For the first time this year, Entrepreneurship Immersion Week 2023 will be hosting a regional ecosystem startup pitch event featuring companies across our province who are creating transformative solutions in climate, human health and social impact. The Regional Ecosystem Showcase will feature 10 companies across the province who’ve proven market traction and are ready to […]
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Decoding Vancouver Tech
As Vancouver’s technology publication of record, Techcouver reports on and discusses at length the many regional entrepreneurs and organizations applying technology and innovation to the Canadian economy. There are now more than 111,000 tech occupations in Vancouver, where tech work accounts for roughly one-third of all occupations—a figure up 69% over five years. The West Coast city proudly maintains the […]
BC Startups Compete for Glory and Cash
The 23rd annual New Ventures BC Competition presented by Innovate BC is well underway. New Ventures BC is giving away $250,000 in non-dilutive cash and prizes to promising tech ventures based inside the province. Beyond the top three Innovate BC prizes, there are additional industry-specific prizes to be won. An initial batch of nearly 200 startups […]
Eigen Fitness Obliterates Kickstarter Goal for Wearable AI Gym Tech
In November, we reported on an emerging startup in Vancouver’s fitness industry, conceived by Zach Higgins and Connor Holowachuk, who met through the League of Innovators’ youth-focused Labs program. Under the brand Eigen Fitness, Higgins and Holowachuk have been developing a new tech product called Nodes, which are coin-sized wearables that empower gym goers “to progress as fast as […]
Five Tech Startups Helping Canadians Get and Stay Fit in 2023
By mid-March, most of us have long abandoned our New Year’s Resolutions from way back when—remember January? Yet spring is synonymous with hope and optimism. Longer, sunnier days inspire us to get out and do more. Vancouver in particular has a culture known for active, outdoor lifestyles, with a common thread: staying fit is a […]
Eigen Fitness Launches AI-Powered Weightlifting Wearable for Optimal Gym Gains
In November, we reported on an emerging startup in Vancouver’s fitness industry. The startup was conceived of by Zach Higgins and Connor Holowachuk, who met through the League of Innovators’ youth-focused Labs program, established by former Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes to mentor and invest in young entrepreneurs. The pair started working together on a wearable […]
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 […]
Eigen Fitness Aims to Serve Weightlifting Community with Gym-Specific Wearable Tech
Two Vancouver entrepreneurs are working on wearable technology specific to tracking resistance training. Eigen Fitness has developed a new tech product it calls Nodes, which are coin-sized wearables that empower gym goers “to progress as fast as possible while avoiding injury,” according to the BC startup. “I found myself in constant pain from gym injuries […]