One month after being named one of Canada’s most investable cleantech ventures, Terramera has raised a USD $6 million seed round led by At One Ventures (AOV). AOV is a climate tech VC firm that invests in companies with disruptive technologies that can make a significant impact on planetary health. In addition to announcing the […]
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Following Pandemic Exit, Trainerize Sets Target on Next Growth Milestone
In March 2020, Vancouver’s hundreds of popular gyms were forced to close on government order. The workout-happy city was upended. The Covid-19 Pandemic had arrived and its immediate impact on the field of fitness is still felt today. “With everything going on in the world, there has never been a time in modern history where […]
City of Vancouver Taps Local Wastewater Innovator to Boost Renewable Energy Supply
We are now just seven years away from many energy- and climate-related goalposts. Governments from the municipal to federal level have set goals for 2030, as have many Canadian companies big and small, private and public. The City of Vancouver’s False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility is one such organization continuing to make advancements toward its […]
Vancouver Entrepreneurs Launch Venture Capital Fund Targeting the Human Lifespan
A seasoned Vancouver entrepreneur and investor has set his sights on the concept of longevity with the launch of a new venture capital fund. Alongside “long-time friends and partners” Rudi Airisto and Lars Staal Wegner, Recon Instruments founder Dan Eisenhardt has co-launched Bristlecone Pacific. “With the average age of populations worldwide continuing to climb, maintaining optimal […]
Thinkific Takes More ‘Difficult Steps’ in Push to Achieve Profitability
Thinkific’s rebound continues down a bumpy path as the Vancouver technology firm this week laid off several dozen more staff. The BC-born cloud-based software platform, which enables entrepreneurs and businesses to create and sell digital learning products, has announced another reduction in workforce. “We closed the fourth quarter as expected, and with the initiatives we […]
Portland General Electric Partners with Vancouver’s Expeto to Accelerate Renewable Energy Outcomes
Vancouver’s Expeto is partnering with energy company Portland General Electric (PGE) to accelerate grid modernization and renewable energy outcomes. Founded in 2015, Expeto is known for its cloud-based NeXtworking platform, which solves mobile complexity for enterprises by making any kind of mobile connectivity a seamless part of a privately managed network. PGE’s mandated decarbonization targets […]
Vancouver’s Agreement Express Acquired by Advisor360° to Integrate Financial Tech
Digital wealth management giant Advisor360° has acquired the digital onboarding technology and related wealth management assets of Agreement Express, a BC-based tech solutions provider, the company announced this week. Boston-based Advisor360° completed the acquisition from private equity firm Frontier Growth in December. The company stated it intends to integrate the technology and staff of Agreement […]
Based on Your Blood, This Startup Will Tell You Exactly How to Stay Healthy
Following successful pilot tests last year, Molecular You this week launched a consumer-facing preventive health solution in Canada. The Vancouver-based personalized digital health startup says that, from a single blood draw, patients can receive a comprehensive health assessment and a tailored action plan to help reduce disease risks. Based on a new type of blood […]
Pivoting Metriport Secures Funding to Open-Source Healthcare Data
A year ago, software engineers Dima Goncharov and Colin Elsinga released Metriport: a personal data companion for discovering patterns in your life. “Gone are the days where you track periods in one app, mood in another, and do daily journaling in another separate app,” Elsinga declared to Techcouver last February. “With Metriport, you can do […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2023
2022 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good year for the Vancouver tech community and the provincial scene as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from capturing carbon dioxide to social investing, and from background screening to non-fungible people have been leading an unprecedented tech […]