Vancouver Edtech startup Wize has raised a USD $3 million funding round. Founded in 2017, Wize is a fast-growing online education platform that delivers course-specific video tutorials and exam-like practice problems for high school, college, and university students across North America. The funds will be used to develop and launch a new, more intuitive learning […]
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OvareGroup Expands Agency Portfolio with Investment in Vancouver’s JIBE
Vancouver e-commerce agency JIBE has landed a ‘significant’ investment from Los-Angeles-based OvareGroup. Founded in 2009, JIBE employs specialists across North America in helping better-life brands thrive into e-commerce businesses through user-centric design, technical architecting and development, and performance marketing. Experts in BigCommerce, Shopify and Magento, and highly custom e-commerce implementations, JIBE is the trusted agency […]
Vancouver’s Vegano is Disrupting the Meal-Kit Delivery Services Market
Vancouver’s Vegano, Canada’s first plant-based meal-kit delivery service, is helping Canadians take plant-based living beyond Veganuary. Following their official launch on January 4th, Vegano has delivered over 800 meals across Metro Vancouver, Squamish, and Whistler. Vegano offers a range of chef-created recipes using the farm-fresh organic ingredients which Vegano sources locally. While other meal-kit delivery […]
FORM Smart Swim Goggles Now Connect to Jacuzzi Swim Spas
Vancouver’s FORM is partnering with Jacuzzi Brands to bring an exclusive connected experience to their FORM Smart Swim Goggles and Jacuzzi swim spas allowing swimmers to experience performance metrics in real-time through FORM’s augmented reality display. The partnership comes in the midst of a global demand for at-home and connected fitness options, as consumers look […]
Vancouver AR and VR Startups Accelerate Go-to-Market Plans with WTIA
The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) has launched a Canadian XR Startup Market Accelerator program to help prepare Canadian virtual reality, augmented reality and voice-related startups for expansion into the U.S. market. The eight-week virtual program will include a mix of curriculum, introductions and mentorship to help participants grow their entrepreneurial skills and begin market […]
5 Vancouver Startups That Got Their Start At Techstars
Founded in 2006 in Boulder, Colorado, Techstars is a seed accelerator with a founder-first philosophy that fuels startups across a range of verticals, linking them to a network of successful mentors, partners, and investors. Getting accepted into one of Techstars’ 3-month accelerator programs is not easy. Fewer than 1% of startups that apply for Techstars […]
Kardium Raises $145 Million For Innovative Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
Vancouver’s Kardium, developer of the Globe® Mapping and Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, has raised USD $115 million in a new financing round led by Fidelity with follow-on participation by T. Rowe Price. The new financing will be used to accelerate commercial growth of the Globe System across Europe and to conduct […]
Lighthouse Labs Launches 21-Day Data Challenge
It’s no secret that Lighthouse Labs is passionate about making tech more accessible to a wider swath of people. The ongoing digital revolution presents so many opportunities for people to accelerate in their current careers or change careers entirely. Skills like data analytics and web development have so much potential to push people towards greater, […]
Learn About Investing At Spring’s Impact Investor Summit
Interested in investing? Check out Spring Activator’s Impact Investor Summit this week. This boutique virtual gathering will provide you with opportunities to learn about trend industries in the impact investing space, network with other investors, and gain resources and inspiration for using your money to fuel impact. Spring Activator empowers purpose-driven entrepreneurs, investors, and entrepreneurship […]
Carbon Engineering Wins Cleantech North American Company of the Year Award
Squamish-based Carbon Engineering (CE) has been named on the prestigious Global Cleantech 100 list by Cleantech Group for the second year in a row. CE was also awarded the 2021 North American Company of the Year Award – an honour bestowed upon the highest-ranked company on the list from the region. CE‘s groundbreaking Direct Air […]