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Vote For Your Favourite BC Tech Startup To Win $10,000

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New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition and now they need your help. While the judges will decide who wins the top prizes, New Ventures BC is asking the tech community to have your say on the $10,000 Innovate BC People’s Choice Award. Note that the prize purse […]

Over 900 New Green Internship Opportunities Available For Students

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Today at Terramera’s office in Vancouver, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson announced that the Government of Canada is partnering with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) employers across Canada to create 900 internship opportunities for students through the Science Horizons Youth Internship Program. The Minister was joined by Ajay Patel, President and CEO of Vancouver Community […]

Genome BC & Partners Launch Study for Easing COVID-19 Restrictions

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In the midst of a pandemic how can we safely return to work? This question is on the minds of employees, employers, and policymakers as the world begins the process of re-opening during COVID-19. Places that have successfully restricted person-to-person contact have also curbed transmission, but these restrictions come with damaging economic trade-offs. To support […]

HR Tech Group Launches Free Online Diversity & Inclusion Tool

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Vancouver-headquartered HR Tech Group has launched a free online resource for Canada’s technology industry that provides access to more than 300 best-in-class Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) resources and tools. A 2017 research report by HR Tech Group, Diversity & Inclusion in the BC Tech Sector, found that Indigenous peoples account for less than 1% of […]

10 Years of Startup Conferences & the Subtle Art of Connecting People

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This past August 7th marks the 10th anniversary of the first startup conference in Hong Kong – we did it on a Saturday so it was adeptly named “Startup Saturday.” We got the venue Cyberport to sponsor the venue for 300 people, Microsoft sponsored the lunch, Rackspace did some lucky draws for that first iPad […]

Digital Technology Supercluster Completes $60 Million Investment in COVID-19 Program

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The Digital Technology Supercluster has announced the completion of its $60 million investment in the COVID-19 Program, launched in April to contribute to Canada’s Plan to Mobilize Industry to fight COVID-19. The fifteen projects announced round out the Program which addresses the biggest challenges presented by COVID-19. Members are addressing the diagnosis and treatment of […]

Momentum Venture Partners Launches Venture Residency Program

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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 […]

Gerri Sinclair Appointed New B.C. Innovation Commissioner

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Gerri Sinclair has been appointed as B.C.’s new innovation commissioner. Sinclair will serve as advocate for the province’s tech sector. The position of innovation commissioner was created in 2018 and is a component of the Confidence and Supply Agreement with the BC Green Party caucus to promote innovation across all sectors of the economy. Sinclair […]

Spring Launches Business Resilience Program To Enable Economic Recovery

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Vancouver’s Spring Activator has launched an online Business Resilience Program designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs recover from the impact of COVID-19 by helping them evaluate their current business, create a plan to survive, and take necessary action to thrive once again. Spring is a global incubator and accelerator that empowers entrepreneurs and entrepreneur […]

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