Emmy Award-winning Teradici has added support for the Mac to its industry-leading PCoIP® technology and Cloud Access Software. Teradici users can remotely access their Mac as if they were on a local machine, with the resolution and color fidelity they need to maintain the highest-quality standards. This is a first in the industry driven by […]
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Burnaby’s Vanrx Pharmasystems Acquired By Cytiva
Global life sciences leader Cytiva has acquired Burnaby’s Vanrx Pharmasystems. Founded in 2007 by Chris Procyshyn and Ross Gold, Vanrx makes robotic aseptic filling machines to fill vials, syringes, and cartridges with reduced risk and increased speed to patients. Vanrx counts leading biopharmaceutical companies as its customers. Vanrx’s flagship products are the SA25 Aseptic Filling […]
Victoria’s Certn Raised $43 Million in 2020 For Background Checks
Victoria startup Certn has secured a $9.5 million Series A+ funding round. Adding this round to previous funding, Certn has secured a total of $43 million in seed, Series A and Series A+ funding throughout 2020. Certn was named to Techcouver’s 10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020 list in January 2020 and have […]
EdTech Startup Wize Raises $3 Million For Online Education Platform
Vancouver Edtech startup Wize has raised a USD $3 million funding round. Founded in 2017, Wize is a fast-growing online education platform that delivers course-specific video tutorials and exam-like practice problems for high school, college, and university students across North America. The funds will be used to develop and launch a new, more intuitive learning […]
OvareGroup Expands Agency Portfolio with Investment in Vancouver’s JIBE
Vancouver e-commerce agency JIBE has landed a ‘significant’ investment from Los-Angeles-based OvareGroup. Founded in 2009, JIBE employs specialists across North America in helping better-life brands thrive into e-commerce businesses through user-centric design, technical architecting and development, and performance marketing. Experts in BigCommerce, Shopify and Magento, and highly custom e-commerce implementations, JIBE is the trusted agency […]
Vancouver’s Vegano is Disrupting the Meal-Kit Delivery Services Market
Vancouver’s Vegano, Canada’s first plant-based meal-kit delivery service, is helping Canadians take plant-based living beyond Veganuary. Following their official launch on January 4th, Vegano has delivered over 800 meals across Metro Vancouver, Squamish, and Whistler. Vegano offers a range of chef-created recipes using the farm-fresh organic ingredients which Vegano sources locally. While other meal-kit delivery […]
FORM Smart Swim Goggles Now Connect to Jacuzzi Swim Spas
Vancouver’s FORM is partnering with Jacuzzi Brands to bring an exclusive connected experience to their FORM Smart Swim Goggles and Jacuzzi swim spas allowing swimmers to experience performance metrics in real-time through FORM’s augmented reality display. The partnership comes in the midst of a global demand for at-home and connected fitness options, as consumers look […]
Vancouver AR and VR Startups Accelerate Go-to-Market Plans with WTIA
The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) has launched a Canadian XR Startup Market Accelerator program to help prepare Canadian virtual reality, augmented reality and voice-related startups for expansion into the U.S. market. The eight-week virtual program will include a mix of curriculum, introductions and mentorship to help participants grow their entrepreneurial skills and begin market […]
5 Vancouver Startups That Got Their Start At Techstars
Founded in 2006 in Boulder, Colorado, Techstars is a seed accelerator with a founder-first philosophy that fuels startups across a range of verticals, linking them to a network of successful mentors, partners, and investors. Getting accepted into one of Techstars’ 3-month accelerator programs is not easy. Fewer than 1% of startups that apply for Techstars […]
Kardium Raises $145 Million For Innovative Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
Vancouver’s Kardium, developer of the Globe® Mapping and Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, has raised USD $115 million in a new financing round led by Fidelity with follow-on participation by T. Rowe Price. The new financing will be used to accelerate commercial growth of the Globe System across Europe and to conduct […]