Vancouver AI startup Picovoice announced today that they have developed the world’s first real-time speech recognition engine that can run offline anywhere. Voice user interfaces like Amazon Transcribe make it easy for developers to add speech-to-text capability to their applications thanks to cloud-based Speech recognition services. Despite the ubiquity of speech-enabled devices, processing speech in […]
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Local Tech Design Grad Wins Award for Jacket that keeps Cyclists safe from Autonomous Vehicles
A Wilson School of Design at Kwantlen Polytechnic University technical apparel graduate has won bronze at the 2019 IDEA International Design Conference in Chicago. Philip Siwek’s winning entry is an innovative cycling jacket lets self-driving cars detect cyclists on the road. Siwek recently graduated from KPU and submitted his capstone project for the award. Siwek’s […]
BrainStation Launches Income Sharing Agreements in Vancouver
Just in time for their fall cohort, BrainStation has added income sharing agreements to its payment and financing plan options in Vancouver, allowing students to defer payment until they are employed and earning a minimum level of income. Capitalizing on the income share trend in the digital skills training space, BrainStation is the first educational […]
FORM and Polar to Bring Heart Rate to Augmented Reality Swim Goggles
Vancouver’s FORM has announced that their augmented reality swim goggles will support Polar heart rate technology starting in November 2019, enabling a level of training effectiveness and precision never before experienced by swimmers. The FORM Swim Goggles are a pair of premium swim goggles with a see-through, augmented-reality display that delivers performance metrics in real […]
ePACT Network closes $4.5 Million Series A Round
According to PE Hub Canada, emergency preparedness and communications solution ePACT Network has closed a $4.5 million Series A financing round co-led by Disruption Ventures and Yaletown Ventures. While Yaletown was a previous ePACT investor, this is the first Canadian investment for Disruption Ventures. Disruption launched in 2018 by Elaine Kunda to invest in North […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2019
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. Since then, the organization has supported 2,360 startups, who have created 3,720+ jobs and have raised $302 million in […]
Dentons Welcomes New Lead to Vancouver Venture Technology Group
Arik Broadbent has joined Dentons as a Senior Associate and the Vancouver Lead of the Firm’s Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies (VTEGC) group. Advisors to growth-oriented technology companies. Dentons’ VTEGC team is experienced in company formation, equity structures, corporate and cross-border financings, and technology transactions. Dentons is also shares unparalleled resources for startups and […]
Chinook Therapeutics Raises $65 Million to Bring Precision Medicine to the Kidney
Vancouver’s Chinook Therapeutics has raised a $65 million Series A financing round to discover and develop precision medicines for kidney diseases. Founding investor Versant Ventures led the round with participation by fellow founding investor Apple Tree Partners and new investor Samsara BioCapital. The Series A proceeds will fund the advancement of several kidney disease programs […]
TZOA Launches All-in-One Smart Home Air Filtration Solution, HAVEN
Vancouver’s TZOA has announced the launch of its flagship product, HAVEN, Canada’s first and only all-in-one smart home air filtration solution. Installed directly in a homeowner’s existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, HAVEN leverages proprietary sensor technology to detect air pollutants in real-time, delivering air quality updates straight to a homeowner’s mobile device. […]
Fintech Startup Ready Launches Split-Check Feature
Fintech startups are eager to disrupt every aspect of the financial industry, and payments are no exception. Vancouver’s Ready offers seamless self-pay, skip and order solutions to venues across North America and today they officially launched a Split-Check feature. The new feature allows users to select and pay for their individual menu items, skipping what can […]