Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) today announced its expansion to Vancouver and the appointment of Caterina Papadakos as Director of Technology Banking for Western Canada. Papadakos will be based in Vancouver and responsible for the development of new business relationships as well as management of the current client portfolio. Papadakos was previously Director at Espresso Capital […]
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Virtro Takes Job Interview Practice Into Virtual Reality
Virtro Entertainment has launched a new product that takes practising for a job interview into virtual reality (VR). Be Confident: Job Interview Simulations allows users to improve their job interview skills through conversational role-playing with Virtual Human interviewers in VR or on a web browser. COVID-19 has changed how job interviews are conducted — mostly […]
Lendesk Acquires Digital Mortgage Origination Provider Finmo
Lendesk has acquired Finmo Financial Technologies, the fastest growing mortgage origination platform in Canada. Vancouver’s Lendesk provides technology that seamlessly connects mortgage brokers with its network of over 200 lenders. Last year Rock Holdings, the parent company of Quicken Loans, acquired a majority stake in Lendesk. Quicken Loans is the United States’ largest mortgage lender. Finmo helps […]
Why 72% of Early Stage Female Founders Were Unsuccessful in Fundraising in 2020
By gathering survey data from over 280 female founders globally in FLIK’s 2020 report (Q4), it has become more clear what unique challenges female founders have been struggling with during COVID-19 and their hopes for the future. 2020 thus far for female founders has been marked by shrinking financial runways, disappointing and disproportionately less funds, […]
Precision NanoSystems Receives $18.2 Million To Develop COVID-19 Vaccine
Vancouver’s Precision Nanosystems has received a commitment of up to $18.2 million in support from the Government of Canada under the Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s (ISED) Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Bringing together its proprietary technology platforms, key partnerships and unparalleled expertise in nanomedicines, Precision Nanosystems (PNI) will use the […]
GameSeta Partners With BC School Sports To Begin Esports At High Schools
Vancouver’s GameSeta Esports has entered into a partnership with BC School Sports (BCSS) the governing body for school sport and activities in BC to begin the rollout of esports in high schools throughout the province. GameSeta, an award-winning online gaming provider, will work directly with the BCSS to introduce esports into high schools beginning this […]
Siply App Gives Coffee Lovers the Incentive to Drink Better Coffee
Coffee lovers around the Lower Mainland can rejoice today thanks to the launch of Siply, a new coffee shop curation app designed to save users time and money, all while supporting small businesses. The app gives independent cafes the ability to provide the same level of convenience previously only offered by big brand coffee chains. […]
Beanworks To Represent Canada At Startup World Cup 2021 Grand Finale
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 […]
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 […]