This week National law firm Osler released its inaugural tech financings report, which combs through more than 300 technology-based venture capital equity financings from 2019 through 2021 to deliver a range of information and insight into Canada’s ecosystem. According to Osler’s Deal Points Report, Canada’s ecosystem “continues to create jobs, innovation and economic growth across […]
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Who Are BC’s Top Employers In Tech?
The pandemic has made employees more aware of that their most precious resource is time – and employers in British Columbia are responding with innovative programs and workplace models that help employees make the most of their time. The best of these initiatives were recognized today as this year’s BC’s Top Employers was announced by […]
Clio Looks To Fellow Canadian Unicorn For New Chief Financial Officer
Vancouver born Clio continues to revamp its c-suite with the addition of a new Chief Financial Officer today. Experienced technology finance leader Curt Sigfstead has joined the company as its new CFO. Late last year Clio expanded its c-suite by naming a new Chief Operating Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Marketing […]
Techcouver’s Most Read Stories of 2021
It’s fair to say 2021 was an improvement on 2020. The pandemic recovery dominated tech – like all else – with many of us spending more time than ever in front of screens. Not surprisingly, Techcouver had a banner year with site traffic growing every month during 2021. As we look forward to a much […]
Five Thought Leaders Share Their Advice On Talent, NFTs, & Startups
Based on the number of Thought Leadership articles Techcouver published in 2021, everyone had way more time to write this year. Techcouver has published over 75 articles in this category this year and our web traffic stats are evidence that we’ve all had more time to read this year as well. Here are the five most […]
BC Tech Announces Winners of 2021 Technology Impact Awards
Now in their 28th year, the Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) have never had more reasons to celebrate than they did last night at Science World. The sold-out TIAs Gala returned to an in-person format while also broadcasting the event live to the tech community. “It was wonderful to come together as a community and experience […]
Clio Expands C-Suite Leadership Team, Positioning for Next Growth Stage
Following substantial growth and record-breaking Series D and E funding rounds, Clio has expanded its c-suite portfolio by naming a new Chief Operating Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Marketing Officer. This new structure will see the c-suite double in size and bring on new leaders from high growth stage and public […]
Clio Launches Payments Product And Investment Fund At Annual Conference
At the ninth annual Clio Cloud Conference, Jack Newton, CEO and Founder of Clio, unveiled the new Clio Payments platform, a foundational payments technology built for the legal industry’s most advanced legaltech solution. Clio Payments enables lawyers to facilitate client-centered payment options, easing the billing and collections process while offering secure and compliant online payment […]
The Battle for Top Talent in Canada’s Booming Tech Scene
If someone asked you to guess which city in North America has the fastest growing technology market, you might guess San Francisco or Austin. But you’d be looking too far south. According to a recent Tech Talent Report, Toronto is actually North America’s fastest-growing technology market, and Vancouver isn’t far behind. Vancouver is currently one […]
Clio Acquires YC-Backed Legal Document Automation Company, Lawyaw
Vancouver unicorn Clio has acquired Lawyaw, a San Francisco-based company developing innovative digital workflows for legal documents. Lawyaw and Clio have had a long-standing data integration and Lawyaw was the first document automation company to offer an app inside of Clio’s app store. As part of the acquisition, Lawyaw’s team, along with CEO and Co-founder […]