jSonar has been acquired by cybersecurity giant Imperva. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Headquartered in Boston and Vancouver, jSonar helps companies address database security and compliance needs, dramatically simplifying the process of establishing database protection while reducing cost. In June 2020, jSonar has closed a $50 million investment from Goldman Sachs for the company’s first […]
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Access To Information Is Access To Capital For Women In Business
With less than 4% of venture capital going to white women entrepreneurs in Canada (and almost negligible amounts to Indigenous or Black women), and with women being more than three times likely to be discouraged to borrow funding than their male counterparts, the prospect of bringing a business vision to life for a woman entrepreneur can […]
Vancouver’s Independent Gaming Studios Among Canada’s Top Growing Companies
The Globe and Mail published their second annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies last week and the list of 400 businesses sprawl across sectors, from fashion to finance, and manufacture everything from medical testing devices to organic pasta. Techcouver has poured over the list to uncover Vancouver’s gems of entrepreneurial success, whether they be […]
SeaHawk Robotics Wins Ocean Startup Challenge
The Ocean Startup Challenge is a competition designed to support innovators who are developing technologies that can be applied to large ocean challenges. This Challenge is led by the Ocean Startup Project, the first Innovation Ecosystem Project announced by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. The Ocean Startup Project is a pan-Atlantic collaboration to create and grow high-quality […]
Attendease Lands $1 Million From TIMIA For SaaS Platform
Out with the old, in with the new. Earlier this week TIMIA Capital announced its successful ‘exit’ from their financing for 7Geese which was acquired by Human Capital Management Leader, Paycor. Yesterday event automation startup Attendease announced they raised $1 million of their own from TIMIA. TIMIA provides financing to SaaS companies in exchange for […]
Ionomr Wins Top Product and Market Award at European F-Cell Conference
Vancouver clean technology company Ionomr Innovations won the top award for Products & Markets at F-Cell, the world’s leading hydrogen and fuel cell conference in Stuttgart, Germany. Ionomr is the first Canadian company to win the F-Cell Product & Markets award, chosen based on the product’s innovation, market potential and environmental and social benefits. In […]
Atlas ID Launches COVID-19 Risk Platform for Canadian Businesses
As businesses try to recover from the pandemic’s economic blow while ensuring the safety of workers and customers, many have complained of two obstacles: access to coronavirus testing for their employees and long delays in receiving results. HIRE Technologies is partnering with Vancouver’s Atlas ID to bring the company’s COVID-19 risk mitigation platform to employers in Canada. […]
Rivian On Schedule for 2021 Launch & They’re Hiring In Vancouver
US-based all-electric “adventure vehicle” manufacturer Rivian has named the dates for delivery of its R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV. We’ll begin seeing the R1T on roads as early as June 2021 with the SUV edition following in August 2021. The electric vehicle manufacturer posted a new video online that features their Normal, IL factory […]
What the Pandemic Has Taught Us About the Power of Mentorship
It was the beginning of March, and we had finished hosting our annual Locelle Presents: International Women’s Day event in Victoria, British Columbia. We had invited leaders for an inspiring panel discussion on breaking gender stereotypes. This engaging event connected our community in meaningful ways, and attendees, nearly 100 of them, were buzzing with takeaways […]
WELL Health Launches Digital Health App Marketplace
Today WELL Health Technologies launched apps.health, a digital health app marketplace that connects digital health tech companies and software developers to the WELL network of over 2,000 primary healthcare clinics and 10,000 physicians. WELL intends on collaborating with third-party digital health application developers to market and promote their products and services to WELL’s network of […]