Last week Vancouver-born Cymax Group announced that they were being renamed Cymax Group Technologies, to better reflect their ambitious vision for the future of e-commerce. This week Cymax Group Technologies announced the appointment of three new directors to its board to help the home furniture retailer fulfill on that vision. Rob Williams, Sarah Kavanagh, and […]
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Canada Drives Adds Sukhinder Singh Cassidy To Board of Directors
In Canada, B.C.-based Canada Drives leads the charge towards auto e-commerce as the largest 100% online car shopping and to-your-door delivery platform. After its recent national launch with expansion into Ontario, Canada Drives announced today that Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has been appointed to their Board as Lead Independent Director. Most recently the President of StubHub […]
RBC Launches RBCx to Support Visionary Tech Entrepreneurs
Royal Bank of Canada has announced the launch of RBCx, a full-service platform to accelerate the entrepreneurial journey at every stage of growth – providing access to capital solutions, innovative products and services, and operational expertise to help technology companies scale. RBCx supports entrepreneurs – from startup to scale up – who are disrupting business models, […]
World Economic Forum Names Two Vancouver Companies To Tech Pioneers List
The World Economic Forum has announced its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021 – companies that are shaping industries from healthcare to retail and many more. The list highlights early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised […]
Vancouver’s Metaspectral Wins Canadian Defence Contract
Vancouver’s Metaspectral has been selected to receive up to $200,000 as the first funding component of the Department of National Defence’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program for the Better Than Meets the Eye challenge. The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) were seeking innovative solutions to assist Maritime […]
Science Fair Foundation BC Announces Winners Of Third Annual Youth Innovation Showcase
The Science Fair Foundation BC has announced the winners of the 2021 Youth Innovation Showcase. Keanu Chan from Cranbrook won Innovator of the Year in the 12-15 age category. For YIS this year, his project, Novel universal Design Internal Spine Concept (NuDISC) intends to create an alternative to traditional spinal disc replacement surgery. Chan said […]
Vancouver Entrepreneur Wins Award For Window Washing Innovation
Five up-and-coming researchers-turned-entrepreneurs have been recognized at the sixth annual Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards for their groundbreaking discoveries that are helping to propel Canada’s economy forward. Among the five celebrated innovators is Vancouver’s Hossein Kamali who was named Outstanding Entrepreneur. Kamali is a Mitacs postdoctoral researcher in Mechatronic Systems Engineering at Simon Fraser University, and Co-founder […]
VCs on BC: Janet Bannister of Real Ventures
Welcome to VCs on BC, a monthly Techcouver series that interviews Venture Capitalists from around the world to get their thoughts on the state of investment in British Columbia—everything from venture capital to valuations and SPACs to IPOs. To kick off the series we’re talking with Janet Bannister of Real Ventures. Q: You’re the Managing […]
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Solutions Provider Bubblebox Acquired
Vancouver’s Bubblebox has been acquired by VntCap Technologies, the parent company of Allant Group, a nationally recognized, data-driven marketing firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in Paul and Tracey Gordon in 2008, Bubblebox is a Salesforce “Go-to-Market” Marketing Cloud partner in North America with a strong brand presence in the Canadian ecosystem. […]
Semios Acquires Altrac To Deliver More Value To Farmers
Vancouver AgTech company Semios has acquired Altrac, developers of an agriculture automation platform that enables farmers to monitor and control high-value crop production systems from their mobile device. Founded in 2009, Semios helps farmers manage their risk and optimize yields through data, AI-driven insights and technology. Last year Semios partnered with Altrac to combine the […]