companies trust Tipalti with their supplier payment […]

HeyBryan Partners With Duuo To Insure Gig Economy Workers

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Home-maintenance app HeyBryan has announced a partnership with Duuo, by The Co-operators Group. Since launching in 2018, Duuo has reimagined Canadian insurance by providing on-demand, digital solutions that meet the emerging needs of consumers and businesses participating in the sharing economy. Through the partnership, Duuo will develop a custom, easy-to-use insurance product that HeyBryan will […]

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