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Damon Motorcycles Raises $3 Million And Makes Acquisition

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Vancouver’s Damon Motorcycles has raised $3 million and acquired the intellectual property of Mission Motors. According to Techcrunch, the funding is additional capital raised at the pre-series A level from undisclosed angel investors. Previous investors include Round 13 Capital, Techstars, Extreme Venture Partners and Pallasite Ventures. Built in Vancouver and founded by serial entrepreneurs Jay Giraud […]

RED Academy Abruptly Closes Vancouver Campus

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January 26, 2021 UPDATE: Closure of Vancouver’s top tech school leaves teachers, students in financial mess RED Academy’s Chief Commercial Officer Roy Agostino announced today that RED Academy is closing their Vancouver campus effective immediately. The vision at RED was to create a world where everyone had the freedom to design and create the future […]

Disney and Vancouver’s Kabam Team Up For Mirrorverse

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Disney and Vancouver’s Kabam have announced Disney Mirrorverse, an all-new Action Role-Playing Game (RPG) for Android and iOS. Kabam was founded in 2006 and creates, develops and publishes massively multiplayer social games for mobile such as Disney’s Marvel Contest of Champions. Disney Mirrorverse will transport players to a brand new action-ready universe, featuring evolved and […]

Wize Makes Online Tutoring Platform Free During COVID-19 Crisis

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The month of April usually means final exams for college and university students throughout North America. COVID-19 has forced most academic institutions to close or begin exploring online options for the remainder of the school year. Dedicated students and are turning to online resources to make the most out of this semester. To help out […]

LifeSciences BC Calls For Medical Equipment To Fight COVID-19

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As COVID-19 places a strain on urgent patient care and therapeutic treatments, a critical need has developed for medical supplies that are indispensable on the front line. To address this crucial need, industry association LifeSciences BC has taken on the role of identifying, creating and collecting medical equipment to enable dispensing of vital patient care […]

26 Vancouver Hospitals Adopting B.C.-Built Life-Saving Healthcare App

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BC Children’s Hospital and B.C. Women’s Hospital are among 26 Vancouver area healthcare facilities that are adopting a new app to fight COVID-19. The app allows hospitals to track staff and resources in real time, and assign them to where they are needed most. No such system existed until this app’s launch. Working with Traction […]

FORM Smart Swim Goggles Win 2020 Red Dot Award for Product Design

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Vancouver’s FORM is a winner of a Red Dot Award for Product Design for their FORM Smart Swim Goggles. The prestigious Red Dot award recognizes the FORM goggles for outstanding innovation, industry-leading design quality, and the unique experience they deliver to users. Launched in August of 2019, the FORM goggles are the first premium swimming […]

WELL Launches Automated Phone, SMS and Web-based COVID-19 Triage Tool

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WELL Health Technologies has launched a new tool that enables government and healthcare organizations on the front lines to effectively communicate and triage COVID-19 symptoms with Canadian citizens. The Automated COVID-19 Triage Tool (ACTT) is designed to quickly help anxious patients understand what they should do next. ACTT includes an automated phone triage tool that […]

GoFetch Launches Free Pet Telehealth Amid COVID-19 Restrictions 

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Vancouver pet tech company GoFetch Health is offering free access to its veterinary telemedicine platform to help connect pet owners with veterinary clinics during the COVID-19 outbreak. “The veterinary profession is essential to ensuring pet health,” says Dr. Adam Little, Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of GoFetch Health. “Like many small businesses, local practices are […]