Each month, the Switchboard PR team connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the BC tech sector. For December’s Connecting The Dots, Founder and Chief Communications Officer Kathleen Reid looks back on Klue’s dynamic talent search, more milestones for AbCellera, and the tech community’s inspiring flood-relief generosity in the midst of an […]
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Klue Raises USD $62 Million Series B Round From Tiger Global & Salesforce
The hits keep coming for Vancouver’s Klue. Hot on the heels of growth accolades and culture awards, the AI-powered competitive enablement platform has raised a USD $62 million Series B round led by Tiger Global with participation by Salesforce Ventures. The new round takes Klue’s total funding to date to USD $81 million. Klue helps companies […]
Klue’s Award-winning Corporate Culture Provides A Competitive Advantage
Vancouver’s Klue is on a serious roll. Thanks to revenue growth topping 2,400 percent over the past four years, the AI-powered competitive enablement platform was recently tagged in the Globe and Mail’s annual ranking of Top Growing Companies and just claimed a Deloitte Fast 50 Award as the 12th fastest growing tech firm in Canada. […]
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 […]
18 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 24th year. 2021 saw its own unique challenges that shaped today’s tech companies. The list unveiled today highlights those who have shown true […]
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 […]
Federal Government Invests $20 Million Into 10 B.C. Companies To Scale Up
Western Economic Diversification (WD) has announced that 10 B.C. companies will receive support through their Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) program to grow these emerging sectors. Spread across clean technology, digital economy, health sciences, and value-added agriculture, local MP Terry Beech announced that the companies will receive almost $21 million. Supporting innovative firms in a […]
BC Tech Unveils Finalists For 2021 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association has announced the finalists for the 2021 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). “Throughout the COVID-19 crisis the province’s tech sector pulled together to support our communities, help small business to adopt technology, provide reskilling programs and put workers displaced by Covid into new jobs in the tech sector,” said Jill Tipping, BC […]
Council of Canadian Innovators Expands Nationwide, Adds B.C. Representation
The Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) is expanding nationwide with the addition of government relations experts in Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia, to supplement their existing focus on federal public policy regarding innovation. CCI is a national business council representing more than 130 of Canada’s fastest growing companies in the innovation economy, including leading firms […]
Venture Capital Deal Activity Robust In B.C. During Q3 2020
Hockeystick has released their BC Tech Report for Q3 2020 that summarizes venture capital deal activity in Q3. COVID-19 has not slowed down deal activity in the region, but its impact can be seen in the types of companies raising funds, exemplified by Thinkific’s $22 million raise to address remote learning demand attributed to COVID-19 changes […]