Well, that didn’t take long. After a successful TSXV launch last month, EMERGE Commerce has made its first post-IPO acquisition. In its largest e-commerce acquisition to date, EMERGE has acquired meat subscription service truLOCAL for $16.8 million. Founded in February 2016 in Kitchener, truLOCAL is a direct-to-consumer, locally sourced meat subscription service in Canada, with […]
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Techcouver’s Most Read Stories of 2020
It’s fair to say 2020 will not be remembered fondly. The COVID-19 pandemic dominated tech – like all else – with many of us spending more time than ever in front of screens. Techcouver had a banner year with site traffic growing every month during 2020. As we look forward to a much better 2021, […]
Cryptocurrency Custodian Coinbase Coming To Vancouver?
Bitcoin is trading at all-time highs and its bull move since October has been sizzling. Coinbase, the largest broker and custodian for cryptocurrencies in the United States, recently filed for an IPO (Initial Public Offering) which will make it the only pure-play way for investors to get exposure to this asset class via public markets. […]
mimik Partners With IBM To Advance Edge Computing
Vancouver’s mimik technology is collaborating with IBM to build AI-enabled collaborative workflow solutions designed to help accelerate automation and digital transformation across manufacturing, retail, IoT and healthcare. mimik’s hybrid edgeCloud platform transforms cloud applications from a fixed client-server architecture – where server functionality is limited to servers in data centers and gateways – to a […]
Boutique Marketplace Jane Looks North With $40 Million Growth Investment
Utah-headquartered curated online marketplace Jane has raised a $40 million Series A round from Tritium Partners. Jane’s boutique marketplace allows small business owners to sell clothing, accessories, shoes and home decor to buyers across the country. The company has more than 3,000 sellers on its platform and Jane’s loyal user base has purchased more than […]
Embracing E-commerce To Improve Healthcare More Important Than Ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has made most parts of British Columbians’ lives more challenging. It has cast uncertainty over our professional and personal lives, stoked anxiety about the health of ourselves and our loved ones, and made all facets of life more complicated — including leaving our homes to buy the products and services we need. […]
Traction Guest Launches Vaccine Attestation Registry To Accelerate Return-to-Work
Traction Guest has launched a vaccine attestation registry tool for businesses. Available immediately, the tool enables organizations to incorporate digital COVID-19 vaccination records into their screening and onsite entry process for workers and visitors. Last month Traction Guest introduced a Return-to-Work Solution that streamlines the return of employees and essential visitors to the physical workplace […]
Thinkific Crosses 100 Million Online Courses Taken on its Platform
Vancouver’s Thinkific announced today that it has had over 100 million courses taken through it’s platform with over 63 million courses taken in 2020 alone. The latest milestone comes at the end of an exceptional growth year for the online course platform that included a $22 million growth financing round led by Rhino Ventures. Thinkific […]
Five B.C. Thought Leaders On Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
Based on the number of Thought Leadership articles Techcouver published in 2020, everyone had way more time to write this year. Techcouver has published over 50 articles in this category to date and our web traffic stats are evidence that we’ve all had more time to read this year as well. Not surprisingly the themes […]
Nano One Enters into Agreement with Major Global Automotive Company
Vancouver’s Nano One has entered into a cathode evaluation and benchmark agreement with an American-based multinational auto manufacturer to jointly evaluate Nano One’s cathode materials for automotive lithium ion batteries. CEO Dan Blondal called the manufacturer a “major global EV leader” however financial compensation towards for the project remains confidential. “The goal of this project […]