A Vancouver-based startup is crowdfunding capital from the community. Blossom, a B.C. fintech firm, is using FrontFundr to raise capital from Canadians—and is seeing strong early success. The fintech, which claims to be growing by more than 10,000 users per month, has already raised more than $2 million previously from investors such as LOI Venture […]
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Vancouver’s VoPay and Mastercard Partner to Simplify Money Transfers
Vancouver’s VoPay and Mastercard have announced a strategic partnership that will simplify both domestic and cross-border money movement for businesses and consumers in Canada. Responding to the ever-growing need to move money seamlessly, the new partnership will offer choice, simplicity and efficiency for near-real-time money movement in Canada and internationally for businesses and consumers. Leveraging Mastercard […]
UniUni Secures USD $70M in Capital Over Four Months to Fuel Future of Delivery
UniUni ranked fourth in the Globe and Mail’s 2023 list of top growing Canadian companies, with a three-year growth rate of more than 12,000 per cent. Nice, but not enough for founder and chief executive officer Peter Lu, who carries an ambitious goal for his company: Achieve the famed $1 billion “unicorn” status by 2025. En […]
Walter Partners With Fasken To Automate Legal Processes for Startups
Vancouver legaltech platform Walter has partnered with the Fasken, through the law firm’s Emerging Technology and Venture Capital group. Walter’s software platform dramatically and immediately reduces the unbillable, frustrating tasks across the firm so legal teams can focus on higher-value billable work. Startups using Walter get on-demand digital access to their data so they can collaborate […]
COAST Pitchfest Seeking Early-Stage Startups Innovating the Blue Economy
From Washington to Alaska, the coast of British Columbia stretches nearly 1,000 kilometres north-south. When you factor in the coast’s many deep incisions and the province’s 40,000 islands, that figure balloons to a remarkable 26,000 km—or, in other terms, 10% of the entire country’s coastline. Thus it is of little surprise that the super natural […]
Powered by Government Funding, UBC to Add 800 Spaces Across Tech, Science
The University of British Columbia is adding nearly 800 new spaces for its technology-related programs, the post-secondary institution announced this month. The significant expansion of UBC’s tech talent pipeline is partially powered by funding from the B.C. government. A grand total of $23 million was promised by the government, which will contribute to the addition […]
Turo Expands Airport Transportation Options at Vancouver International Airport
Peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace Turo has partnered with Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to provide designated vehicle exchange locations for Turo guests to conveniently access their car upon arrival. In Vancouver, Turo hosts can park their vehicles in the parkade, allowing guests to check into their reservation remotely, all within minutes of exiting the airport doors. This […]
Hootsuite Acquires Talkwalker to Innovate at Intersection of Social and AI
After Hootsuite’s 2022 rebrand, the longstanding Vancouver social media firm found itself laying off staff in 2o23 (alongside, of course, a lot of other tech companies across the continent). Since then, the storied pioneer launched an AI product and, most recently, announced an acquisition. Hootsuite this week acquired Luxembourg’s Talkwalker, an AI-powered “social listening solution” […]
TRIUMF Spinoff ARTMS Acquired by Pharma Firm for Health-Tech Innovation
A spin-off company from TRIUMF, Canada’s particle accelerator centre, has been acquired by Australian biopharma company Telix Pharmaceuticals. Vancouver’s ARTMS, an innovator in the medical isotopes space, was acquired in a recent US$82 million deal. “ARTMS is a tremendous example of how federal support for fundamental science can spur innovation and deliver real impact for […]
Wayve Expands Global Reach with New AI Research Hub in Vancouver, Boosting Its Autonomous Driving Ambitions
London, UK based autonomous driving technology company Wayve announced today that it is expanding its international presence with a new office in Vancouver. The expansion signifies a key moment in Wayve’s growth as a global AI leader and underpins its commitment to expanding its research and development operations. With Vancouver boasting the highest technology talent […]