Vancouver boasts Canada’s third largest metropolitan area by tech employment, with a workforce nearly 150,000 strong, CompTIA’s State of Workforce found. The city gained almost 4,000 workers in 2023 alone. In fact, Vancouver has been home to Canada’s fastest-growing tech force for multiple years now, with techies representing an above-average 9% of the workforce. Employing this […]
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Raising Venture Capital in 2024: Insights From and for Vancouver Tech Founders
Startups need capital to grow, however the process of raising venture capital is often long, arduous, and complex; and even more so with the current economic climate. Despite a challenging economic environment and reports of struggling startups, many Vancouver startups still managed to raise much needed capital in 2023. Kick off the new year with […]
With Over Six Million Websites Built, Durable Raises $14 Million to Fuel Growth
Taking a page out of Shopify’s playbook, Durable is making it easier and faster for people to start businesses. And investors are taking notice. Today the Vancouver-based AI-powered website builder and small business platform announced $14 million in Series A funding. With over $20 Million in total funds raised to date, Durable is building the […]
Next Generation Of Superstar Cloud Companies Includes Vancouver Startup Durable
Every year the Forbes Cloud 100 Rising Stars list highlights 20 cloud startups that are on track to be among the best private cloud companies in the future. These companies, all of which have raised up to $25 million in total funding, are assessed based on various criteria such as financials, growth, marketing, leadership and […]
Durable Reaches ‘Huge Milestone’ as AI Platform Builds One Million Business Websites
Last year, a serial entrepreneur and designer co-launched a startup in Vancouver that leverages artificial intelligence to help users create and manage their own business. Durable—the brainchild of Vancouverites Ross Howard-Jones, James Clift, and Helio Bentes—helps launch a business in less than a minute using the power of artificial intelligence technology. The company offers different products […]
JackRabbit Wants to Put Your Business on Autopilot with AI
A Victoria-born startup wants artificial intelligence to run your business. “Are you tired of trying to keep up with the constant changes in business operations? Are you tired of digging through processes and asking your coworkers for answers?” ask the founders of JackRabbit Ops, an AI startup on Vancouver Island, which boasts a unique tech […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2023
2022 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 provincial scene as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from capturing carbon dioxide to social investing, and from background screening to non-fungible people have been leading an unprecedented tech […]
How Innovative Startups Are Using Artificial Intelligence Across Sectors in BC
The Artificial Intelligence Network of British Columbia launched in 2019 to “unify, organize, and catalyze the AI and Machine Learning communities in British Columbia.” The institution’s founding vision was to make B.C. a worldwide hub for Artificial Intelligence by 2022. Did it happen? If not quite yet, the province is surely close. Given the recent permeation […]
Vancouver’s Durable Reveals Seed Capital as Business-Building Startup Gathers Momentum
Late last year, a serial entrepreneur and designer co-launched a startup in Vancouver that leverages artificial intelligence to help users create and manage their own business. Durable is the brainchild of Vancouverites Ross Howard-Jones, James Clift, and Helio Bentes. Durable claims to launch a business in less than a minute using AI. “If you run a solo […]
Vancouver AI Startup Durable Lets People Launch, Manage a Business Within Seconds
A serial entrepreneur and designer have co-launched a startup in Vancouver that leverages artificial intelligence to help users create and manage their own business. Durable is the brainchild of Vancouverites Ross Howard-Jones, James Clift, and Helio Bentes. Howard-Jones is a longtime designer with stints at Bench and Shopify, while Clift has been an entrepreneur since high […]