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You can’t see them, but they’re there: an astonishing number of satellites in the earth’s orbit at any given time. Add half the globe’s population capturing GPS location data from smartphones every second, and together, all of this geolocated data creates a digital map in real time, ready to be harnessed and applied, resulting in […]
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PAI Health Partners With Zurich Insurance For Brazil Pilot
Vancouver’s PAI Health has announced the launch of a 12-month pilot program with global insurer, Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich). Regional subsidiary Zurich Brazil will pilot PAI Health technology with 1500 employees to inform a broader rollout strategy of the technology to Zurich’s wider customer base. The goal is to help employees stay active and healthy […]
Alpha Insights Awarded Contract from the Canadian Space Agency to Develop SAR Technology
Vancouver’s Alpha Insights has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) valued at over $1.7 million, for the development of high-speed onboard processing enabled by the company’s patented SAR-XL processing technology. Alpha Insights is a developer of ground-breaking high-resolution, dual-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology. As a part of the twenty-month contract, […]
Vancouver Joins Toronto and Seattle As Fastest Growing Tech Cities
Vancouver added more than 24,000 tech jobs from 2016 to 2020, an increase of more than 36%, according to a new analysis by the CBRE real estate firm. In Scoring Tech Talent, CBRE explores what markets have the biggest tech talent pools—and what markets are seeing the biggest growth. Vancouver joined Toronto (42%) and Seattle (35%) in the […]
BBTV Invests In Social NFT Platform Nifty’s To Create New Revenue Streams for Creators
Two months ago Vancouver’s BBTV created a new NFT Division to launch Non-Fungible Tokens with some of the world’s leading content creators across Entertainment, Music, Sports, Esports & Gaming verticals. This week BBTV announced a $250,000 investment into Nifty’s, a social NFT platform dedicated to bringing digital collectibles to mainstream audiences. Along with this investment […]
How Tech Transformed My Life And My Business
My battle with Stargardt disease highlights technology as a powerful force for good When my life flashed before my eyes in September of 2018, it wasn’t because of a near-death experience. It was because my neuro opthamologist and retina specialist had just told me I could no longer drive. Visual deterioration caused by Stargardt disease, […]
Vancouver’s Foodee Acquired By Sodexo
One year ago Vancouver’s Foodee announced they had acquired Chewse and secured a $13 million strategic financing round that included a mix of equity led by BDC Capital paired with debt. Through their bridge financing program, BDC Capital matched funds raised by the companies’ existing investors, including Kensington Capital via the BC Tech Fund and […]
Pandemic Puppy Boom Fuels Veterinary Care Innovation With Vetsie
For pet care startups across the globe, raising venture money is like shooting fish in a barrel thanks to a pandemic puppy boom that pushed the industry past the $100 billion mark. In the U.S., 11 million new pet owners are driving demand for everything from vet care to wearables and pampering products. Virtual pet […]
The Gaming Stadium Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Collegiate Esports Development Program
Vancouver’s The Gaming Stadium (TGS) has announced The Collegiate Champions Series, a first-of-its-kind esports development program featuring tournaments, virtual workshops, and a case competition with $32,000 in scholarships and grants up for grabs – the most of any esports program in Canadian history. The Collegiate Champions Series is available to all Canadian post-secondary students. It […]
SOTW 016: ThisFish
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Vancouver’s ThisFish. Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back some 40,000 years, making the seafood industry one of the world’s oldest. In a classic case of old ways die hard, this industry has largely remained […]