Vancouver’s Tochtech Technologies has won $20,000 in the 2020 AGE-WELL National Impact Challenge. Tochtech has developed Sleepsense, a non-wearable sleep tracker that allows caregivers to monitor the overnight safety of older adults. Sleepsense is designed to monitor residents and alert caregivers when a resident experiences a health risk, such as an abnormal heart or breathing […]
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Forum for Women Entrepreneurs’ Pitch for the Purse Goes Virtual
The Forum for Women Entrepreneurs’ annual Pitch for the Purse is back for the fifth year but this time it is virtual. With women particularly hard hit by the pandemic, the $25,000 prize (alongside the two $5,000 prizes for finalists) will offer much needed financial support for women to grow their businesses. The first virtual […]
TiE Angels Launches In Vancouver With A Demo Day
TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in Silicon Valley in 1992 by successful entrepreneurs with roots in the Indus region (the Indian subcontinent). Since then TiE is spread over 72 chapters in 17 countries with over 20,000 Members. The British Columbia Chapter of TiE has launched TiE Angels Vancouver, an investor forum that brings together promising […]
In An Increasingly Digital Economy, What Steps Can Consumers Take To Safely Transact Online?
With an accelerated shift to a digital economy, consumers, who are being inundated with new information online, are placing greater emphasis on cybersecurity and are seeking out information on how to protect themselves online. Our latest Interac Corp. Cybersecurity Study* reveals that although 84 per cent of Canadians believe it is more important now than […]
TikTok Star Nathan Apodaca (aka Doggface) Visits Vancouver Mobile Game
Looking to take a moment to chill? TikTok viral star Nathan Apodaca (aka Doggface) is making an appearance as a guest character in the mobile game Cheech and Chong Budfarm and you can join him. Apodaca went viral last month with a video that mellowed out the world – a longboarding, cran-raspberry juice drinking, Fleetwood […]
A Bigger And Better Vancouver Startup Week & More Events Than Ever
Another month another batch of online events – I think I attended 2 conferences in September last year, this year I have been at 5+ in the past 30 days. Some notable online events I attended: Slack Frontiers was a conference for Slack developers built on Slack. I thought it was well done and especially […]
How Technology Is Innovating The Insurance Industry
We’re living in an age of pandemics, flash floods and forest fires. This year has taught us many lessons, one of which is to prepare for the unexpected. And yet, studies show that Canadians are dangerously uninsured. Why is that? My belief is that the traditional insurance industry is no longer set up to cater […]
Nano One Announces Breakthrough in Battery Longevity
Nano One Materials announced this week that they have developed a breakthrough in longevity for a cobalt free high voltage battery that has been successfully demonstrated at automotive rates of charge and discharge for over 900 cycles. The demonstration battery uses a low cost, cobalt-free Lithium Nickel Manganese (LNM) cathode active material made with Nano […]
Visier Tells Employees To Work From Home Until 2022
Vancouver-headquartered Visier announced today that their 400+ employees will transition to an entirely remote workforce for the foreseeable future. Visier closed its offices in Vancouver and San Jose due to the impact of COVID-19 back in April of this year. Major tech companies like Google, Facebook and Shopify have all, in one form or another, […]
Victory Square Health Receives FDA Permission For Safetest Covid-19 Rapid Test
Victory Square Health has been granted permission by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States to commence marketing, sales and distribution under the emergency use authorization (EUA) for its Safetest 15 Minute Rapid Test Covid-19 assay. Victory Square Health acquired Brazilian Covid19 test developers Safetest in June. The Safetest 15 Minute Covid-19 Rapid Test […]