Vancouver unicorn Clio is celebrating its 15th anniversary this week. When Clio launched in 2008 at ABA TECHSHOW, no one could have predicted its significant impact on the legal industry. Clio has grown into a global force in legal technology, with over 150,000 customers in more than 100 countries. For 15 years, the Burnaby-born startup […]
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Eigen Fitness Launches AI-Powered Weightlifting Wearable for Optimal Gym Gains
In November, we reported on an emerging startup in Vancouver’s fitness industry. The startup was conceived of by Zach Higgins and Connor Holowachuk, who met through the League of Innovators’ youth-focused Labs program, established by former Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes to mentor and invest in young entrepreneurs. The pair started working together on a wearable […]
Embracing the New World of Virtual Restaurants
If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is that the hospitality industry is shaped by an incredibly resilient and innovative group of people and entrepreneurs. Over these past two years, we have seen operators, owners and staff work together, quickly adapting services to better attend to customer demands and safety. From increased take-out […]
Applications for BC Tech’s 2023 Technology Impact Awards Are Now Open
Applications for BC Tech Association’s 2023 Technology Impact Awards are now open. Each year, the TIAs connect to a theme that reflects who we are as an industry at that point in time. From big raises to hiring sprees, acquisitions to IPOs, B.C.’s ecosystem is showing what is possible. To celebrate their 30th anniversary year, BC Tech […]
WomenInWeb3 Summit To Highlight Local Vancouver Web3 Talent
Canadian Web3 and public policy newsletter, d3crypto, is hosting its first ever WomenInWeb3 Summit in Vancouver on March 27-28th. The event promises to demonstrate that Web3 is an industry for all, but especially women, while highlighting local Vancouver talent working in a variety of areas. Much like the rest of the tech sector, women are […]
Zenhub Raises $10 Million to go from Plug-in to Platform
Vancouver’s Zenhub has raised $10 million in its Series A funding round led by Yaletown Partners. Founded in 2014 and spun out of innovation studio Axiom Zen, ZenHub is a leading team collaboration and project management suite in GitHub, empowering teams of 2 to over 20,000 to work together. The new funding will be used to expand […]
Semaphore Solutions Lands Significant Investment from Cypress Ridge Capital
Victoria’s Semaphore Solutions has received a significant investment from Cypress Ridge Capital, a healthcare-focused growth equity firm. Founded in 2010, Semaphore Solutions is a leading SaaS and informatics services company addressing inherent challenges in the paradigm shift to personalized medicine. The new partnership will enable the company to accelerate investments in its highly innovative SaaS […]
East Side Games and BBC Studios Launch Doctor Who Mobile Game
East Side Games Group (ESGG) has launched Doctor Who: Lost In Time, a mobile game available on iOS and Android, in partnership with BBC Studios and co-developed with Bigfoot. In this idle game, fans of the Doctor Who franchise act as the Doctor to explore space and time, collecting energy to save the universe while […]
God’s Pocket Scuba Diving Resort Goes Green with Moment Energy
Coquitlam’s Moment Energy has successfully installed its latest offering, the Flora system, at the off-grid God’s Pocket Resort near Port Hardy, BC. Moment Energy has been making waves in the energy storage industry with its second-life battery solutions since 2020, with five projects deployed across Canada and several more in the pipeline across North America. Co-founded […]
B.C. Women Making Their Mark In Innovation And Technology
March 8th marks International Women’s Day (IWD) and for 2023 there is a specific focus to the day. For this year, the United Nations Observance of IWD is calling special attention to #DigitalALL to highlight innovation and technology for gender equality. This includes a focus on ensuring women have Internet connectivity to pursue careers in […]