Vancouver’s Clevest has been acquired by Chicago’s IFS. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Clevest is a leader in mobile workforce management for energy and water utilities and has a long and successful track record of creating, deploying and supporting solutions around the world. Over 240 electric, gas and water utilities have chosen Clevest, […]
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Trulioo Celebrates Company of the Year Award With New CFO
Hot on the heels of winning the Company of the Year – Scale Success award at yesterday’s BC TECH Awards, Vancouver’s Trulioo has announced an addition to their senior leadership team. Leigh Ramsden will be joining the company later this month as Chief Financial Officer. Ramsden brings more than 20 years of financial analysis and […]
Try Plantiga’s Sensor Insoles At Their New Assessment Lab In Vancouver
Plantiga Technologies has opened a testing and assessment facility offering mobility analysis for injury prevention, rehabilitation and performance at their headquarters in Vancouver. Plantiga is the “world’s first AI-powered human movement intelligence company” offering deep insights into health based on the way we move. Their wearable insoles measure and analyze real-world functional movement patterns to […]
BBTV Signs New Contracts with Major Content Partners
Vancouver’s BBTV has announced the signing of four new YouTube content partners, Nick Pro, penguinz0, Jack Denmo, and Francesca Farago – accounting for 267.8 million monthly views and 12.5 million subscribers. Founded in 2005, BBTV provides end-to-end content management and technology solutions for independent content creators and media companies to grow their presence online. Nick […]
MacroHealth Raises $54 Million Series A, Looks To Hire 30+ In Vancouver
Vancouver-headquartered health data platform MacroHealth has raised a $54 million Series A funding round and plans on hiring for 30+ technical roles in Vancouver in 2020. MacroHealth’s platform helps large healthcare payer organizations find the best provider networks for their members. “MacroHealth is disrupting the US commercial healthcare industry, a $3.5 trillion marketplace.” says Toufic Boubez, […]
BC Technology Impact Award Winners Announced
This year the winners of the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) were announced virtually. Unlike previous years where the winners were showered with attention at an in-person gala event, this year the awards were presented online. Produced by the BC Tech Association, the TIA awards represent the cream of an impressive crop of innovative ventures […]
Smart Window Company Click Materials Rebrands As Miru Smart Technologies
Vancouver’s Click Materials has rebranded as Miru Smart Technologies. Inspired by the Japanese word for ‘a pleasant view’, Miru is bringing next-generation electrochromic windows to the automotive, residential, and commercial markets. The updated branding reflects the future of the company’s cutting-edge product, and rolls out as Miru moves into a new leading-edge manufacturing facility. The […]
iQmetrix Introduces Virtual Queue Tool For Managing In-Store Traffic
As with all brick-and-mortar businesses, telecom retailers are reducing the number of customers in their stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But with physical stores as the primary channel for purchases, it’s easier said than done. Vancouver’s iQmetrix has launched new queue management software to help telecom retailers safely and conveniently manage in-store traffic. […]
Vancouver Named Top-Growth Tech City in North America
Vancouver has ranked first in North America for high-tech software job growth. According to the 2020 CBRE North America Tech-30 report, Vancouver leads the 30 top tech markets in the US and Canada, with a growth rate of 29.2% over the past two years. In 2018 and 2019, approximately 14,200 new tech jobs were created in […]
BBTV Adds Dragon Michele Romanow & Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes To Board
Today newly publicly-traded BBTV provided a corporate update which included the announcement of three new directors to their Board. As part of its preparation for their initial public offering, the Vancouver-born company appointed three new directors to its Board, Marcel Reichart, formerly of Bertelsmann Investments, Michele Romanow, CBC Dragon and co-founder of Clearbanc, and Ryan […]