Launched in 2015 by Victoria’s Redbrick, Assembly Technologies is a digital publishing company that currently reaches 25 million visitors, monthly across the brands it has developed in-house: Facty Health, Heywise, Automaatic, The Getaway, The Habitat, and Critter Culture. Five year later Assembly was named B.C.’s fastest-growing company for 2020 by Business in Vancouver. Reporting growth […]
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6Degrees Uses Machine Learning To Pair Singles Up On Zoom Dates
6Degrees is a new matchmaking platform with a mission to humanize dating in Vancouver. A hybrid of traditional matchmaking services and free dating apps, 6Degrees uses machine learning to pair up compatible people for one-on-one Zoom dates. During the pandemic, it’s been harder than ever for people looking to date to make a connection. While […]
Trulioo To Provide ID Verification For Land Title and Survey Authority of B.C.
Trulioo is partnering with the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA) to deliver real-time identity verification and document verification services for its legal practitioner customers. Traditionally, lawyers and notaries would verify customer identities by checking ID documents in person. However, given the physical distancing measures resulting from COVID-19, this has become a […]
Tevano Launches ‘Health Shield’ Entranceway Health Alert Device
Vancouver health tech innovator Tevano has launched Health Shield™, a state-of-the-art visitor health screening device. With proprietary hardware and software, Health Shield has been developed to help business owners, public officials and organizations protect the health of the public and their staff through fast, efficient, non-contact entranceway health screening. Using thermal imaging, Health Shield is […]
Silicon Valley May Not be King for Much Longer
As the Tech Scene Globalizes, Canada Opens its Door to Professionals Around the World When was the last time you did a deal over a restaurant meal? It’s probably been a while. Thanks to COVID-19, the era of schmoozing your way to the top of the Valley is gone—and it’s about time. With executives and […]
Boast.ai Raises $30 Million To Revolutionize SR&ED Tax Credits with AI
Vancouver-headquartered Boast.ai has raised a CAD $30 million Series A funding round for its AI-powered platform that automates the complex process of claiming R&D tax credits. The round was led by Radian Capital. With the investment Boast.ai will further develop their platform to better serve their nearly 1,000 customers, launch new products to help companies […]
Vancouver Entrepreneurs Tackle Temperature In The Bedroom
There’s a new solution for those who struggle with waking up too hot and it all started with two tired dads. In 2018, Jason Elliott had had enough of consistently interrupted sleep due to his mattress always feeling too hot and throwing off the blankets in frustration. After searching for a solution, Jason found there […]
FitMyFoot Makes Foot Measurement App Available To Online Retailers
Vancouver’s FitMyFoot is making its award-winning Foot.Science app available to footwear retailers. Formerly named Wiivv Wearables, FitMyFoot makes the world’s most technically advanced insoles and sandals. With ten patents protecting the custom footwear and mobile space, FitMyFoot uses photos of the customer’s foot via the Foot.Science mobile app to create customized, bio-mechanically optimized footwear for […]
Tiny Capital Is Taking WeCommerce Public
Victoria’s WeCommerce is going public. The holding company controlled by Tiny Capital‘s Andrew Wilkinson announced today that they have closed a qualifying transaction that will result in a reverse takeover of Brachium Capital Corp. Upon completion of the transaction, the company’s incumbent board of directors will resign and a new board will be formed consisting […]
Parallel Domain Raises $11 Million To Accelerate Computer Vision Development
Parallel Domain announced today that they have raised a $11 million Series A funding round led by Foundry Group. With offices in Palo Alto and Vancouver, Parallel Domain is the leading synthetic data generation platform. Through a suite of APIs and software tools, Parallel Domain is revolutionizing computer vision development, especially in autonomous systems. Parallel […]