The Victoria Tech Community Awards are back with a vengeance with more nominations and finalists than ever before. After reviewing an incredible 187 nominations, 59 finalists from 47 companies have been selected for ten award categories. The finalists in each category will be now reviewed by a panel of delegates from VIATEC, Island Women in […]
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19 B.C. Tech Companies Named Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winners
Deloitte Canada has announced this year’s winners of the Technology Fast 50, Companies-to-Watch, and Enterprise Fast 15 awards, recognizing the world-class achievements of the best in tech companies across Canada for the 25th year. The program reaches a milestone this year, celebrating 25 years of recognizing Canadian technology companies’ achievements, outstanding innovation, leadership, and growth. […]
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 […]
Vancouver’s APOLLO Insurance Impresses Judges at Tech Innovator Competition
One thing technology does great is turn our dirty, complicated tasks into clean, efficient processes. Take for example the business of insurance: in an era of paper stacks and calculators, one can imagine a nightmarish field. However, companies like Apollo modernize the insurance process thoroughly, leaving nary a hint of the ways of old. “Our […]
Certn Invests In New Markets Worldwide With New Hire
Victoria’s Certn is putting their recently raised funding into action with the appointment of Michael Whittington as the new managing director of Credence and Certn EMEA. Certn secured USD $50 million in Series B funding in May 2022 on the heels of a USD $34.1 million funding raise last year. With the latest funding round, Certn pledged […]
Connecting the Dots: May 2022
Each month, the team at Switchboard Public Relations connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For May’s Connecting The Dots, the team breaks down some multimillion-dollar M&A action, explores the emissions-reducing power of new agtech, and follows up on a trailblazing 5G research partnership. B.C. tech companies buy, […]
Victoria’s Certn Raises USD $50 Million to Change the Future of Background Checks
Victoria’s Certn, leader in background screening solutions, today announced that it has secured USD $50 million in Series B funding, led by B Capital. This comes on the heels of last year’s USD $34.1 million funding raise. With this latest round, Certn will further advance its mission of building trust in people – and invest in new […]
Certn Acquires U.K Competitor to Extend Tech into New Markets
Victoria’s Certn has acquired Credence, a leading provider of global background checks, based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2016, Certn provides real-time background checks for employers. Used by enterprise, mid-market and small business leaders looking to hire the right candidates, Certn modernizes the background check process and builds a foundation of trust. With the […]
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 […]
Seven B.C. Startups Named To Canada’s Most Innovative Technology Companies Lists
CIX Canadian Innovation Exchange has announced the CIX TOP 20 Early and CIX TOP 10 Growth lists of innovative Canadian technology startups for the 2021 program. Chosen by the CIX 2021 Selection Committee of 100+ global technology investors, the selected companies represent a diverse range of technology companies spanning software, AI, medtech, fintech, big data, […]