Vancouver’s Kardium, developer of the Globe® Mapping and Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, has raised USD $115 million in a new financing round led by Fidelity with follow-on participation by T. Rowe Price. The new financing will be used to accelerate commercial growth of the Globe System across Europe and to conduct […]
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Lighthouse Labs Launches 21-Day Data Challenge
It’s no secret that Lighthouse Labs is passionate about making tech more accessible to a wider swath of people. The ongoing digital revolution presents so many opportunities for people to accelerate in their current careers or change careers entirely. Skills like data analytics and web development have so much potential to push people towards greater, […]
Learn About Investing At Spring’s Impact Investor Summit
Interested in investing? Check out Spring Activator’s Impact Investor Summit this week. This boutique virtual gathering will provide you with opportunities to learn about trend industries in the impact investing space, network with other investors, and gain resources and inspiration for using your money to fuel impact. Spring Activator empowers purpose-driven entrepreneurs, investors, and entrepreneurship […]
Carbon Engineering Wins Cleantech North American Company of the Year Award
Squamish-based Carbon Engineering (CE) has been named on the prestigious Global Cleantech 100 list by Cleantech Group for the second year in a row. CE was also awarded the 2021 North American Company of the Year Award – an honour bestowed upon the highest-ranked company on the list from the region. CE‘s groundbreaking Direct Air […]
Fintech Unicorn Chime To Employ 100 In Vancouver By End Of 2021
The trend is undeniable. Tech companies hailing from San Francisco are setting up shop in Vancouver to gain access to our strong talent base. This trend shouldn’t surprise anyone. The strongest economic argument in Vancouver’s pitch to Amazon to build their HQ2 was that the city’s tech workers have the “lowest wages of all North […]
Tencent Acquires Majority Stake In Vancouver’s Klei Entertainment
Chinese multinational tech conglomerate Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Vancouver’s Klei Entertainment. The acquisition news comes by way of a forum post from Klei founder Jamie Cheng. According to Cheng, “Klei retains full autonomy of creative and operations across all aspects of the studio, including projects, talent, and more.” Klei was founded by […]
TiE Vancouver To Host Demo Day On February 10th
TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in Silicon Valley in 1992 by successful entrepreneurs with roots in the Indus region (the Indian subcontinent). With a mission to support startups through networking and the raising of capital for entrepreneurs, TiE has spread over 72 chapters in 17 countries with over 20,000 Members. RELATED: Six Things that […]
Esports Startup GameSeta Acquired by U.S. Leader PlayVS
Vancouver’s GameSeta Esports has been acquired by Los Angeles’ PlayVS (pronounced Play-versus), the leading amateur esports platform in the United States. The GameSeta platform manages all the logistics that go into an esports league including a secured platform for schools and students to monitor game performance, conduct training sessions, and manage teams. PlayVS is the […]
Immersive Tech To Launch Virtual Reality Shipping Container Attraction
Vancouver’s Immersive Tech is launching a new Location Based Entertainment (LBE) VR attractions franchise division named UNCONTAINED, to capitalize on the growing demand from its Family Entertainment Centre clients for COVID-safe outdoor attractions. UNCONTAINED will be the world’s first free-roam hyper-immersive interactive VR attraction, built for a COVID world within shipping containers. The experience will […]
Autozen Emerges From Stealth With $4.2 Million Round
No longer operating in stealth mode, Vancouver startup Autozen announced today that it has raised a $4.2 million funding round. Positioned to disrupt the stressful and unnecessarily complex car sale process, Autozen is a new consumer-to-business (C2B) marketplace on a mission to create an easier, safer and more transparent way for car owners to sell […]