Vancouver-based Telus remains Canada’s fastest mobile network since 2020. The US-based Ookla, which operates Speedtest.net, crowned Telus for the 10th consecutive quarter following a comparison of user-initiated tests from all major mobile carriers in Canada. “More than ever, Canadians value a fast, reliable connection,” said Darren Entwistle, CEO of Telus. “The consistent recognition from independent, third-party […]
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Beanfield Acquires Vancouver’s Urbanfibre to Expand Services in BC
The largest independent fibre-optic network in Toronto and Montreal this week announced the acquisition of Urbanfibre, a fibre provider operating in the Vancouver area. The acquisition is part of Beanfield Metroconnect’s commitment to expanding its network and service offerings across Canada’s major metropolitan areas and, including on the West Coast. “[Urbanfibre] shares our values and […]
Sustainably Produced D2C Brand Fable Raises $8.4 Million Series A
Vancouver direct-to-consumer tableware brand Fable has raised a $8.4 million Series A round to elevate the at-home experience. The new funds will be used to increase development across several key business verticals to fuel continued growth, product development and bring on key hires in addition to international expansion. The Series A round was led by […]
TELUS Agriculture Expands Its Scope To Include Consumer Goods
TELUS is changing the name of its agriculture unit to TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods as a signal of its commitment to deliver data insights and a wide range of integrated digital solutions to customers beyond the agricultural sector. Rapidly growing its assets and capabilities since its launch nearly two years ago, the newly rebranded […]
Frontier Collective Announces Flagship Summit to Connect Global Leaders with Local Startups
Frontier Collective has created a flagship summit aimed at connecting global investors, leaders, and stakeholders with metaverse and Web3 leaders in Vancouver. The local nonprofit announced today that the inaugural Frontier Summit will take place in mid-August. “Frontier technologies are thriving in this region and we see a tremendous opportunity to cement Vancouver’s position both nationally […]
Christie’s Auction House Invests in Web3 Unicorn LayerZero Labs
A new venture fund from a renowned international brand has made its first portfolio investment. Luxury art giant Christie’s this month launched Christie’s Ventures, a new fund targeting emerging technologies in the art and crypto spaces, as well as fintech startups. “The intersections of technology and financial products are increasingly relevant and prevalent, and we […]
Pocketpills and Rise People Partner to Modernize Pharmacy Prescription Process
All-in-one management platform Rise People this month struck a partnership with Pocketpills, Canada’s only national and bilingual online pharmacy. Vancouver-based Rise says the partnership is a first of its kind in Canada and will provide cost-effective prescription medications to people across the country. “Businesses everywhere are putting employee health first; we see it every day as more […]
Shopify Shocks Tech Ecosystem With Massive Workforce Reduction
In January 2021 Shopify announced plans to double the size of its engineering team in 2021 by hiring 2,021 new technical staff. One year before Shopify announced that they were making a significant investment in Vancouver, with plans to hire 1,000 employees and open their first permanent office. Today Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke announced that Shopify would […]
Livshows, Foot Locker Launch Augmented Reality Art Competition
Vancouver startup Livshows wants to make AR accessible to all; last year it launched a no-code platform that allows anyone to publish immersive augmented reality experiences directly to the web. Now Livshows is partnering up with Foot Locker Vancouver to launch Immersify. Immersify is described by the companies as an interactive art competition for creatives […]
Metaspectral to Build Hyper-Spectral Project for International Space Station
Metaspectral announced recently that it will be developing a new Earth observation payload for the International Space Station. According to the announcement, which came on the anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk, payload is known as “Onboard Programmable Technology for Image Classification and Analysis, or OPTICA. It will enable real-time compression, streaming, and analysis […]