If there’s an opportunity to create content, there’s an opportunity to collect clutter. And nowhere is more prone to clutter than the virtual workspace. We’re all content creators in some respect whether we realize it or not, we store ideas in our notes app, add to-do’s to a task list, keep a running tab(s) of […]
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Teradici Brings High-Performance Remote Access To The Mac
Emmy Award-winning Teradici has added support for the Mac to its industry-leading PCoIP® technology and Cloud Access Software. Teradici users can remotely access their Mac as if they were on a local machine, with the resolution and color fidelity they need to maintain the highest-quality standards. This is a first in the industry driven by […]
Burnaby’s Vanrx Pharmasystems Acquired By Cytiva
Global life sciences leader Cytiva has acquired Burnaby’s Vanrx Pharmasystems. Founded in 2007 by Chris Procyshyn and Ross Gold, Vanrx makes robotic aseptic filling machines to fill vials, syringes, and cartridges with reduced risk and increased speed to patients. Vanrx counts leading biopharmaceutical companies as its customers. Vanrx’s flagship products are the SA25 Aseptic Filling […]
Victoria’s Certn Raised $43 Million in 2020 For Background Checks
Victoria startup Certn has secured a $9.5 million Series A+ funding round. Adding this round to previous funding, Certn has secured a total of $43 million in seed, Series A and Series A+ funding throughout 2020. Certn was named to Techcouver’s 10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020 list in January 2020 and have […]
Prediction: 2021 Is Going to Be The Year of the Innovator
Any good entrepreneur will tell you they have a solid 1/3/5 and sometimes 10-year strategic vision, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has rendered many of those plans obsolete before they could even get started. As a result, it’s safe to say 2020 was a year like no other. For many of us, COVID-19 was like a […]
EdTech Startup Wize Raises $3 Million For Online Education Platform
Vancouver Edtech startup Wize has raised a USD $3 million funding round. Founded in 2017, Wize is a fast-growing online education platform that delivers course-specific video tutorials and exam-like practice problems for high school, college, and university students across North America. The funds will be used to develop and launch a new, more intuitive learning […]
Democratizing Bay Street With Data-Backed Charting, Analysis, and Discussion
The events surrounding Reddit’s r/wallstreetbets community have completely turned Wall Street upside down. However, this shift to the power of the retail investor has been brewing long before Monday, January 25th, 2021. Since COVID-19 hit in March 2020, Canadians have faced a difficult job market, economic instability and a low interest rate environment, and many […]
OvareGroup Expands Agency Portfolio with Investment in Vancouver’s JIBE
Vancouver e-commerce agency JIBE has landed a ‘significant’ investment from Los-Angeles-based OvareGroup. Founded in 2009, JIBE employs specialists across North America in helping better-life brands thrive into e-commerce businesses through user-centric design, technical architecting and development, and performance marketing. Experts in BigCommerce, Shopify and Magento, and highly custom e-commerce implementations, JIBE is the trusted agency […]
Digital Technology Supercluster Launches Tech Talent Accelerator
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered Canada’s economy and labour market. The increase in the need for digital skills has widened the ‘digital divide’ and skills gap, contributing to higher unemployment – especially for more vulnerable Canadians. In response Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster has announced its largest investment to date in developing in-demand digital talent […]
It’s Time To Stop Being Surprised By The Okanagan’s Tech Prowess
When Kelowna was named the most entrepreneurial city in Canada by the Financial Post in 2016, many Canadians expressed surprise. When the Canadian Federation of Small Business called it the best city in B.C. to open a small business two years later, the same thing happened. Whenever I share the fact that the Okanagan region […]