The surge in online shopping, mobile payments and digital currencies in recent years presents opportunities for innovation and growth. But it also poses challenges for businesses to mitigate fraud and meet evolving regulations such as Know Your Customer, Know Your Business and Anti-Money Laundering requirements around the world. Vancouver’s Trulioo has launched a new global […]
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AI Translation Tool Being Leveraged by Vancouver’s IR Labs for Capital Markets
Artificial intelligence tools are beginning to make their mark in many industries and work spaces, including in the field of investor relations. Vancouver-based IR Labs has partnered with Alexa Translations to leverage AI translation tools for their capital markets activity on behalf of clients. IR Labs is a tech-savvy investor relations agency founded in 2021 by Caroline Sawamoto and […]
Raven Announces Closing Of Historic $100 Million Indigenous Venture Capital Fund
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners today announced the final closing of a historic $100 million Indigenous venture capital fund that provides patient capital and a community of support to early and growth stage Indigenous enterprises. Backed by some of Canada’s most prominent foundations and financial institutions, Fund II will build on the success of Fund I to invest exclusively […]
Clio Announces International Expansion to APAC Region, Starting with Australia
A Vancouver-born unicorn is going down under. The developer of the world’s first comprehensive legal operating system has announced plans to expand the company’s footprint in Australia. Clio is rapidly growing its Australian team to support and expand product development, sales, partnerships, and customer success as Clio’s product offerings evolve to suit the specific needs of […]
BC Startups Building Resilience Across Canada’s Complex Food Chain
British Columbia is renowned for its work in sustainability across sectors. One of the most important areas to manage efficiency of resources is in food production and related industries. The farming industry may not excite many—but everybody will always need to eat, so this remains a critical area to find sustainable energy practices for. Several […]
adMare BioInnovations Launches Accelerator To Support Growth of Early-stage Therapeutics Ventures
Vancouver’s adMare BioInnovations is launching an accelerator to support growth of promising early-stage therapeutics ventures. The Tx Accelerator will support the most promising ventures across Canada and help them achieve essential milestones for successful development and commercialization of therapeutics (Tx). The 2020 adMare pilot accelerator program in Montreal, with support of the Ministry of Economy, […]
15 Startups in BC Building a More Sustainable Canada
According to the Vancouver Economic Commission, there is a climate crisis and it is becoming urgent. In 2021, the organization launched Angels for Climate Solutions, a program designed to increase the flow of capital investment into B.C.-based, early-stage climate technology startups. “Technology-based solutions will form the backbone of climate action in many cities around the […]
BC Artist Collaboration to Unleash Immersive, Tech-Forward Music Video
A producer and singer-songwriter by the name of “WHIPPED CREAM” has unleashed what the Vancouver Island artist believes to be her most ambitious project to date. The Toronto-born, BC-based musician paired with rapper Jasiah, as well as Vancouver producer Crimson Child, to concoct an “operatic electronic single.” A genre-bending collaboration, “The Dark” was released via Ontario-born […]
Vancouver Unicorn GeoComply Gets Strategic Backing From U.S. Investors
Vancouver’s GeoComply has secured minority investments by funds managed by Norwest Venture Partners and Arctos Sports Partners. Founded in 2011, GeoComply provides fraud prevention and cybersecurity solutions that detect location fraud and help verify a user’s true digital identity. Trusted by leading brands and regulators for the past 10 years, the company’s fraud and compliance […]
Local Fintech Veteran Kevin Sandhu Launches Startup Otter
The latest fintech startup to launch in Canada is Otter, a platform targeting self-employed professionals and independent business owners in Canada. The Vancouver startup claims to combine three critical services—banking, accounting, and legal—into a single digital interface. “With Otter, you have a dedicated banker, accountant and lawyer for you and your business at your fingertips,” […]