Gerri Sinclair has been appointed as B.C.’s new innovation commissioner. Sinclair will serve as advocate for the province’s tech sector. The position of innovation commissioner was created in 2018 and is a component of the Confidence and Supply Agreement with the BC Green Party caucus to promote innovation across all sectors of the economy. Sinclair […]
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Fintech Lender Provides Webinar To Help Small Business Tackle E-commerce
COVID-19 has drastically affected businesses of all sizes across the globe as business owners were forced to close their doors, some of them for good. As the small businesses that survived struggle to reopen at minimal capacity and climb back up to pre-pandemic numbers, many are reevaluating their business models and wondering if e-commerce is […]
How To Pivot And Prosper Through COVID-19
If you told me six months ago that the entire world would be forced into lockdown due to a pandemic, I would not have believed you. It is unprecedented, unpredictable, and yet, it is our reality. To not only survive but thrive amidst this environment there are a number of things we can do both […]
Vision Critical Founder Turns To Mobile With Rival Technologies
Vancouver’s Rival Technologies and sister company Reach3 Insights have launched a mobile messaging-based platform that enables brands to have access to “focus groups on demand” at scale. Rival’s mobile community solution makes it possible to quickly engage – and re-engage – large numbers of key consumer groups to capture predictive quantitative and contextual qualitative feedback in […]
Canexia Health To Offer Cancer Testing and Treatment During COVID-19
Cancer patients have an estimated two-fold increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and a three-fold risk of dying compared to the general population. Since early March, COVID-19 has delayed or postponed at least 100,000 surgeries in Canada including cancer tissue biopsies. A comprehensive approach is required to address the needs of this high-risk group to limit […]
Riot Micro Acquired By NYSE-traded ST Microelectronics
Vancouver semiconductor company Riot Micro has been acquired by ST Microelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications. The terms of the transaction was not disclosed. Trading under the New York Stock Exchange symbol STM, ST Microelectronics announced two acquisitions today, Ultra Wide Band specialist BeSpoon and the cellular IoT […]
Freightera Launches SaaS Model With New Plans for Business Shippers
Vancouver-based online freight marketplace Freightera has enhanced its popular free platform with value-added paid memberships and a rewards program. Late in 2019, the company surveyed its top shippers and found they were interested in paid plans if Freightera was to offer them. So that’s what Freightera did. Freightera’s team completed the implementation at the end […]
Addy Launches To Unlock Real Estate Investing For As Little As $1
Vancouver proptech startup addy officially launched today. Addy is on a mission to allow every human to become a homeowner, by investing in real estate for as little as $1. The company’s proof of concept property located on Vancouver’s Trout Lake sold out to 305 investors in addy’s network spread across the country. Investments ranged […]
Collision Reverb: Why More Conferences, Meet-ups and Networking Events Should Be A Live/Online Hybrid
As co-host of the RISE conference in Asia and the recent Collision from Home – the online version of Collision, normally held in Toronto – it was an incredible pivot by a team of 250+ and you can read all about the response and the final numbers here. The results are extremely promising, as to […]
Spring Launches Business Resilience Program To Enable Economic Recovery
Vancouver’s Spring Activator has launched an online Business Resilience Program designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs recover from the impact of COVID-19 by helping them evaluate their current business, create a plan to survive, and take necessary action to thrive once again. Spring is a global incubator and accelerator that empowers entrepreneurs and entrepreneur […]