In 2022, Vancouver-based Article joined a long list of Canadian tech firms who, pressured by sudden economic shifts, made the difficult decision to downsize. “Today is a very difficult day at Article,” chief executive Aamir Baig wrote in a memo last August, as his company . “This is my fault.” Baig let go of more than […]
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Article, Bench, and Certn Among B.C. Startups Added to Team True North
Earlier this summer, Communitech unveiled the first ever Team True North. The Kitchener-based hub for entrepreneurship created the list to spotlight “the best of Canadian tech”—which by their measure is defined as high-performing tech firms tracking to $1 billion in annual revenue with growth rates that match the top 1% of companies in the world. The list—which […]
What’s the Damage so Far? Breaking Down the 2022 Layoffs in BC Tech
Several thousand Canadians employed in the technology sector have been laid off this year, as a brief post-Pandemic surge has quickly soured into a global downturn. Layoffs hail from a wide range of companies, including Ottawa’s Shopify and Toronto’s Clearco. In all, more than 400 tech firms in North America have laid off staff in 2022. Several […]
Article Trims 200+ Employees After Losing Same E-Commerce Gamble as Shopify
Another one bites the dust. From Unbounce to Clearco to Shopify, Vancouver-based Article is the latest in a long line of Canadian technology firms who after recently experiencing marked growth abruptly shifts to significant layoffs. “Today is a very difficult day at Article,” CEO Aamir Baig wrote in a memo. “This is my fault.” Baig let […]
Article Sees More Than 45% YoY Revenue Growth, Expands Logistics Network
At the beginning of the pandemic, furniture retail boomed as professionals shifted to work-from-home and ordering furniture online became more mainstream, but some companies haven’t been able to keep up with the demand in the long-run. Vancouver-born Article was not one of those companies thanks to warehouses across North America, an office in Vietnam to […]
Houston, We Need A Warehouse
Vancouver-headquartered Article is setting up shop in the largest master-planned barge-to-rail industrial park in the United States. The direct-to-consumer online furniture retailer is building a 507,000-square-foot warehouse (not pictured) in the Houston metro area that will be located at the TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park. Since its launch in 2013, Article has delivered more than […]
8 High-Growth B.C. Tech Companies To Watch
The Globe and Mail has published their third annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies and the list of 448 businesses sprawl across sectors, from fashion to finance, and manufacture everything from medical testing devices to organic pasta. Techcouver has poured over the list to uncover Vancouver’s gems of entrepreneurial success, whether they be companies […]
Eight High-Growth Vancouver Tech Companies To Watch
The Globe and Mail has published their second annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies and the list of 400 businesses sprawl across sectors, from fashion to finance, and manufacture everything from medical testing devices to organic pasta. Techcouver has poured over the list to uncover Vancouver’s gems of entrepreneurial success, whether they be companies […]
Who are Vancouver’s Top Growing Tech Companies?
The Globe and Mail has unveiled its inaugural Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. The list of 400 businesses operate in such hot sectors as fintech, e-commerce and cannabis, along with long-established industries like manufacturing and transportation. Each company on this list is rising fast with average revenue growth of 511% over […]
Article Named Canada’s Fastest-Growing Company
Canadian Business has published their Growth 500 list – the Complete Ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. These are the 500 fastest-growing companies in Canada, measured by their revenue growth over the last five years. The 2019 list is diverse: they represent a vast array of industries, regions and size. But in one variable they are […]