Australian e-commerce startup Particular Audience recently raised $1.8 million to fuel their international growth and capitalize on the COVID-19-fuelled online retail boom. Promising “a different website for every customer”, the Sydney-headquartered startup is an AI layer on top of your e-commerce platform which changes up product lists and promoted items, depending on the consumer. The […]
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Teradici Study Reveals Key IT Lessons From The Pandemic For The Future of Work
Burnaby’s Teradici has released a new report entitled The Separation of Work and Place, which highlights lessons learned from organizations navigating a new normal, amid the pandemic. Teradici set out in 2004 to create the best virtual desktop and workstation experience in the world. Earlier this year they were honored by the Television Academy with […]
B.C. Tech Company Takes Shop Local Coast-to-Coast
It all started in 2013 with an idea to help golf courses market to players in the Kelowna area. A simple WordPress website was launched along with a text message platform that pinged local golfers with special offers and notifications of available tee times. GetintheLoop was in business. Matt Crowell, founder and CEO of GetintheLoop, […]
Picovoice Raises $500K & Starts Licensing Wake Word Models for Free
Vancouver interactive voice tech startup Picovoice announced this week that it is making its wake word models for Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant free for companies to license. Prior to Picovoice, enterprises seeking to build voice products had to choose between closed ecosystems with limited flexibility or creating and maintaining their own voice stack. Picovoice wants […]
Talk Shop Launches $30K Women in Fintech Grant
PR Communications firm Talk Shop announced today the launch of a $30,000 Women in Fintech Grant. The grant, delivered as $30,000 worth of public relations and communications services, will be awarded to one early-stage fintech with a founder who identifies as a woman. The winner will be selected by a judging panel made up of […]
CounterPath Acquired By Alianza For USD $25.7 million
CounterPath is being acquired by Alianza for USD $25.7 million. Founded in Vancouver in 2002, CounterPath designs, develops and sells multimedia VoIP softphones and SIP applications. “Alianza and CounterPath share a common purpose to connect people and enrich lives and businesses via a rich communications experience. The combination of our two companies will further help […]
Game Studio Acquisitions Propel Vancouver To New Heights
November was a huge month in for the Vancouver Tech ecosystem and our site traffic reflected that. Not one, not two, but three acquisitions in the gaming space surprised everyone with $250+ million dollars flooding into the market as global players continue to add independent studios to their IP portfolios. Vancouver was also named the […]
WELL Health Invests In Digital Pharmacy Pillway
WELL Health Technologies has acquired a minority interest Pillway, a full-service digital pharmacy that also provides e-prescription products and services. Pillway is a modern-day digital pharmacy solution that is revolutionizing the traditional pharmacy model through the thoughtful use of technology; Pillway enhances the pharmacy experience through its e-prescription model that features free at-home medication delivery, […]
Hootsuite Appoints First Chief People and Diversity Officer
Hootsuite announced this week that Tara Ataya will fill the newly created position of Chief People and Diversity Officer. In her new role, she will elevate Hootsuite’s focus on the employee experience—as the company grows and scales its business, and navigates a new distributed global workforce. Ataya will orchestrate Hootsuite’s diversity strategies to rapidly implement […]
Terramera Launches State-of-the-Art Plant Growth Chambers
Today Vancouver’s Terramera announced the launch of six custom, state-of-the-art plant growth chambers, showcasing Terramera’s industry-leading technological capabilities and redefining indoor agriculture’s contribution to field-based production. Many crop protection products fail in the field because labs and greenhouses do not accurately replicate real-world conditions. Each chamber offers precise control over temperature (ranging from 5 to […]