Vancouver’s Mojio has launched a new connected vehicle solution designed specifically for small business fleets. Powered by the same automotive technology platform that has connected more than 1 million vehicles in North America and Europe, Force by Mojio gives small business owners mobile-friendly access to real-time vehicle data and alerts. Valuable insights that can help […]
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Health Canada Approves Canada’s First HIV Self Test
For the first time, Canadians will have access to at-home HIV self test kits. Vancouver’s bioLytical Laboratories announced today that it has received Health Canada Licence to produce and sell its highly accurate, 1-minute INSTI® HIV Self Tests in Canada. Likened to a home pregnancy test, the INSTI®HIV Self Test allows individuals to screen and monitor for HIV […]
SkyHive Raises $8 Million To Reskill The World
Vancouver’s SkyHive has secured a $8 million Series A round led by AllegisCyber Capital, Accenture, Workday Ventures, and the Partnership Fund for New York City, all prominent investors and experts in the workforce management vertical. SkyHive is an advanced source of data for how the world works and learns. With its AI-based engine, the platform […]
Terramera To Build Global Centre For Regenerative Agriculture in B.C.
Vancouver’s Terramera has unveiled a bold plan to turn economic and climate crises into an opportunity. As a global agritech leader fusing science, nature and artificial intelligence to transform how food is grown and the economics of agriculture, Terramera is proposing a Global Centre for Regenerative Agriculture. Powered by Microsoft Azure, Terrameras’s Global Centre will bring […]
BBTV Launches Mobile Game With YouTube Content Creator James Rallison
This morning Shahrzad Rafati and her BBTV team virtually opened the Toronto Stock Exchange one week after their successful IPO. But the news didn’t stop there. BBTV announced the launch of a new mobile gaming app, “TheOdd1sOut: Let’s Bounce” in partnership with James Rallison, the creator of one of YouTube’s most popular channels. TheOdd1sOut, an […]
How Tech Companies Can Prioritize Employee Engagement In A Pandemic
We were in survival mode when the COVID pandemic struck in March 2020, but now we need to think about moving forward. Despite not knowing everything about the pandemic – its timeline, long-term impacts, and when we’ll get back to “normal” – we as tech entrepreneurs have to keep plugging along. But, one thing is […]
How Vessi Used AR & Snapchat to Design a New Retail Experience
For Vancouver-based shoe company Vessi, technological innovation is in their DNA. To design their line of all-weather sneakers they created a completely new material that can withstand the elements—come rain, snow or sunshine—without compromising on style or comfort. So it should come as no surprise that to solve their next e-commerce challenge the Vessi team […]
Spocket Adds Wix and BigCommerce Integrations To Dropshipping Platform
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive traditionally offline economic activity online, Canadian businesses are taking advantage of the unprecedented rise in e-commerce. One of those companies is Vancouver’s Spocket, a dropshipping platform and online merchant marketplace. Since March Spocket has doubled its merchant base, bringing its total users over 60,000. Dropshipping is a fulfillment method […]
3DQue Sets New Record With 1,000 Hours Of Continuous 3D Printing
Vancouver’s 3DQue has set a new record for the 3D printing industry. The entrepreneurship@UBC incubated startup printed 897 parts in 1,000 hours straight, autonomously, non-stop, for five days. Before this achievement, a 3D printing farm would take approximately five weeks to print the same amount of parts. Without 3DQue’s innovative solution, the printing technician has to […]
ElectraMeccanica Announces the Arrival of First Production SOLO EVs and Six New Stores
ElectraMeccanica announced today that it will open six new retail locations across the western U.S. within the next month. The company also announced that the initial shipment of its production vehicles for its flagship SOLO EV have arrived in North America and have been designated for corporate use in marketing, advertising and retail activities. ElectraMeccanica […]