A food-tech startup located on Vancouver Island recently secured seed financing. Save da Sea launched from Victoria in 2019 to replicate seafood products with plant-based alternatives and is seeing success in 2024. The B.C. firm last month closed $650,000 in capital, a report from BetaKit reveals, bringing the food-tech’s total raised to $1.6M. The latest […]
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Innovation District Arises in Vancouver as City Endures State of Flux
Last year, Keltic Canada Development broke ground on a new health-innovation project. The Vancouver-based Keltic teamed up with global medical technology company Masimo to develop a multi-level facility. “We’re proud to see that our reputation as a leader in the life sciences sector has helped lead Masimo to expand their operations in B.C.,” stated Ravi […]
Jelly Academy Wants to Equip High School Students in BC with Digital Marketing Skills
Jelly Academy and Career Education Society have teamed up to provide secondary students in BC with the Digital Marketing Bootcamp. Available via Workforce Training Certifications, this on-demand course will help students gain an in-depth understanding of the most crucial aspects of digital marketing, including social media, public relations, search engine optimization, Google Ads and Analytics, […]
Five Tech Startups Helping Canadians Get and Stay Fit in 2023
By mid-March, most of us have long abandoned our New Year’s Resolutions from way back when—remember January? Yet spring is synonymous with hope and optimism. Longer, sunnier days inspire us to get out and do more. Vancouver in particular has a culture known for active, outdoor lifestyles, with a common thread: staying fit is a […]
Eigen Fitness Launches AI-Powered Weightlifting Wearable for Optimal Gym Gains
In November, we reported on an emerging startup in Vancouver’s fitness industry. The startup was conceived of by Zach Higgins and Connor Holowachuk, who met through the League of Innovators’ youth-focused Labs program, established by former Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes to mentor and invest in young entrepreneurs. The pair started working together on a wearable […]
LOI Ventures’ First Investment Pays Off with Acquisition of WFHomie
A provider of flexible software solutions for HR, benefits, and payroll, this week announced the acquisition of WFHomie, an employee experience and people analytics platform built for remote-first companies. It is the first acquisition for Houston-based GoCo.io, which raised USD $15 million last year in a round led by ATX Venture Partners. With the addition of […]
BC Sees Tech Sector as ‘Key Growth Area’ for Next Decade
Following the highest tech jobs growth in North America, the Vancouver region has seen a lot of layoffs in tech over the past year. Hootsuite trimmed some fat and appointed a new CEO. Thinkific also made some changes. As did web3 darling Dapper Labs. We could go on. Combined with a Pandemic-fuelled shift to hybrid work, Vancouver has entered a state of […]
Connecting the Dots: January 2023
Each month, the team at Switchboard connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. Before we get started, some VERY exciting news: Switchboard has officially joined forces with Earnscliffe Strategies! The acquisition will combine the world-class experience, expertise and resources of Earnscliffe, a national leader in strategic communications, government […]
Why Now More Than Ever: Canadian Entrepreneurs Need To Know How To ask For – and Secure Investment
Canada is home to many history-shaping innovations, and as a country, we are known for exceptionally ingenious ideas. From ARCHIE, the world’s first search engine, to the pager, to IMAX, to more recently, tech giants like Shopify, Slack, Hootsuite, Abcellera, – the list goes on. But these are big names for more reasons than great […]
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 […]