Vancouver’s Beanworks was named the Canadian Regional Winner for the Startup World Cup 2020 at the CIX Digital Summit yesterday. Startup World Cup partners exclusively with CIX annually to host its Canadian regional competition and recognizes the CIX Top 20 Early companies as the finalists. Judges selected Beanworks from the 2020 CIX Top 20 Early […]
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Wiivv Wearables To Become FitMyFoot
Wiivv Wearables announced today that they are rebranding as FitMyFoot. Wiivv was founded in 2014 by Louis-Victor Jadavji and Shamil Hargovan. The 3D-printed insole startup raised a $3.5 million seed round in 2015 followed by a $4 million Series A financing round in 2017. The new name brings with it the appointment of former Microsoft […]
Supercluster Makes Follow-on Investments in COVID-19 Feasibility Projects
The Digital Technology Supercluster announced today that it is extending funding in five Feasibility Studies selected in the COVID-19 Program. The Feasibility Studies deployed in the COVID-19 Program allow Supercluster members and collaborators to identify rising challenges created by the changing environment the COVID-19 pandemic brings. “Our approach to investing in new, innovative digital technologies […]
Vancouver Startup Launches eMobility Platform For Inline Skates & Skateboards
Vancouver startup Veelo Mobility Technologies has officially launched a Kickstarter campaign today to commercialize its unique eMobility platform designed for inline skates, longboards, quad skates, skateboards, skis, and snowboards. Born out of the pandemic lockdown, Veelo is the brainchild of Dr. Brice Jamieson. Jamieson and his 9 year-old daughter had been spending their social distancing […]
Hitachi Construction Machinery Joins Chrysalix Robovalley Fund As Investor
Hitachi Construction Machinery, a world-leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, has made a new investment in the Chrysalix RoboValley Fund. Vancouver’s Chrysalix Venture Capital is a technology focused venture capital firm that builds, mentors and connects high growth companies. Chrysalix latest fund, the Chrysalix RoboValley Fund, is the firm’s second fund under management focused on […]
Vancouver Entrepreneur Scratching Her Own Itch With Automated Webinar Platform
In January of 2019 Vancouver-founded real estate startup Spacio was acquired, ending one chapter in Melissa Kwan’s entrepreneurial journey. Two months later Kwan was starting another. This time she would “scratch her own itch” and create an automated webinar platform that solves her own pain of doing the same presentation online repeatedly. eWebinar automates the […]
AI-Driven Productivity Manager Charli Launches in Public Beta
Vancouver’s Charli is an AI-driven productivity manager for desktop and iOS that automates content organization so users can spend less time on administrative tasks. Moving out of the lab and launching into public beta today, the intelligent automation startup is the latest venture from the team behind Bit Stew Systems, an Industrial IoT startup that exited […]
The Future Workplace – 3 Considerations when Planning your Team’s Return to Work
In March 2020 most knowledge workers shifted to a remote-first workplace, working primarily from their homes with a number of virtual tools. What employees needed in April and May is vastly different from what employees need today, and what they expect to need in the future. As you plan for a return to work – […]
What Do These B.C. Tech Darlings Have In Common?
What do B.C. tech darlings Banantag and Thoughtexchange have in common? It turns out, a lot. Neither are from Vancouver. Bananatag calls Kelowna home and Thoughtexchange hails from Rossland. Both were founded around 10 years ago. Bananatag in 2011 by Corey Wagner, Chris Wagner, and Isaac Oslund. Thoughtexchange in 2009 by Amos Michelson and Jim […]
Six Things that Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Raising Seed Capital
Raising seed capital takes more than a deck and a pitch. Here are some trade secrets from the other side of the table to increase your chances of raising funds. Angels (high net worth individuals investing their own money) tend to be the gatekeepers of the venture capital ecosystem. They’re the only people who will […]