This week new crowned hometown unicorn Thinkific is hosting its third annual Think in Color Summit. Thinkific’s annual speaker and workshop series is aimed at driving forward diversity and inclusion in business and entrepreneurship by featuring traditionally underrepresented entrepreneurs and giving them a platform to share their expertise. This year’s event features a lineup of […]
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Unbounce Helps Shine Bootcamp Uplift Marginalized Voices
Founded in Vancouver in 2017, Shine Bootcamp was originally an incubator within Unbounce to support increased gender diversity at conferences through training and education. Today, with the initial funding from Unbounce, Shine Bootcamp is now a women-led organization dedicated to uplifting marginalized voices through transformational professional speaking programs for women. This year, Shine Bootcamp is […]
Canada’s First All-Female Angel Fund Expands Across North America
Canada’s first all-female angel fund is expanding across North America. First launched in Victoria in 2017 with the support of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO), Women’s Equity Lab (WEL) has recently completed the investment of its third round. The Vancouver chapter was launched in 2020 followed by the Okanagan in early 2021 and new […]
Stellat’en First Nation To Welcome Drone Deliveries Thanks To UBC
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) will soon deploy their patented drone delivery solution at the Stellat’en First Nation as part of UBC’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transportation Initiative’ (DTI) program. The project will enable deliveries utilizing DDC’s Sparrow drone and its DroneSpot takeoff and landing zones as well as additional drone flight infrastructure as required. The solution […]
BC’s Tech Sales Industry Offers Up Fertile Ground for Job Seekers
In a recent poll, 49% of BC workers who worked from home at some point during the pandemic said they would be willing to look elsewhere for a job that allowed them to continue working remotely after the pandemic ends. Called the “great resignation” by some, these workers are among the 1 in 4 globally […]
Allocadia Acquired By Rubicon-Backed BrandMaker
Vancouver’s Allocadia has been acquired by BrandMaker, an innovator in Marketing Operations and Marketing Resource Management (MRM) software solutions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Co-founded by twin sisters Kristine Steuart and Katherine Berry in 2010, Allocadia is a leader in Marketing Planning, Budgeting and Performance Management. With a vision of making every marketing […]
GameOn To Launch First-of-its-Kind NFT Predictor Product
Vancouver’s GameOn Entertainment Technologies has partnered with NFT platform Blockparty to launch a first-of-its-kind NFT Predictor product. GameOn, a Victory Square Technologies portfolio company, provides broadcasters, TV networks, OTT platforms, leagues, tournaments and sportsbooks with interactive, social experiences around sports, TV and live events. The NFT Predictor, spearheaded by Santiago Jaramillo, former Head of Sports […]
Ionomr Selected For Amazon’s Inaugural AWS Clean Energy Accelerator
Vancouver’s Ionomr Innovations is on a roll. Last month the World Economic Forum named Ionomr to its list of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021 and now the startup has been selected as one of the 10 participants in the inaugural AWS Clean Energy Accelerator program. Ionomr manufactures ion-exchange membranes and polymers for clean energy […]
B.C. Centre For Innovation And Clean Energy To Launch This Fall
The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy is launching this fall with $70 million in combined funding from the provincial government and Shell Canada. The provincial government first announced its intention to create the centre, which will focus on commercializing B.C.’s clean technology, in September 2020 as part of its economic-recovery plan. “Climate change […]
GetintheLoop Partners With BenefitHub To Expand Into The United States
Canada’s largest shop local platform has partnered with BenefitHub to fuel their expansion into the United States. Kelowna’s GetintheLoop has partnered with BenefitHub, the world’s largest employee lifestyle benefits company with 17 million global members. Soon restaurants, retailers, and service and hospitality businesses throughout the U.S. will be able to access GetintheLoop’s suite of local business marketing […]