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Why This Flourishing Startup is Staying—and Hiring—in Vancouver

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You don’t have a clue how your competitor is doing so well. With Klue, you just might. Since emerging from stealth two years ago, Klue employs what it calls “competitive enablement” to help enterprises boost sales—by finding out what is and isn’t working for your competitors. If the capitalist market is competitive—and who could argue […]

BBTV’s Shahrzad Rafati Named Business Woman of the Year

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BroadbandTV Founder Shahrzad Rafati has been named CanadianSME Magazine’s Business Woman of the Year in recognition of her success in the media and technology industry. Vancouver-headquartered BBTV is an enabling platform for content owners that is advancing the world through the creation, distribution, management and monetization of content. European entertainment conglomerate RTL Group acquired 51% […]

Silicon Valley’s OmniSci Taps Vancouver for Local Tech Talent

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When you’ve been a roll like OmniSci, you celebrate by creating your own annual conference. The rapidly growing analytics company had a bustling 2019: Expanding into new regions, upgrading their headquarters in San Francisco, and reaching a milestone of 5,000 enterprise, community and cloud users. OmniSci recapped its progress—and pointed toward its future—at Converge, an inaugural […]

Building a Workplace Peloton

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As a four-time Canadian cycling champion and having competed with Team Canada in the World Championships in 1989, it’s fair to say I’ve spent a lot of time on a bike. But, maybe more importantly, I’ve spent a lot of time competing with and depending on a team. This is where I was first introduced […]

Terramera’s Series B Round Closes at US $48.5 Million

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Leading Canadian cleantech fund ArcTern has announced a US$3.5 million investment in Vancouver-based Terramera as an extension of Terramera’s Series B round, closing out the round at a total of US$48.5 million. Terramera has previously announced the round totalling US$45 million. Other investors in the round include Ospraie Ag Science and S2G Ventures. Terramera is […]

Shopify To Expand Vancouver Presence With 90,000 Sq Ft Office

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Techcouver has learned that Ottawa-born, e-commerce darling Shopify is expanding in Vancouver and taking over 90,000 square feet at 1055 Dunsmuir Street. Shopify’s new space will accommodate 500-700 employees over five floors. The space was previously occupied by Deloitte Canada who moved out late last year and is in the middle of a two-stage move […]

Zero Latency VR To Open Gaming Venue In Vancouver

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Zero Latency VR, the global leading provider of free-roaming virtual reality gaming, has selected Vancouver as the home of its first Western Canadian entertainment venue and third Canadian city, with a state-of-the-art facility at Kingsgate Mall on East Broadway. Zero Latency VR, which has 40 locations in 20 countries on four continents, sees Vancouver as […]

As Over-Funded Unicorns Lose Their Shine, Is Bootstrapping Finally Becoming Newsworthy?

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Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen the fall from grace of many of the previously celebrated (yet grossly over-funded) unicorns like WeWork, Uber, and Peloton. These companies received far more than their fair share of media coverage over the past decade. Perhaps it’s for this reason that the media is finally turning its focus […]

Aquatic Informatics Lands $8 Million From CIBC Innovation Banking

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Aquatic Informatics, a leader in water data management and analytics, has landed $8 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. The capital infusion will be used by the company to support growth, including strategic acquisitions. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 800,000 people die each year from unsafe drinking water1, including 300,000 […]