Despite the fact that the unemployment rate is going down, the job market is still short of millions of workers compared to the pre-pandemic levels. Acute labor shortages increase living costs and inflation rates. It has become harder for companies to find potential employees that are a right fit. The demand for labor is quite […]
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Pivoting Metriport Secures Funding to Open-Source Healthcare Data
A year ago, software engineers Dima Goncharov and Colin Elsinga released Metriport: a personal data companion for discovering patterns in your life. “Gone are the days where you track periods in one app, mood in another, and do daily journaling in another separate app,” Elsinga declared to Techcouver last February. “With Metriport, you can do […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2023
2022 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good year for the Vancouver tech community and the provincial scene as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from capturing carbon dioxide to social investing, and from background screening to non-fungible people have been leading an unprecedented tech […]
Burnaby-born SkyBox Labs Acquired by China’s NetEase Games
China’s NetEase Games has acquired Burnaby-born AAA game developer SkyBox Labs. Founded in 2011, SkyBox Labs is a game studio based in Burnaby and Victoria that has developed titles alongside some of the world’s top publishers including Xbox Game Studios, Wizards of the Coast, and Electronic Arts. “Over the last decade, we’ve had the pleasure […]
Vancouver Startup Glüxkind Showcases Smart Stroller at CES
Glüxkind Technologies is among the BC-based companies showing off their tech at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show. Glüxkind is showcasing a combined hardware and software product—baby stroller Ella—at the famous annual trade show in Las Vegas. Designed by “parents with sky-high standards,” the Vancouver startup’s AI-powered Smart Stroller includes features like Automatic Rock-My-Baby and a built-in White […]
Sustained Therapeutics Advancing Clinical Trials for Novel Drug Delivery Platform
One in five people suffer from chronic pain at some point in their lives, but current treatments like opioids and anti-inflammatory medications have short-term activity or unwanted side effects, and can be highly addictive. A Vancouver-based therapeutics company has received regulatory approval to begin the second Phase II trial of its novel long lasting non-opioid […]
As Factors Collide, Biotech Hub Emerges in Vancouver
A Vancouver-based property management firm is quietly helping turn a pocket of the city into a world-class bio-technology hub. Low Tide Properties, co-founded by local celebrity entrepreneur Chip Wilson, has been doggedly advancing Great North Way in Vancouver as a biotech hub through securing key tenants, including StemCell Technologies and Augurex Life Sciences Corp. So far, […]
Eco-Building Innovator Nexii Earns ‘Climate Smart’ Badge Along Carbon-Neutral Roadmap
Vancouver-based green construction company Nexii Building Solutions announced this week the completion of Radicle’s Climate Smart Certification program. Radicle, owned by BMO, runs a greenhouse gas emissions reductions program that recognizes companies “taking steps toward a low-carbon economy while future-proofing their businesses.” The Climate Smart program provides a combination of training, tools, and technical assistance […]
Duncan Stewart Elaborates On Deloitte’s Technology Predictions For 2023
Deloitte Global has released its annual Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions for 2023. The consulting giant forecasts major strides in machine learning for the enterprise, a worldwide appetite for digital subscriptions among consumers, and ongoing smartphone dominance—along with eight additional predictions—as part of the 17th edition of their TMT Predictions. Among the findings pertaining […]
Vancouver Crypto Startup CocoNFT Acquired by Metaverse Group
Proof-of-take firm Tokens.com is acquiring Vancouver-based non-fungible token startup CocoNFT. Toronto’s Tokens.com is acquiring CocoNFT through subsidiary Metaverse Group with plans to integrate Coco’s technology and assets, the firm announced this week. The transaction will see Coco cofounders Mark Allen and Brody Berson join Metaverse Group as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer respectively, according to a statement […]