Vancouver born Clio continues to revamp its c-suite with the addition of a new Chief Financial Officer today. Experienced technology finance leader Curt Sigfstead has joined the company as its new CFO. Late last year Clio expanded its c-suite by naming a new Chief Operating Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Marketing […]
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Honeywell Investment Makes Nexii Latest B.C. Company To Achieve Unicorn Status
Nexii Building Solutions is the latest B.C. company to claim unicorn status of a valuation of at least USD $1 billion. Vancouver’s Nexii is a green construction tech company tackling the global environmental crisis through sustainable building products. The company’s innovative technologies allow for fast, efficient development of sustainable, more affordable, durable, and disaster-resilient buildings. […]
Victoria’s Blockstream Joins Crypto Unicorns With USD $3.2 Billion Valuation
Victoria-based Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has raised USD $210 million as part of our Series B financing and has hit unicorn status with its latest valuation at USD $3.2 billion. The new capital will go towards accelerating their Bitcoin mining efforts and the acquisition of Spondoolies to launch an enterprise-grade miner, continuing to scale the […]
Unicorn Clio Acquires CalendarRules In Second Acquisition
B.C. Unicorn Clio has acquired the automated court-calendaring company CalendarRules. The acquisition is Clio’s first since becoming the first law practice management company to achieve unicorn status earlier this year and its second acquisition ever. “This acquisition is an important one as we continue to help law firms navigate a changing legal landscape,” cofounder and CEO Jack Newton […]
Visier Joins Vancouver’s Growing Blessing Of Unicorns
Vancouver’s Visier has raised a USD $125 million Series E funding round led by Goldman Sachs and declared themselves a unicorn, joining the exclusive ranks of recently crowned B.C. unicorns that includes AbCellera, Clio, Dapper Labs, Galvanize, GeoComply, Thinkific, and Trulioo. Visier was founded in 2010 by CEO Ryan Wong and, now Chairman of the […]
Unicorn Clio Valued At $2 Billion After New Funding Round
Eighteen months after raising USD $250 Million in the largest growth-stage transaction in Canadian history, Burnaby’s Clio is at it again. This morning Clio announced a new valuation of $2 billion after raising USD $110 million in its Series E. The funding round was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, […]
Institutional Investment Round Makes Vancouver’s GeoComply A Unicorn
Vancouver’s GeoComply Solutions announced today that they have received a significant investment from Blackstone Growth and Atairos. GeoComply operates at the center of a new generation of cybersecurity companies, leveraging advanced geolocation data to make better risk-based decisions. Working as a critical piece of the infrastructure for some of the world’s largest tech companies, GeoComply […]
Fintech Unicorn Chime To Employ 100 In Vancouver By End Of 2021
The trend is undeniable. Tech companies hailing from San Francisco are setting up shop in Vancouver to gain access to our strong talent base. This trend shouldn’t surprise anyone. The strongest economic argument in Vancouver’s pitch to Amazon to build their HQ2 was that the city’s tech workers have the “lowest wages of all North […]
As Over-Funded Unicorns Lose Their Shine, Is Bootstrapping Finally Becoming Newsworthy?
Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen the fall from grace of many of the previously celebrated (yet grossly over-funded) unicorns like WeWork, Uber, and Peloton. These companies received far more than their fair share of media coverage over the past decade. Perhaps it’s for this reason that the media is finally turning its focus […]
Ryan Holmes Shares Lessons from a Unicorn at Tech Vancouver
Tech Vancouver helps the city’s technologists expand their knowledge and network in the community. Every month a set of highly curated leaders & innovators come together to share their expertise & experiences through panels and presentations. Next month Tech Vancouver’s topic is “Lessons from a Unicorn” with Ryan Holmes, co-founder of Hootsuite, discussing how to […]