Postmates X, the robotics division of the on-demand delivery startup that Uber acquired last year for $2.65 billion, has officially spun out as an independent company called Serve Robotics. Serve Robotics, a name taken from the autonomous sidewalk delivery bot that was developed and piloted by Postmates X, has raised a Series A led by […]
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Spring Activator Expands its Impact Investor Challenge Nationally
Spring Activator is on a mission to grow the impact investing ecosystem in Vancouver and its fulfilling that mission through its Impact Challenge programming. The Impact Investor Challenge is a 10-week program to grow the impact investor community. It guides early-stage and impact-curious investors into impact investing, empowers and funds impact entrepreneurs, and helps change […]
HYAS Raises USD $16 Million For Cyberattack Intercept Technology
Cybersecurity startup HYAS has closed a USD $16 million round of funding led by Austin’s S3 Ventures. Headquartered in Victoria, HYAS is the world’s leading authority on cyber adversary infrastructure and communication to that infrastructure. HYAS has constructed what is arguably the world’s largest data lake of attacker infrastructure including unrivaled domain-based intelligence. HYAS leverages […]
DataJoy Emerges From Stealth With $7.5 Million And Plans For Vancouver
It’s hard to drive growth with data but DataJoy wants to make it simple with AI-powered revenue analytics that embed the best practices of the biggest and fastest growing SaaS companies. DataJoy emerged from stealth mode this week with the news that they have raised a USD $6 million seed round led by Foundation Capital […]
Silicon Valley’s Tipalti Grows Revenue & Vancouver Footprint
Leading global payables automation platform Tipalti is on a roll and with it comes an expanded presence in Vancouver. Tipalti continued its rapid growth surpassing $18 billion in annualized transactions in the second half of 2020, up from $11 billion in the first half of the year. Tipalti enables high-growth companies to scale quickly by […]
Six BC Startups Selected To Pitch At OKGN Angel Summit Finale
Over the last six weeks, the OKGN Angel Summit investor group has been busy evaluating companies and narrowing down the entrepreneurs who will pitch live at the public Finale on March 18th. Twenty-nine investors have reviewed, evaluated, and performed due diligence with over 40 applicants and narrowed the field to six finalists who will pitch for […]
UBC Ushers In Next Wave Of Startups
Since its inception in 2013, entrepreneurship@UBC – the University of British Columbia’s incubator/accelerator program – has supported 484 ventures that have gone on to raise more than $1.38 billion in financing, $104 million in revenue and create over 919 full-time jobs, creating tangible economic and social impact. The program works with early stage entrepreneurs across […]
Vancouver’s Galvanize Acquired By Diligent For USD $1 Billion
Vancouver-born Galvanize has been acquired by corporate governance software maker Diligent for USD $1 billion. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but Galvanize CEO Laurie Schultz confirmed to BIV the billion dollar price tag. Previously known as ACL, Galvanize was launched in 1987 by founders Harald and Hart Will – a time when floppy […]
BC/Yukon Science Fair Goes Virtual
The Science Fair Foundation of BC (SFFBC) announced the launch of the first BC/Yukon Virtual Science Fair for students grades 4 to 12, in light of COVID-19. The 2021 BC/Yukon Virtual Science Fair is now accepting registrations, with project submissions accepted from until March 5th. The presentations and judging will take place between April 6 […]
Stoko Lands Tight Partnership With Victoria Royals WHL Team
Vancouver startup Stoko has landed a partnership with the Victoria Royals WHL hockey team as an official supplier. Stoko has developed technology that embeds the comfort of a knee brace into tights. The K1 supportive tight mimics the natural support structures within your body to give your knee all the support of a traditional brace with unparalleled comfort. The […]