As labour force data shows that B.C.-based technology companies are struggling to meet their workforce needs, an innovative partnership between University Canada West (UCW) and Riipen demonstrates real-time benefits for companies and students. In the fall of 2020, UCW partnered with Riipen to bring real-world business examples into the classroom, giving students the hands-on experience […]
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Trendi Raises $2.25 Million Seed Round For Robotic, AI-driven Food Waste Solution
Trendi has raised a $2.25 million seed round led by WGG Capital Canada and Florida’s Vestech Partners for its Biotrim mobile processing technology. The Burnaby startup is dedicated to creating new robotic, AI-driven food waste processing solutions and was recently named a semi-finalist in the Government of Canada’s Food Waste Reduction Challenge. Trendi’s state-of-the-art Biotrim mobile […]
SFU Launches UpMeals’ Sustainable SmartVending Solution for Students
Vancouver’s UpMeals has partnered with Simon Fraser University (SFU) and one of their SmartVending machines will be on the Burnaby campus this fall. The machine will provide 24/7 access to healthy, fresh, and sustainable meal options for students and an alternative to costly meal delivery services and restaurants in the area. SFU will install their […]
TraceSafe Enters Oil & Gas Industry With Wearables Solution
Vancouver’s TraceSafe is making moves in the oil & gas space. The BC Tech Award finalist has landed Oil Search, a responsible energy company, as a wearables client. Oil Search is the largest oil and gas exploration and development company in Papua New Guinea and operates all of Papua New Guinea’s oilfields. Founded in 1929, […]
Svante Receives $25 Million To Centre Of Excellence For Carbon Capture
Federal Minister of Science, Innovation and Industry François-Philippe Champagne has announced a $25 million investment in Burnaby’s Svante today. Named after Nobel Laureate Svante Arrhenius, one of the first scientists to identify the atmospheric carbon-climate change connection, Svante captures carbon dioxide directly from industrial sources at less than half the capital cost of existing carbon removal […]
XenCALL Becomes ReadyMode, Secures $4 Million, and Is Hiring
Vancouver’s XenCALL has changed its name to ReadyMode and secured $4 million in venture debt to scale its operations. ReadyMode is a call centre software provider that offers industry leading dialing speeds through its cloud-based predictive dialer. The new brand marks a new era for the company and better aligns with the startup’s ambitions and […]
BlocPal Launches OneFeather APP To Make Digital Banking More Accessible for Indigenous Peoples
Vancouver’s BlocPal has partnered with OneFeather, a national leader in dedicated Indigenous banking solutions, to launch OneFeather APP, a new digital banking application. BlocPal is a digital transaction platform that integrates blockchain and payment processing solutions to make financial services more affordable and accessible. The launch of the OneFeather APP marks a significant milestone in […]
Active Impact Investments Closes $54 Million Climate Tech Fund
Vancouver’s Active Impact Investments has closed its oversubscribed second fund at $54 million, making the firm one of the fastest growing environmental impact venture capital companies in Canada. Active Impact Investments is a Certified B Corp with a mission is to support environmental sustainability through profitable investment. With two limited partnership funds with over $64 […]
Ideon and Orano Deploy World’s First Borehole Muon Tomography Solution
Canadian Earth ‘x-ray’ startup Ideon Technologies and top world uranium producer Orano have deployed the world’s first cosmic-ray muon detector for use in industry-standard boreholes. The EUREKA-approved research and development project, which is receiving advisory services and funding support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), will run from […]
Dan Mangan’s Side Door Raises USD $3 Million Round Led By Rhino Ventures
Dan Mangan is a Vancouver-based singer-songwriter with two Juno Awards to his name and he’s added startup founder to his resume as well. Mangan’s rise in the music ranks was not overnight. It was slow and hard and he’s no stranger to the tiny venues that struggling musicians are resigned to play until they make […]