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 […]
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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 […]
Nexii Building Solutions Encounters Controversy with Early Investor
Vancouver-based Nexii Building Solutions is a green construction tech company tackling environmental issues through sustainable building products. Nexii achieved unicorn status last year following a US$45 million funding round led by Honeywell. The company announced an additional US$35 million from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation and Trinity Capital in July, which raised its valuation to $2 billion. […]
Amid Rebound, Thinkific Endures More Layoffs
Thinkific quietly laid off a few more staff last week, according to a source familiar with the company. The Vancouver-based tech company enables users to create and market online courses. Profitable in 2018, the startup benefitted from a Pandemic-driven boost in online activity, raising $22 million in 2020 to continue shaping the future of online courses. By […]
Plug and Play Hosts First Major Event In Vancouver
Silicon Valley-born Plug and Play is expanding across Canada and have British Columbia in their scope. To kick off their plans in Vancouver, the global innovation platform is hosting their first event in the city bringing together industry leading startups, major corporations looking to innovate, the government, and investors to build collaboration within the local […]
Tech Office Exodus Forces Downtown Vancouver into ‘State of Flux’
40% of organizations will offer a blend of virtual and physical work experiences by the end of 2023, predicts Gartner. Within tech companies hiring tech talent, that figure is already at 99%, according to Tech + People Network. “Hybrid work has changed the nature of our workplaces more than anything else since the invention of […]
Clio Co-founder Jack Newton Named Among the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs
Vancouver’s Jack Newton has been named one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2022 by Goldman Sachs. The Clio co-founder was recognized by the investment bank at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California. The Goldman Sachs Awards celebrates rising entrepreneurs and seasoned business leaders building enduring companies that reshape industries and drive progress […]
Klue & Thinkific Share Tips On How To Find, Engage, and Leverage Early Investors
This fall our local TiE Vancouver chapter is hosting a series of learning, mentoring and networking events for operators of startups and scaleups. After a sold-out inaugural event last month, they’re at it again on October 20th with a panel on how to find, engage, and leverage early investors. When it comes to ‘value-add investors’, […]
Rapture Labs Adds LayerZero Co-founders To Board Of Advisors
Vancouver web3 gaming startup Rapture Labs has added LayerZero co-founders Bryan Pellegrino and Ryan Zarick to its advisory board. Pellegrino and Zarick co-founded LayerZero, along with Caleb Banister, to solve a problem nobody else had been able to effectively solve in crypto and blockchain spaces – to enable secure and direct cross-chain communication. Rapture Labs […]
Digital Verification Platform Trulioo Bolsters C-Suite with Appointment of Eric Morse
Trulioo announced this week that it has appointed Eric Morse has the Vancouver-based company’s chief revenue officer. According to a statement from the BC-born digital identity verification platform, Morse brings decades of sales, technology, and business development experience to Trulioo, where he will lead the sales and customer success teams to accelerate the company’s growth trajectory […]