Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®, today announced seven companies selected for its 2024 REACH Canada program. The selected startups operate within a diverse range of market segments and specializations, from empowering agents and brokers through productivity and efficiency solutions, to resources that help real estate businesses combat […]
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Helijet Becomes Canada’s First Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft Operator
Vancouver-based Helijet International has placed what it says is Canada’s first order for an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to add to its fleet of passenger and cargo helicopters. Helijet announced that they have placed firm orders for ALIA eVTOL aircraft from BETA Technologies alongside British Columbia Premier David Eby at Helijet’s Victoria […]
RaceRocks Mixes Reality to Simulate Aerospace, Defence Training in Canada
RaceRocks 3D is empowering Canadian defence and aerospace clients to be at their best with immersive training and innovative data analytics. Named after an ecological reserve in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near the company’s headquarters in Victoria, Race Rocks deploys virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality simulations for specific and situational skills training. “We build […]
Vancouver’s WeDoLaundry Looks to Tap New Markets, Launch New Offerings
The act of doing laundry isn’t as exciting as television shows like Friends make it seem—laundromat scenes tend to play out duller than “The One with the East German Laundry Detergent” depicts, and in-home laundry (while convenient) is even less riveting on average. But more convenient yet, and perhaps even exciting, is laundry pickup and […]
Olive Technologies and Procurify Partner to Align SaaS Procurement from Source to Pay
Two Vancouver tech companies are coming together to streamline the vendor sourcing, selection and procurement processes for organizations worldwide. Olive Technologies has partnered with Procurify to reshape how businesses approach procurement. One of the key challenges procurement faces today is bridging the gap between business decision-makers and procurement teams. Often, decisions made by business units […]
FORM Unveils HeadCoach™: The Revolutionary Swim Coach Inside Your Goggles
Vancouver’s FORM, the company behind the world’s first Smart Swim Goggles, has launched HeadCoach™, a first-of-its-kind live, digital swim coach. Available immediately, HeadCoach is set to make waves in the industry through in-goggle, real-time coaching, the next step in breaking down the barriers between what swimming is and what it could be. Swimming is a highly […]
VodaSafe Wins Top Prize in TELUS #StandWithOwners Program for AquaEye Sonar Device
TELUS has announced the five grand prize winners of this year’s #StandWithOwners program. From thousands of applications, the #StandWithOwners program officially announced 20 finalists on September 27th, of which five were selected by a panel of judges to receive the grand prize valued at over $125,000. Among the five winners was Vancouver’s VodaSafe and founder […]
B.C.’s Top Tech Inventions of 2023
TIME recently released its list of best inventions for 2023. The magazine’s iconic annual list compiles interesting and impactful inventions from around the globe, outlining their potential for the world and its future. As the province’s technology publication of record, Techcouver is proud to report on British Columbia creations gracing the list, including an AI-powered robot “coworker” and […]
How SFU is Accelerating Agritech Innovation in BC
The startup ecosystem within British Columbia is renowned for its work in sustainability across sectors. One of the most important areas to manage and optimize resources is agriculture, since everybody will probably always need to eat. BC startups have been taking on a range of issues connected to a mission of innovating food systems for […]
Cronometer Infuses Diet App with AI for Personalized Nutrition
The global personalized nutrition market size is estimated to reach US$45B by 2032, and Canada wants a slice of the pie. The Canadian Food Innovation Network recently awarded more than $650,000 to eight food-tech projects, including two based in British Columbia, through the organization’s Innovation Booster Program. The theme of CFIN’s funding wave orients around nutrition […]