The BC Tech Association took to Zoom today to announce the finalists for the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). BC Tech President and CEO Jill Tipping joined co-host Riaz Meghji online to announce the finalists live amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the theme of the B.C.’s largest and longest-running tech awards program is “Purpose,” […]
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Damon Motorcycles Raises $3 Million And Makes Acquisition
Vancouver’s Damon Motorcycles has raised $3 million and acquired the intellectual property of Mission Motors. According to Techcrunch, the funding is additional capital raised at the pre-series A level from undisclosed angel investors. Previous investors include Round 13 Capital, Techstars, Extreme Venture Partners and Pallasite Ventures. Built in Vancouver and founded by serial entrepreneurs Jay Giraud […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020
2019 is in the books and it was a great one for Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. Burnaby’s Clio announced a funding round that makes them Canada’s newest Unicorn, seven Vancouver companies were among Canada’s best workplaces in technology, and to top it off, we found out that our software developers now […]
Damon Motorcycles Wins CES 2020 Innovation Award for Hypersport
Damon Motorcycles‘ flagship Hypersport electric motorcycle has won a CES 2020 “Best in Innovation” award for its cutting-edge technology designed to make motorcycling safer and smarter than ever before. The annual CES innovation Awards Program honors outstanding design and engineering in a multitude of consumer technology product categories and distinguishes the highest rated in each […]
Damon Motorcycles Partners with BlackBerry on Electric Superbike
Vancouver’s Damon Motorcycles announced today that its CoPilot™ advanced warning system will be powered by BlackBerry QNX technology across its entire line-up of advanced electric motorcycles. As part of the agreement, Damon has licensed BlackBerry QNX technology, including its real-time operating system to serve as the foundation for the Damon CoPilot warning system on its new […]
Damon Motorcycles Announces Revolutionary Electric Motorcycle, the Hypersport Pro
It’s official, Vancouver-based mobility startup Damon Motorcycles has entered the electric vehicle arena with a preview of its first e-moto, the Hypersport Pro. Damon announced today that the #futureofmotorcycling will be unveiled on January 7th at CES 2020. “We are for the first time being black and white about the fact that we are a […]
Will 5G Live Up to the Hype?
The near real-time data transmission possible with the imminent global roll-out of 5G communication promises to fundamentally alter how we interact with our homes, workplaces, vehicles, entertainment and each other. Join the Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum (VEF) on Tuesday, October 22nd for a lively panel discussion to explore the promise of this technology, and the opportunities […]
AI-Powered Damon Motorcycles Secures $2.5 Million Seed Round
Damon Motorcycles has announced the completion of a $2.5 million seed financing round including Round 13 Capital and investment firms Techstars, Extreme Venture Partners and Pallasite Ventures. Built in Vancouver and founded by serial entrepreneurs Jay Giraud and Dominique Kwong, Damon Motorcycles is a two-wheel technology company that employs radical innovations in sensor fusion, robotics […]