Vancouver’s UpMeals has launched the first smart vending meal solution in B.C. UpMeals delivers healthy, custom meals created by professional chefs and registered holistic nutritionists in individual, sustainably-packaged meals specifically tailored to each organization’s needs. Meals are available 24/7 through innovative touch screen SmartVending machines. This concept is the brainchild of Drew Munro, a professional […]
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Amazon Canada Releases First SMB Impact Report
Amazon has launched its first Small and Medium Business (SMB) Impact Report for Canada, highlighting how the e-commerce giant works with small businesses across the country. 30,000 Canada-based third-party sellers grossed more than $1 billion on Amazon.ca in 2019, growing 40% year-over-year, and more than in $2 billion on Amazon’s stores around the world. The […]
Vancouver’s Piranha Games Acquired by Enad Global 7
November has been a big month for gaming companies in Vancouver. First A Thinking Ape and IUGO Mobile were acquired by Embracer Group’s DECA Games and now Vancouver’s Piranha Games has been acquired by Enad Global 7 (EG7). EG7 has agreed to acquire Piranha for $31.4 million paid two-thirds in cash and one-third in newly […]
Comedian Kevin Hart Invests In Vancouver’s Brüush
Award winning comedian and actor Kevin Hart has joined Vancouver’s Brüush as an investor and collaborator. Hart will play an active role within Brüush, bringing his talent to campaigns, content and social media – shaking up the all-too-often humorless, ignorable oral care category. On the heels of a Series A raise in September 2020, this […]
TELUS Launches $100 Million Social Impact Fund
TELUS has announced the launch of its new TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good, a $100 million social impact investment fund created to power the biggest, boldest, bravest ideas in new responsible and sustainable startup businesses. The fund will invest in entrepreneurs building solutions aimed at improving healthcare, furthering social and economic inclusion, ensuring sustainable food […]
BC Tech Association Closes Tech Innovation Hub
The BC Tech Association announced yesterday that it is closing their BC Tech Innovation Hub at 887 Great Northern Way effective November 30, 2020. Techcouver had learned that MEC will be taking over the space. The 26,000 square foot Innovation Hub opened in 2014 with the help of $10.4 Million in Canada Accelerator and Incubator […]
aDolus Technology Wins 20th Annual New Ventures BC Competition
aDolus Technology has been crowned the winner of the 2020 New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC. News leaked today in advance of tonight’s awards ceremony that the Nanaimo-based cybersecurity startup took home more than $135,000 in cash and prizes, including the $115,000 Innovate BC First Place Prize Package. Vancouver’s Daanaa claimed the $65,000 […]
How Golf Technology and Experience Design Can Help Us Through The Winter of COVID
Surveys sometimes tell us what we already know, and that was certainly the case when I learned about a recent poll conducted by the Syngenta Golf consultancy. Of the Canadian, American and British golfers surveyed, more than half (55 percent) cited “mental wellbeing” as their main reason for joining a club in the past six […]
UBC Entrepreneurial Ecosystem on Display at 2020 Venture Showcase
2020 has been an exceptional year. The world is facing challenges like never before and is experiencing unprecedented global issues spanning industries, countries and social landscapes. In these uncertain times, we’ve witnessed innovation and entrepreneurialism emerge to the forefront as a solution and new mode of thinking for our future. Through it all, the UBC […]
Shop Local & Support Vancouver Tech With These 5 Direct-to-consumer Holiday Gifts
Black Friday is coming and you’re likely being bombarded with online offers and email discount codes tempting you to take advantage of the ‘lowest prices of the year’. The COVID-19 pandemic and corresponding lockdown will make holiday gift shopping harder than ever this year, making online shopping the solution. While Amazon is likely your go-to […]