Collision – one of the world’s biggest tech events – confirmed today that it will host the 2024 event in Toronto. The event will bring together thousands of next-generation entrepreneurs, investors, and journalists from around the world. This year, Collision is expected to contribute $49 million to Toronto’s economy, according to projections from Destination Toronto. […]
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Parvis Invest, VoPay Collaborate on Real Estate Investing Tech
Vancouver-based real estate investing platform Parvis announced this week a partnership with embedded financial technology solutions provider VoPay. The collaboration aims to offer real estate investors a simpler, faster, and more secure payment method than cheques or wire transfers. “This partnership aligns with our organization’s mission of making financial products and services more accessible to North […]
The Influence of Technology on BC’s Housing Crisis
As Vancouver’s technology publication of record, Techcouver is renowned for its coverage of all things tech throughout the city. And as Canada’s second largest startup ecosystem, there’s a lot of tech throughout the city. Regular readers know that Techcouver is not just hyper-local but also regional. We often cover entrepreneurs, startups, and innovation from across the […]
5 Vancouver Fintechs Ready to Perform in 2023
The province of Ontario, and more specifically the region of greater Toronto, is Canada’s ultimate financial technology hotspot. In fact, it’s one of the biggest fintech hubs in the world. And as Canadians, we are proud of that. However, often living in the shadow of Canada’s financial epicentre are tech-forward startups hustling hard in areas […]
Vancouver is Canada’s Second Largest PropTech Hub, New Report Confirms
Proptech Collective is a volunteer-run collective of real estate professionals, city builders, and entrepreneurs that believes “technological innovation can change the built world for the better.” The organization has released its second annual report with a range of updates from the previous edition. 150 startups were added to the database of property technology companies in […]
Two Vancouver Startups to PITCH at Collision Competition
The Collision Conference is returning to its first in-person event in two years, marking Toronto’s Enercare Centre June 20 through 23. The tech event will be the largest international gathering of its kind in Canada since prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, with 35,000 attendees expected to convene in our nation’s fintech hotspot. “While we’ve successfully hosted Collision online […]
Parvis Raises $2.6 Million Seed Round to Unlock Real Estate Through Blockchain
Parvis Invest announced that it has raised $2.6 million to launch a blockchain-based platform designed to modernize the investing process and unlock real estate opportunities. The Vancouver-based fintech startup raised the capital in a seed round led by Gravitas Securities. “Access to institutional real estate investment has long been an opportunity reserved for an elite […]
Vancouver Startups Ready for Collision in June
The Collision Conference is returning to its first in-person event in two years, marking Toronto’s Enercare Centre June 20 through 23. The tech event will be the largest international gathering of its kind in Canada since prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, with more than 30,000 attendees expected to convene in our nation’s fintech hotspot. “While we’ve successfully […]
Creative Destruction Lab Establishes CDL-Seattle At University of Washington
Canada’s Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) will launch its third U.S.-based location in Seattle this fall. CDL is a nonprofit organization for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies, with ten locations including CDL-Vancouver at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. Based at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business, CDL-Seattle will […]
You May Owe Your Banking Relationship To Vancouver’s Fintel Connect
If you’re a client of a Canadian financial services company like Borrowell, EQ Bank, Mogo, Scotiabank, or Tangerine, you may owe that relationship to Fintel Connect. More than 50+ financial services brands and fintechs use the Vancouver startup to enhance their marketing through its performance marketing network. Performance marketing? It’s a comprehensive term that refers […]