Vancouver’s VodaSafe has raised a $1.4 million seed round to further expand the availability its AquaEye®, the world’s first hand-held scanning sonar device for water-based search and rescue. The round was led by Vanedge with participation from BDC, two VC firms that have funded successful hardware technology companies including Echodyne, Recon Instruments, and TouchBistro. “We are […]
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PAI Health Lands On Popular Asian Digital Health App, Pulse
PAI Health’s science-backed activity metric for heart health, known as Personal Activity Intelligence, will be featured in the Pulse by Prudential (Pulse) digital health app, the first of its kind to offer holistic health management to consumers in Asia. PAI Health services will be available to Pulse users across 11 markets in Asia. PAI adds […]
Momentum Venture Partners Launches Venture Residency Program
Venture development firm Momentum Venture Partners has partnered with Vancouver co-working space Pavilion to establish a Venture Residency program. The Pavilion Residency collaboration provides the necessary infrastructure and resources startups require to realize continuous improvement and growth. The program combines subsidized professional office space with focused venture development support and services from Momentum and a […]
Ayogo Partners With Baxter On Digital Solutions for Home Dialysis
Vancouver’s Ayogo Health announced today that it has inked an exclusive partnership with global renal care leader Baxter International to advance digital health solutions that educate and empower patients with kidney failure. Ayogo will combine LifePlan—its unique behavior-based digital platform—with Baxter’s expertise in renal care to build mobile apps and digital solutions that bring personalized, […]
FORM Launches Open Water Features For Smart Swim Goggles
Vancouver’s FORM Swim has updated their augmented-reality display equipped swim goggles to include open water features. The direct-to-consumer sports tech startup launched a free firmware update which enables swimmers to access open water features by connecting the FORM goggles to their compatible Garmin smartwatch or Apple Watch. Available immediately, the update gives swimmers the ability to […]
Conexiom Announces $40 Million Strategic Growth Investment
Vancouver-headquartered Conexiom has received a $40 million strategic growth investment from ICONIQ Capital. ICONIQ joins existing investor, Luminate Capital, which will retain a majority stake. Conexiom is focused on eliminating manual order processes and helping customers deliver a superior customer experience. Conexiom is the only vendor in the market that delivers touchless order processing with 100 […]
Western Economic Diversification Invests $3 Million Into B.C. Businesses
Small- and medium-sized businesses in B.C.’s tech sector have never experienced an economic crisis like the one brought on by COVID-19. Even seasoned entrepreneurs are struggling with uncertainty as they reassess budgets, redesign marketing strategies and prepare cash-flow projections. Over the past months, the Government of Canada has taken action to help these businesses keep […]
WELL Health Invests In Digital Health Apps
WELL Health has established a new subsidiary named WELL Digital Health Apps (WDHA) to solely focused on developing, investing in and unlocking opportunities associated with digital health applications. WELL is the third largest EMR service provider in Canada supporting 10,000 doctors and over 1,900 clinics. WDHA will be focused primarily on establishing partnerships and/or investments […]
CubicFarms Secures $5 Million In Growth Capital From BDC
Langley’s CubicFarm Systems has secured $5 million in growth capital from BDC Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Business Development Bank of Canada. BDC’s Cleantech Practice has agreed to provide CubicFarms with growth capital through a commercial debt financing. According to CubicFarms CEO Dave Dinesen, the non-dilutive financing from BDC combined with recent capital raises […]
Vision Critical Secures US $20 Million from Vistara Growth
Vision Critical has received US $20 million in growth debt from Vancouver’s Vistara Capital Partners. The investment will expedite Vision Critical’s aggressive growth strategy and ambitious roadmap centered around delivering a market-leading Customer Experience Management (CXM) and insights platform. Industry analysts Gartner and Forrester have recognized Vision Critical as a key player in the future […]