Two months after being named as Partner and CEO of Vancouver-born Doodles, Julian Holguin has named star music producer Pharrell Williams as its chief brand officer. The announcement was made at a private Doodle-holder event during NFT.NYC, flashing a video of Williams speaking on the big screen of a packed Palladium Theater. “I’m a big […]
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ENVO Drive Systems Leverages In-House Engineering to Maximize Inventory of E-Bikes
The Pandemic was the start of all manner of turbulence, including the supply and demand balance of several different products. Many things became expensive in response to increased demand. Bicycles were one of them—for nearly two years it was nearly impossible to purchase a new ride, at least without waiting astronomical lengths of time. The […]
ABOzymes Raises Seed Round To Fund Tech For Universal Blood Tranfusions
Vancouver’s ABOzymes has completed a substantially upsized seed financing. Built upon the discoveries of Dr. Peter Rahfeld and Professor Stephen G. Withers of UBC’s Michael Smith Laboratories, ABOzymes was named one of 10 homegrown startups to watch in 2021 by Techcouver. In emergency situations when there isn’t time to cross-match a patient’s blood type, doctors […]
Vancouver Startup Brings ‘Hyper-Immersive VR’ to Playland This Summer
A new experience from XR Immersive Tech is coming to the largest ticketed event in British Columbia. The Vancouver-based immersive entertainment platform announced recently that Uncontained will be available for guests to enjoy for the first time this summer beginning at Playland Amusement Park and the annual Pacific National Exhibition Fair. Uncontained is described as “hyper-immersive virtual […]
DoorDash and Loblaw announce PC Express Rapid Delivery in Vancouver
DoorDash and Loblaw have announced a collaboration that will bring a new grocery delivery service to customers in Canada. Starting this August, PC Express™ Rapid Delivery will make grocery and convenience items available to customers in an expected express delivery time of 30-minutes-or-less. Kicking off in major cities across the country, including Vancouver, the express […]
AI-powered Chatbot Finn AI Acquired By Glia
Vancouver’s Finn AI has been acquired by Glia, a leading provider of digital customer service. Finn AI is an AI-powered chatbot platform for banks and credit unions and the two companies have been working together since 2020 when Finn AI first launched its banking-focused virtual assistant for Glia’s DCS platform. The deal aims to mainstream […]
10 B.C. Startups to Keep an Eye on in 2022
The BC Tech Association recently announced the finalists for the 2022 Technology Impact Awards. BC Tech announced 48 finalists across 12 Technology Impact Award categories who achieved exceptional success in the past year. “Ambition” is the theme for this year’s awards. “What is thrilling about this year’s 48 finalists is that they represent exceptional ambition […]
Vancouver’s Impro AI Announces Seed Funding at Collision in Toronto
The Collision Conference returned to its first in-person event in two years this week, taking over Toronto’s Enercare Centre. It’s the largest international gathering of its kind in Canada since prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the perfect backdrop for Impro.ai’s latest announcement. The Vancouver-based startup revealed at Collision that it has raised seed funding north […]
Wertz of Wisdom: Version One’s Boris Reflects on 10 Years of Investing
In the summer of 2012, Boris Wertz proudly announced the launch of Version One Ventures. Fast-forward a decade: he this month celebrated 10 years of venture capital under his brand. Today Version One is a multi-fund franchise funds with investments in several dozen companies and a quarter billion dollars in assets under management. Some of Version […]
Autozen Lands $5 Million Seed Round Led By Vanedge Capital
Less than a year after launching their hassle-free car selling experience, Autozen announced today that it has closed an oversubscribed seed round of funding of over $5 million led by Vanedge Capital. Autozen offers a truly unique experience in the auto industry. Car sellers benefit from hundreds of pre-vetted professional buyers that compete to give […]