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NexTech AR Scaling E-Commerce Business With Major Brands

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Vancouver’s NexTech AR Solutions has begun a major expansion of it’s AR e-commerce business and it is getting some great traction with well known consumer brands. In the past 60 days the company has signed new distributor deals with major brands including Dyson, VitaMix, Breville, and Cuisinart. The new distribution deals position the company to […]

Drinkfill Stations To Bring Zero-Waste Living to the Masses

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In a time when many businesses are closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vancouver entrepreneur Andy Chou is forging ahead with his bold mission. Chou’s dream is to make zero-waste living convenient and accessible to millions of people around the globe, and reduce consumption of single-use containers. How? With a network of zero-waste refill stations. […]

Darwin Labs Releases Clear360 to Increase Safety for Back-to-School

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B.C.’s education ministry announced its plan this week for a gradual return to class for students in the fall to “allow extra time to orient students and staff on the new health and safety measures in place.” Vancouver-based Darwin Labs would like to aid in this restart by diverting efforts from its under-development Enterprise Health […]

Rise People Launches Advisor Engagement Platform With Sun Life

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Rise People has launched Canada’s first advisor engagement platform to modernize the group insurance sales and administration process from end-to-end. The platform empowers advisors with tools that streamline back-end processes while delivering a seamless and paperless front-end experience for Sun Life Group Benefits clients. Sun Life and Rise People became strategic partners in 2018 when […]

Roger Hardy Returns To Eyewear Industry With KITS

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Vancouver-born, direct-to-consumer eyewear brand KITS officially launched today and is ready to disrupt an industry dominated by a few. Led by a team of industry veterans including Roger Hardy, KITS is backed by over 70 years of combined experience culminating in an eyewear brand that has quietly grown to over one million customers, while remaining […]

How Can BC Tech Turn Our COVID Crisis Into Opportunity And Global Leadership?

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It’s tough to get through a news story today without reading the word “crisis.” COVID has been brutal on our public health and our economy. An alarming 230,000 British Columbians are currently out of work, with the impact hitting women and young people hardest. On top of this, the ongoing climate emergency threatens B.C.’s food […]

Addy Lets You Invest In A Starbucks Drive-thru Location

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Vancouver proptech startup addy has launched its second real estate investment opportunity and this time around it is a commercial property in Chilliwack. Located at the southwest corner of Airport Road and Yale Road, the property is equipped with a drive-thru and is currently tenanted to Starbucks. The site is comprised of 2,100 square feet […]

Nano One Partners With Global Cathode Material Producer

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Nano One has entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with a multi-billion-dollar Asian cathode material producer. According to Dan Blondal, CEO of Nano One, this producer, based outside of China, wishes to remain unnamed at present due to the highly competitive state of the lithium ion battery supply chain. Nano One has developed, patented […]