In 2016, Statistics Canada estimated that 1.6 million households sent at least $500 internationally to relatives and friends. To date, the options to do so have been limited, expensive – due to poor exchange rates and high fees – and time-consuming. Thanks to Central 1, it’s getting a bit easier to send money to loved […]
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7 Vancouver Companies Named Best Workplaces in Tech
Great Place to Work, an organization that evaluates companies based on company culture, has released its 2019 list of Canada’s Best Workplaces in Technology. Organizations were selected based on Great Place to Work’s Trust Index Survey, which measures the employee experience at each company. Employees are asked how frequently they experience behaviours that create a […]
Later Hosts Free Instagram Marketing Conference
Salesforce has the Dreamforce conference. Hubspot has the Inbound conference. Shopify has the Unite conference. Software-as-a-service offerings love running their own conferences and Vancouver is the home to a couple with Unbounce’s Call To Action and Traction on Demand’s TractionForce. Now Later is getting into the conference game with LaterCon. What’s it about? In one […]
Baseball Legend Invests in Vancouver Startup
Vancouver’s Fitplan, a personal training app that connects its members to world-class trainers for their workout plans and, is teaming up with a group of prominent investors: baseball great Alex Rodriguez, VC fund Corazon Capital, and fitness mogul Mark Mastrov. The USD $4.5 million funding round was co-led by Corazon Capital, a VC fund that […]
Vancouver Tech Companies Are Riding to Defeat Diabetes
Salesforce, Splunk, Clio, Mobify and Eventbase are among the Vancouver tech teams coming together this October for a fun event to raise money for diabetes research. The Sun Life Ride to Defeat Diabetes is being hosted at the Vancouver Art Gallery Piazza on October 4 and for the first time there will be an hour […]
London Drugs Successfully Tests Drone Delivery of Emergency Medications
Maybe drone deliveries aren’t that far off? Last month Canada Post, in partnership with London Drugs and InDro Robotics, successfully completed Canada’s first-ever Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) flight carrying pharmaceuticals via drone from a London Drugs pharmacy to Salt Spring Island. Canada Post was selected along with InDro Robotics to participate in Transport Canada’s BVLOS […]
SFU VentureLabs Receives $3 Million for Innovation Scale-up Centre
Simon Fraser University’s VentureLabs® is receiving $3 million in funding from Western Economic Diversification to establish a scale-up and soft-landing centre within its Vancouver business accelerator. VentureLabs’ scale-up program will support resident ventures and the broader community, and address knowledge gaps, share best practices, expand business networks, help companies drive revenue growth, facilitate talent recruitment, and prepare participating […]
What’s your Business Type: Clio or Hootsuite?
In your business, are you building a pyramid or riding a wave? Yesterday, Clio announced a CAD $333.5 million investment in their company by US firms TCV and JMI Equity, making it the largest venture capital investment in Canada since 2000. This may come as a surprise to many in BC since the legal tech […]
Terramera Raises $45 million To Reduce the Use of Chemicals in Agriculture
Terramera announced today it has raised US$45 million in equity funding to advance its Actigate™ Targeted Performance technology. Terramera is a cleantech leader focused on fusing AI, science and nature to create revolutionary technologies that transform how we grow food and solve other world-scale challenges. The Series B round was led by new investor Ospraie […]
Government of Canada Invests in Vancouver’s Cleantech and eSports Sectors
The federal government is looking out for British Columbia’s digital and clean technology sectors. The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada has announced funding of $453,550 for two projects led by the Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC). VEC will receive $353,550 to develop the […]