The Artificial Intelligence network of British Columbia (AInBC) is officially launching on October 1st. Community ties are so essential in building out a strong ecosystem, so if you have an interest, passion, project or company in the AI space, the AInBC invites you to their launch event. AInBC’s mission is to connect talented people with […]
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All-in-One Smart-Home Air Filtration Solution HAVEN Launches North America Wide
It’s that time of year. Time to batten down the hatches and seal up our homes up for winter. Unfortunately in the process we dramatically reduce the quality of air in our homes. Canadians spend an average of 90 percent of their time indoors, where air quality has been found to be anywhere from two […]
New Ventures BC Announces 2019 Startup Competition Winners
This year’s New Ventures BC startup competition wrapped up tonight with an awards ceremony during Vancouver Startup Week. 10 companies were still in the running for over $250,000 in cash and the winners were crowned at The Imperial. Lumen5 took home the $105,000 Innovate BC first-prize package. The two year-old company empowers brands to share […]
Engine Giant Cummins Invests in Vancouver’s Loop Energy
Interest in hydrogen fuel cells is picking up as the transportation industry. Loop Energy announced today that they have received a cash investment from Cummins, the power systems giant that wrote the book on high-performance diesel engines. Vancouver’s Loop Energy provides zero-emission power systems for heavy-duty transportation applications. Loop works with vehicle manufacturers to design and […]
Finger Food Advanced Technology Group to add 200 New Jobs in Calgary
Finger Food Advanced Technology Group has been awarded up to $3.2 million from the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund to create at least 200 new jobs in downtown Calgary. Port Coquitlam’s Finger Food provides enterprise technology solutions including virtual reality, blockchain, wearable technologies and robotics to global clients such as Disney, Lego, Electronic Arts and Lowe’s. […]
Plenty of Fish Reveals New Look and Logo
Plenty of Fish has a long history in Vancouver. While the online dating site started as a hobby for BCIT Grad and Founder Markus Frind, Plenty of Fish evolved into a full-time business in 2004 thanks to his success with Google Adsense. Frind ran the site independently until 2008, when he began hiring his first […]
Allocadia’s Run Marketing Movement Gains Traction
Vancouver’s Allocadia has announced year-end results that included delivering more than 175% year-over-over growth in new customer revenue. Their impressive new customer growth is a result of convincing enterprises that while marketing is the lifeblood of most businesses, finding solutions to improve the way marketers manage their plans, investments and overall marketing performance is just […]
Trulioo Raises $70 Million Round From Global Banking Giants
Vancouver’s Trulioo has raised a total of $70 million in new funding, including $60 million in Series C financing led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, with participation from Citi Ventures, and Santander InnoVentures. Existing investors American Express Ventures, Blumberg Capital and BDC Capital also participated in the round. The Vancouver-based global identity verification provider has […]
WealthBar Partners With Assante Wealth Management to Launch Investment Platform
Vancouver’s WealthBar has partnered with Assante Wealth Management to launch Assante Connect, a new online investing platform specifically designed for clients of Assante financial advisors. Pairing online investing with wealth management advice is a new segment in Canadian financial services. The new partnership illustrates how CI Financial, the parent company of Assante and WealthBar, is […]
Article Named Canada’s Fastest-Growing Company
Canadian Business has published their Growth 500 list – the Complete Ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. These are the 500 fastest-growing companies in Canada, measured by their revenue growth over the last five years. The 2019 list is diverse: they represent a vast array of industries, regions and size. But in one variable they are […]