Techcouver has learned that Ottawa-born, e-commerce darling Shopify is expanding in Vancouver and taking over 90,000 square feet at 1055 Dunsmuir Street. Shopify’s new space will accommodate 500-700 employees over five floors. The space was previously occupied by Deloitte Canada who moved out late last year and is in the middle of a two-stage move […]
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Zero Latency VR To Open Gaming Venue In Vancouver
Zero Latency VR, the global leading provider of free-roaming virtual reality gaming, has selected Vancouver as the home of its first Western Canadian entertainment venue and third Canadian city, with a state-of-the-art facility at Kingsgate Mall on East Broadway. Zero Latency VR, which has 40 locations in 20 countries on four continents, sees Vancouver as […]
Aquatic Informatics Lands $8 Million From CIBC Innovation Banking
Aquatic Informatics, a leader in water data management and analytics, has landed $8 million in debt financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. The capital infusion will be used by the company to support growth, including strategic acquisitions. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 800,000 people die each year from unsafe drinking water1, including 300,000 […]
Terramera-led Tech Supercluster Project To Solve Crop Loss Due To Climate Change
Vancouver-based agtech leader Terramera has announced that it is leading a significant project for the Canadian Digital Technology Supercluster (Supercluster). The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced the Supercluster’s investment and commitment to the initiative at an event hosted at Terramera’s company headquarters last week. The Terramera-led Precision Agriculture to Improve […]
Mastercard Commits $510 Million To Vancouver Cybersecurity Centre, Creating 270 Jobs
In an announcement at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga announced that Mastercard will open its latest global technology centre in Vancouver. Located in the restored old Stock Exchange building, the new Intelligence and Cyber Centre is being […]
HeyBryan Partners With Duuo To Insure Gig Economy Workers
Home-maintenance app HeyBryan has announced a partnership with Duuo, by The Co-operators Group. Since launching in 2018, Duuo has reimagined Canadian insurance by providing on-demand, digital solutions that meet the emerging needs of consumers and businesses participating in the sharing economy. Through the partnership, Duuo will develop a custom, easy-to-use insurance product that HeyBryan will […]
Former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Joins Green Construction Firm
Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson has joined Nexii Building Solutions as its executive vice-president of strategy and partnerships. Nexii is an innovative and sustainable whole building solution that enables the rapid assembly of high‑quality buildings. The opportunity seems to be a great fit for Robertson considering he launched Vancouver’s ongoing Greenest City strategy shortly after taking […]
Canalyst Financial Modeling Secures $20 Million Series B
Vancouver’s Canalyst announced today that it has closed a $20 million Series B financing led by an unnamed strategic investor with participation from ScaleUP Ventures and existing investors including Vanedge Capital. Conceived by a former Fidelity analyst, Canalyst is an independent provider of fundamental models to institutional investors. The firm now serves many of the […]
Five B.C. Companies Named to Global Cleantech 100
Canadian cleantech companies are making their mark on the world stage with 12 companies being named to the prestigious Global Cleantech 100 list at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco. This year the list of innovative and promising clean technology companies represents strong diversification of markets and sectors with representation from across Canada. But the […]
Digital Technology Supercluster Announces $25 Million for 14 New Projects
Digital Technology Supercluster CEO Sue Paish kicked off a media event this morning at Terramera’s office in Vancouver with tech champion the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. Minister Bains announced 14 new projects with a total investment of $25 million; eight focused on talent development for the digital economy, six in […]