Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes announced today that he plans to step aside, and the company will begin a search for a new CEO. In an exclusive interview with the Financial Post, Holmes said he plans to continue to serve as executive chairman of the social media management company he started in 2008. Speaking to the […]
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CTO.ai Raises $7.5 Million From Slack Fund and Tiger Global
Vancouver’s CTO.ai, a platform for rapidly scaling DevOps teams, has raised USD $7.5 million in seed funding from Tiger Global, and Slack Fund, along with participation from Yaletown Partners, Pallasite Ventures, Panache Ventures and Jonathan Bixby. The round coincides with the community beta of The Ops Platform, a registry of shortcuts that allows developer teams to streamline tasks and increase productivity […]
Intrinsyc Technologies Acquired by Lantronix for US $27 Million
Vancouver headquartered Intrinsyc Technologies is being acquired by NASDAQ-listed Lantronix in a cash and share transaction valued at US $27 million. TSX-listed Intrinsyc is a provider of solutions for the development of embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) products. Based in Irvine, CA, Lantronix is a global provider of secure data access and management solutions […]
BC Tech Announces 2019 HyperGrowth Cohort
BC Tech has announced their 2091 HyperGrowth 5.0 cohort. HyperGrowth is a six-month revenue and growth accelerator that guides entrepreneurs to build BC’s next generation of anchor tech companies. The program is specifically designed for founders and executive teams of technology companies wanting to grow annual revenues from $1 million+ to $10 million+. The five […]
Curatio Networks Wins $250,000 at VentureClash Pitch at Yale
Curatio Networks won a $250,000 investment from Connecticut Innovations at last week’s VentureClash pitch event at Yale University. The Vancouver-based startup has built a mobile platform that matches patients to others who understand what they’re going through in a private, secure environment. Using a unique combination of matchmaking algorithms, AI and machine learning, Curatio is […]
Rival Technologies Named Outstanding Disruptive Startup
Rival Technologies has been named “Outstanding Disruptive Startup” at the 2019 Next Gen Market Research Disruptive Innovation Awards for its work in transforming traditional market research with its end-to-end insight platform Chat Lab. The award, presented at the 2019 IA Corporate Researchers Conference (CRC) in Orlando, honors a startup that is disrupting traditional market research […]
SFU Alumni Startup Streamlines the Athletic Scholarship Process
Thanks to a couple SFU track and field alumni, high school athletes across Canada can now make better decisions about their athletic futures. SFU’s Alexandre Paré and Brett Montrose have launched Streamline Athletes, an online platform that connects high-school student athletes to an extensive database of U.S. and Canadian post-secondary athletic and academic programs and […]
ElectraMeccanica Gets Serious about Manufacturing in China
Vancouver’s ElectraMeccanica has established a wholly-owned subsidiary in China to work closely with their vehicle manufacturer. ElectraMeccanica’s flagship vehicle is the innovative purpose built SOLO, a single-seat electric vehicle. The new subsidiary, EMV Automotive Technology, will help the company navigate the vast Chinese market, while assisting ElectraMeccanica in increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of quality […]
Blockchain Music Startup Beatdapp Raises $3.2 Million and Adds Stephen Harper to Board
Vancouver’s Beatdapp Software has completed a $3.2 million financing round led by Panache Ventures. Beatdapp Software provides a real-time audited play count for song usage across streaming platforms. This allows music labels to accurately collect music royalties due. According to Betakit, the $3.2 million combines both pre-seed and seed rounds, which included non-dilutive funding the […]
Two Vancouver Startups Named Among Canada’s Most Innovative Tech Companies
Breather, Clearbanc, Clio, Drop, Rubikloud, Vidyard, and Wealthsimple have collectively raised $1.2 billion since being founded. What do those seven companies have in common? The were all named to the Canadian Innovation Exchange’s Top 20 program. The CIX Top 20 program is Canada’s largest national showcase of the hottest and most innovative tech companies. Hundreds […]