Vancouver health tech innovator Tevano has launched Health Shield™, a state-of-the-art visitor health screening device. With proprietary hardware and software, Health Shield has been developed to help business owners, public officials and organizations protect the health of the public and their staff through fast, efficient, non-contact entranceway health screening. Using thermal imaging, Health Shield is […]
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Boast.ai Raises $30 Million To Revolutionize SR&ED Tax Credits with AI
Vancouver-headquartered Boast.ai has raised a CAD $30 million Series A funding round for its AI-powered platform that automates the complex process of claiming R&D tax credits. The round was led by Radian Capital. With the investment Boast.ai will further develop their platform to better serve their nearly 1,000 customers, launch new products to help companies […]
Vancouver Entrepreneurs Tackle Temperature In The Bedroom
There’s a new solution for those who struggle with waking up too hot and it all started with two tired dads. In 2018, Jason Elliott had had enough of consistently interrupted sleep due to his mattress always feeling too hot and throwing off the blankets in frustration. After searching for a solution, Jason found there […]
FitMyFoot Makes Foot Measurement App Available To Online Retailers
Vancouver’s FitMyFoot is making its award-winning Foot.Science app available to footwear retailers. Formerly named Wiivv Wearables, FitMyFoot makes the world’s most technically advanced insoles and sandals. With ten patents protecting the custom footwear and mobile space, FitMyFoot uses photos of the customer’s foot via the Foot.Science mobile app to create customized, bio-mechanically optimized footwear for […]
Tiny Capital Is Taking WeCommerce Public
Victoria’s WeCommerce is going public. The holding company controlled by Tiny Capital‘s Andrew Wilkinson announced today that they have closed a qualifying transaction that will result in a reverse takeover of Brachium Capital Corp. Upon completion of the transaction, the company’s incumbent board of directors will resign and a new board will be formed consisting […]
Parallel Domain Raises $11 Million To Accelerate Computer Vision Development
Parallel Domain announced today that they have raised a $11 million Series A funding round led by Foundry Group. With offices in Palo Alto and Vancouver, Parallel Domain is the leading synthetic data generation platform. Through a suite of APIs and software tools, Parallel Domain is revolutionizing computer vision development, especially in autonomous systems. Parallel […]
Aussie Startup Lands in Vancouver & Promises A Different Website For Every Customer
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 […]
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 […]