Vancouver’s TraceSafe has announced the launch of Thermosense, its first product in the sustainability vertical. TraceSafe is a global leader in location-aware Internet of Things (IoT) platforms for large-scale industrial and enterprise operations. Thermosense will help reduce waste and cut costs in the supply chain of temperature-sensitive goods. The mobile platform can record and relay […]
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Mogo Launches Venture Arm To Manage $100+ Million Investment Portfolio
Vancouver’s Mogo has launched a new venture arm to manage its investments in strategic partners and companies that support Mogo’s ecosystem. Mogo Ventures has investments in leading and emerging crypto and Web3 platforms including Gemini, NFT Trader and Tetra Trust; investments in gaming companies including Enthusiast Gaming and Eleven Gaming; and investments in Bitcoin and […]
Osler Venture Capital Report Shows Strong Ecosystem in Canada as Vancouver Thrives
This week National law firm Osler released its inaugural tech financings report, which combs through more than 300 technology-based venture capital equity financings from 2019 through 2021 to deliver a range of information and insight into Canada’s ecosystem. According to Osler’s Deal Points Report, Canada’s ecosystem “continues to create jobs, innovation and economic growth across […]
Vancouver Startups Rank Among Second Cohort of Google Accelerator
Last year, Victoria’s Audette and Vancouver’s Goose Insurance were two BC startups among 12 across Canada for Google’s first Cloud Accelerator in the country. Earlier this year Google called upon Canadian startups once again to wrangle a second cohort for its popular Cloud Accelerator, a 10-week virtual program offering Canadian startups in the cloud an opportunity […]
Former Meta Exec Reno Mathews Joins Ever-Expanding Trulioo in New Role
Trulioo today announced the appointment of Reno Mathews as the company’s first Chief Compliance Officer. Mathews joins the leading global identity verification company with 20 years of experience in building global compliance programs and leading remediation efforts related to regulatory enforcement actions in the banking, money service businesses, crypto and broker-dealer industries. “Reno’s global compliance expertise […]
Companies Redefine Role of Office as Hybrid Work Takes Over Canada
As Covid-19 mandates are finally lifted across Canada, many companies are in the process of having employees return to physical offices—in some cases, for the first time in two years. The process is expected to be gradual, with companies testing the waters through a wide variety of approaches. But one thing seems certain: everyone is […]
High-Tech Mouthguard to Track UBC Thunderbirds for Concussion Research
Canadians bleed hockey. But it is among the faster and more physical sports out there—and thus, like the equally explosive American football, has drawn recent criticism for concerns around brain injury. Researchers at the University of British Columbia plan to study concussions in male and female hockey players using a mouthguard equipped with sensors, which […]
Taking a Look at This Spring’s New Ventures BC Events
BC’s largest and longest-running tech competition is now in its 22nd year and searching for BC’s best new tech startups. This year New Ventures BC is giving away over $250,000 in non-dilutive cash and prizes to the most promising tech ventures across the province. Startups are encouraged to apply by April 11, with an information session […]
Why GeoComply Ranks Among BC’s Top Employers
In British Columbia, the competition for hiring top talent in technology roles is fierce. As a result, job perks in expensive regional hubs like Vancouver have steadily increased in recent years as employers look to incentivize a limited pool of workers with benefits that extend beyond salary. “Perhaps it’s a reflection of a more active […]
Damon Motors Sponsors Rookie Driver as Electric Vehicles Reimagine Racing
Toronto native Devlin DeFrancesco was born 15 weeks premature with a minimal chance of surviving infancy. But this year, following a successful performance at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the white-hot rookie IndyCar driver is ready to make major career waves at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Florida. Vancouver startup Damon Motors announced this […]