In December, Klue made waves in British Columbia alongside Victoria-based Certn as the province’s only two firms to make the Vector Institute’s inaugural Vector AI20 for 2023. This week, Vancouver’s Klue announced the acquisition of Massachusetts-based DoubleCheck Research, which helps organizations improve win rates by examining why they are winning and losing business. Klue’s platform will now […]
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Innovate BC and NRC IRAP Invest In B.C. Businesses Through BC Fast Pilot Program
Innovate BC and the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) are providing a combined total of $2 million in research and development funding to help 14 companies pilot their technologies and create new jobs across B.C. The program helps small and medium sized businesses design, build, and operate a pilot plant […]
Vancouver PR Leader Switchboard Joins Forces With Earnscliffe Strategies
Ottawa-headquartered Earnscliffe Strategies announced today the acquisition of Vancouver’s Switchboard Public Relations. If you’re a regular visitor to Techcouver, then you’ve heard of Switchboard. Led by Founder Kathleen Reid, the Switchboard crew is responsible for Techcouver’s popular monthly series that connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. The […]
CubicFarms Attracts Funding to Develop Traceable Food Supply Using Blockchain, AI
BC-based CubicFarms, which develops controlled environment agriculture technology, today announced funding from the Canadian Food Innovation Network. Alongside Winnipeg-born TheoryMesh and EcoDairy, the trio of companies are working on a traceable supply chain for beef and dairy. The tech-based solution attracted the attention of CFIN, a national non-profit organization designed to stimulate transformative innovation across the Canadian […]
Vancouver Startup Lynk Upgrades Fintech Offering for Small Business and Gig Economy
A branded payment solution providing merchants a secure alternative to credit card processing fees while powering customer loyalty programs this week added a hotly requested feature to its platform. Vancouver-based fintech Lynk has launched Pay by Bank, which it says was the most-demanded feature from users. Pay by Bank allows businesses to reduce their credit […]
Six B.C. Companies Named to 2023 Global Cleantech 100
Canadian cleantech companies are making their mark on the world stage with 12 companies being named to the prestigious 2023 Global Cleantech 100 list, the 14th edition. This year the list of innovative and promising clean technology companies represents strong diversification of markets and sectors with representation from across Canada. But the West Coast stands […]
Canada’s Fastest-growing Life Sciences Sector Is Hiring
With $1.3 billion of capital raised in 2021, B.C.’s life sciences sector has never been more robust. In fact, B.C. is Canada’s fastest-growing life sciences sector, employing roughly 20,000 people at over 2,000 companies. And according to BioTalent Canada’s 2021 National Report, the sector will likely require 65,000 additional workers by 2029. To help fill […]
BC Startup Billi Labs Launches App to ‘Transform Relationship with Money’
A Vancouver financial technology startup launched publicly in September is entering the new year with early momentum. Billi Labs was created in 2022 by a “team of financial experts, designers, and developers across Canada,” including chief executive Ty Sinclair and operating officer Dan Barton, who is based out of Victoria. Through innovation and automation, “we […]
The Odlum Brown Forum Pitch Finale Returns April 27th
The Forum is a Canadian charity that mentors, educates and empowers women entrepreneurs. For 20 years they’ve been supporting businesses big and small. Now in its 7th year, The Forum Pitch is a program that helps women entrepreneurs navigate and fast track their funding journey. Addressing the barrier of access to capital, The Forum Pitch gives women […]
GenXys and TrueScripts Partner to Accelerate Precision Medicine Adoption
Vancouver’s GenXys has secured a customer deal with Indiana-based TrueScripts, a thriving pharmacist-founded Prescription Benefit Management (PBM) company. GenXys is a global leader in precision prescribing software with embedded pharmacogenetic (PGx) data. TrueScripts Management Services is an innovative PBM company offering transparent prescription benefit solutions to members and clients in the self-insured market. With a network […]