Clio is raising “the bar” in more ways than one. Following a whopping US$250 million Series D funding round, the Burnaby-based company is rapidly modernizing law firms with technology—and hiring locals to help achieve this tremendous task. “To become global leaders, BC’s tech companies must scale,” wrote Jill Tipping, president and CEO of the BC […]
Ecosystem
Galvanize Hunting for Talent at Upcoming Vancouver Job Fair
Founders Harald and Hart Will launched Galvanize back in 1987—a time when floppy disks were the height of technology, gas was 89 cents per gallon, and President Reagan famously demanded “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Originally known as ACL, Galvanize has evolved from an analytics firm into an analyst-recognized risk management, compliance, and audit […]
Now is the Time to Get Hired by Later
Founded in 2014, Vancouver’s Latergramme was the first Instagram scheduling tool. Five years later and rebranded as Later, the scaleup has grown to over 50 employees and is trusted by over 2 million users. Later is a visual content marketing-based web and iOS mobile app that enables its users to plan, schedule, and manage content […]
Want to Drive for Lyft? Get Ready to Wait
76% of car drivers do their commute alone. 95% of the time cars sit unused. Vancouver’s downtown core has 400 parking lots. Ride-sharing provides a seamless transportation option that reduces impaired driving and improved access to affordable, reliable transportation. Vancouver is one of North America’s largest cities without ride-sharing. But that’s about to change and […]
High-Speed Rail Feasibility Study to be Completed by 2020
Business, academic, non-profit, and government leaders from B.C., Washington state and Oregon met today at the fourth annual Cascadia Innovation Corridor Conference to discuss a 2035 vision for the Cascadia region. Since 2016 the Cascadia Innovation Corridor Steering Committee has been advancing a broad array of projects in the region in areas such as transportation, […]
B.C.’s First Quantum Computing Institute Comes to Surrey
The B.C. government has taken its first step in building an innovation corridor in Surrey with the announcement of a new Quantum Algorithms Institute at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus. With affordability and access to industrial land constraining growth in B.C.’s tech sector, the announcement builds on the government’s vision to promote the City of […]
Investing in Canada: the Silicon Valley of the North
The fastest-growing tech hubs are no longer limited to the San Francisco Bay Area. Canadian cities have emerged as ideal ecosystems for nurturing technology companies. Many view Canada as a land of opportunity─ the country consistently ranks highly on global happiness, thanks to its stable politics, social factors, and strong economy. With quality talent and […]
Vancouver Tech Salaries Now Higher than Toronto and Montreal
HR Tech Group’s annual BC Tech Salary Survey has been released and the numbers are great with salaries and headcount in B.C. continuing to increase. B.C.’s tech sector is experiencing an incredibly fast-moving compensation market with Vancouver paying some of the highest rates in the country for high demand tech jobs. According to the survey, […]
Vision Critical Open Doors to Job Seekers
Vision Critical is hiring and they’re hosting an Open House on September 26th. Whether you’re a candidate interested in current open roles or a student who wants to learn about their campus recruitment program, we Vision Critical wants to meet you. Vision Critical provides a cloud-based customer intelligence platform that allows companies to build engaged, […]
Clio Offers Blueprint For Tech Success
As a developer of cloud-based solutions for the legal industry, Clio is raising the bar in more ways than one. By helping law firms, aka “the bar,” increase productivity and make their services more accessible, the Burnaby-based company is propelling the not-quite-oldest profession into the 21st century. At the same time, with US$250 million in […]