New Zealand-born Xero is a cloud-based accounting software platform for small and medium-sized businesses. Sold as a software as a service (SaaS), Xero now has 1.4 million subscribers in over 180 countries and a thriving ecosystem seamlessly integrating with 700+ apps. Xero’s commitment to Canada got a boost last year when they acquired Toronto-based document […]
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Clir Renewables Raises $7.1 Million Series A Round
Vancouver’s Clir Renewables, closed their Series A round of C$7.1 million this month, led by strategic investor ArcTern Ventures. Clir’s software platform uses machine learning algorithms to categorize and quantify areas of underperformance across wind farms, resulting in recommended actions for improvement, including yaw alignment and blade pitch. Customers realize Annual Energy Production (AEP) gains […]
Who are Vancouver’s Top Growing Tech Companies?
The Globe and Mail has unveiled its inaugural Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. The list of 400 businesses operate in such hot sectors as fintech, e-commerce and cannabis, along with long-established industries like manufacturing and transportation. Each company on this list is rising fast with average revenue growth of 511% over […]
Terminal Raises $17 Million to Solve Tech Talent Shortage
Terminal, the remote teams company helping future unicorns work around the talent shortage and hire top tech talent across the globe, has announced a $17 million Series B funding round that includes notable investors Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Headquartered in San Francisco, Terminal is trying to solve the hiring crisis in tech. With […]
Vancouver Tech Salaries Now Higher than Toronto and Montreal
HR Tech Group’s annual BC Tech Salary Survey has been released and the numbers are great with salaries and headcount in B.C. continuing to increase. B.C.’s tech sector is experiencing an incredibly fast-moving compensation market with Vancouver paying some of the highest rates in the country for high demand tech jobs. According to the survey, […]
How to Make B.C. a Worldwide Hub for Artificial Intelligence by 2022
The Artificial Intelligence network of British Columbia (AInBC) is officially launching on October 1st. Community ties are so essential in building out a strong ecosystem, so if you have an interest, passion, project or company in the AI space, the AInBC invites you to their launch event. AInBC’s mission is to connect talented people with […]
Vision Critical Open Doors to Job Seekers
Vision Critical is hiring and they’re hosting an Open House on September 26th. Whether you’re a candidate interested in current open roles or a student who wants to learn about their campus recruitment program, we Vision Critical wants to meet you. Vision Critical provides a cloud-based customer intelligence platform that allows companies to build engaged, […]
All-in-One Smart-Home Air Filtration Solution HAVEN Launches North America Wide
It’s that time of year. Time to batten down the hatches and seal up our homes up for winter. Unfortunately in the process we dramatically reduce the quality of air in our homes. Canadians spend an average of 90 percent of their time indoors, where air quality has been found to be anywhere from two […]
Unbounce’s Call to Action Conference Returns for Sixth Year
For the six year in a row, Unbounce will host its Call to Action Conference, where marketers and entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn about digital marketing. Taking place on September 25-26th at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, the Call to Action Conference will feature leaders in marketing, who will discuss topics such […]
New Ventures BC Announces 2019 Startup Competition Winners
This year’s New Ventures BC startup competition wrapped up tonight with an awards ceremony during Vancouver Startup Week. 10 companies were still in the running for over $250,000 in cash and the winners were crowned at The Imperial. Lumen5 took home the $105,000 Innovate BC first-prize package. The two year-old company empowers brands to share […]