This past August 7th marks the 10th anniversary of the first startup conference in Hong Kong – we did it on a Saturday so it was adeptly named “Startup Saturday.” We got the venue Cyberport to sponsor the venue for 300 people, Microsoft sponsored the lunch, Rackspace did some lucky draws for that first iPad […]
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Clio Takes Clio Cloud Conference Virtual for the First Time
Burnaby’s Clio is taking its eighth annual Clio Cloud Conference virtual this October. Clio decided to take the conference virtual in an effort to protect the safety and health of attendees, speakers, partners, and employees. Earlier this year, Clio announced that New York Times bestselling author, marketing innovator, and business leader, Seth Godin will join […]
Click Materials To Bring Residential Smart Window Technology To Market
Our homes are about to get much smarter and way more energy efficient. Internet-connected smart windows just got one step closer to commercialization. Vancouver smart glass developer Click Materials has announced a partnership with Cardinal Glass, a top producer of premium windows, to bring their smart window solution to the homes of millions across North […]
Brex Officially Opens First International Office In Vancouver
It’s official. San Francisco fintech unicorn Brex has announced their expansion into Vancouver with its first ever international office. Brex is transforming B2B payments by creating corporate cards, cash management accounts, rewards, and travel programs that are tailored to specific industries. In 2018 Brex launched the first corporate card and rewards program specifically designed for […]
#BCTECHSummit Announces First Round of Speakers
Innovate BC announced today that Janet Bannister, the newly appointed Managing Partner of Real Ventures, is the first keynote speaker for the 2020 #BCTECHSummit. Bannister is one of the most high-profile and successful venture capitalists in Canada. A leading thinker on innovation, Bannister has seen and managed stunning shifts in business and tech. She was […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020
2019 is in the books and it was a great one for Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. Burnaby’s Clio announced a funding round that makes them Canada’s newest Unicorn, seven Vancouver companies were among Canada’s best workplaces in technology, and to top it off, we found out that our software developers now […]
#WhatWorks Getting Started with Negotiations 101
This fall BC Tech is delivering #WhatWorks Series on Women in Tech. British Columbia’s technology industry is a national leader in many ways that matter — as a startup hub, “unicorn” breeding ground and sub-sector hotspot — it falls short in one key area: the participation of women. Recent data released by CBRE reveals that […]
Freshly Funded Clio on Hunt for Talent
Clio is raising “the bar” in more ways than one. Following a whopping US$250 million Series D funding round, the Burnaby-based company is rapidly modernizing law firms with technology—and hiring locals to help achieve this tremendous task. “To become global leaders, BC’s tech companies must scale,” wrote Jill Tipping, president and CEO of the BC […]
Cascadia Champion Voyager Capital Raises $100 Million in Fifth Fund
Voyager Capital has raised $100 million to fuel innovation in the Cascadia market. The fund, Voyager’s fifth, will power first-round investments in B2B startups across cloud infrastructure, software as a service (SaaS), and vertical markets such as FinTech, MediaTech, and AgTech. The firm has already closed five new investments. The West Coast venture capital firm […]
Terminal Raises $17 Million to Solve Tech Talent Shortage
Terminal, the remote teams company helping future unicorns work around the talent shortage and hire top tech talent across the globe, has announced a $17 million Series B funding round that includes notable investors Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Headquartered in San Francisco, Terminal is trying to solve the hiring crisis in tech. With […]