Seed rounds can prove pivotal milestones for startups. Until that first rush of capital, startups are typically bootstrapped, often operating lean on shoestring budgets with a short runway leading to a steep cliff. Lack of financial and related support—such as the wisdom and expertise good investors can supply—marks a big reason why the vast majority […]
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The BC Guide to Buying and Selling Your Car Online
Nobody likes car dealerships. Technology is finally addressing this issue as a slew of Canadian startups are disrupting the space through digitization. If you’d rather do your car shopping online, there are options. Whether you’re looking to buy or sell—and even if you require financing—there are platforms available today determined to meet your needs. Some […]
Autozen Lands $5 Million Seed Round Led By Vanedge Capital
Less than a year after launching their hassle-free car selling experience, Autozen announced today that it has closed an oversubscribed seed round of funding of over $5 million led by Vanedge Capital. Autozen offers a truly unique experience in the auto industry. Car sellers benefit from hundreds of pre-vetted professional buyers that compete to give […]
Autozen Brings Online Auto Marketplace To Toronto
Vancouver-based Autozen is bringing its hassle-free, zen-like experience for private car sellers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Named one of Techcouver’s 10 homegrown B.C. startups to watch in 2022, Autozen is a new consumer-to-business (C2B) marketplace on a mission to create an easier, safer and more transparent way for car owners to sell their […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2022
2021 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good year for the Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from geo-fencing to non-fungible tokens, from green construction to legaltech, have been leading an unprecedented unicorn stampede for the local economy. […]
The Covid Silver-lining Of Mission-driven Companies
Most successful startups are created when someone is trying to do something… but can’t. This is very efficient and resolving these problems feels good and has helped create massive companies. But sometimes, the problem is such that resolving it does not just make life easier: it turns a wrong into a right, and makes life […]
2021 In The Rearview Mirror And Indicators On What To Watch Out For In 2022 Auto Tech
2021 was a strange year in many ways and all signs point to 2022 continuing to have its discernible quirks, especially in the automotive industry. At first glance, and most topically pressing to Canadian automotive manufacturers and really, anyone in the auto industry in both Canada and Mexico, US measures supporting US-manufactured electric vehicles (EVs) […]
Autozen Expands into the Okanagan After Accelerated Success in Vancouver
Online private auto sales marketplace, Autozen is expanding from Vancouver into the Okanagan, starting with the Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon areas. Positioned to disrupt the stressful and unnecessarily complex car sale process, Autozen is a new consumer-to-business (C2B) marketplace on a mission to create an easier, safer and more transparent way for car owners to […]
Rocket Builders Announces 2021 Ready to Rocket Lists
Rocket Builders has released its 19th annual “Ready to Rocket” lists. The “Ready to Rocket” lists are the only predictive lists of its kind in North America, requiring many months of sector and company analysis. These lists profile the B.C. technology companies that are best positioned to capitalize on the technology sector trends that will […]
Autozen Emerges From Stealth With $4.2 Million Round
No longer operating in stealth mode, Vancouver startup Autozen announced today that it has raised a $4.2 million funding round. Positioned to disrupt the stressful and unnecessarily complex car sale process, Autozen is a new consumer-to-business (C2B) marketplace on a mission to create an easier, safer and more transparent way for car owners to sell […]