One thing technology does great is turn our dirty, complicated tasks into clean, efficient processes. Take for example the business of insurance: in an era of paper stacks and calculators, one can imagine a nightmarish field. However, companies like Apollo modernize the insurance process thoroughly, leaving nary a hint of the ways of old. “Our […]
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Vancouver’s Invero Recognized by Microsoft for Azure Migration
A Vancouver-based digital transformation firm narrowly lost to global titan KPMG in the recent Microsoft Impact Awards, competition recognizing Microsoft partners for their outstanding work in technology-based solutions. Named Runner-Up in the “Modernizing Applications” category, Invero Digital showcased their success with CSL Group, a maritime-shipping company with a longstanding identity in international trade. Invero updated […]
Victoria Startup Certn Wins KPMG’s Inaugural Canadian Tech Innovator Competition
Certn has been named the Canadian Tech Innovator of 2021 in the inaugural KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in Canada competition. Founded in 2016, the Victoria-based startup provides real-time background checks for employers and landlords. Certn was up against 14 other tech startups from across Canada in a closely contested competition based on six equally […]
Provincial Report Card Reveals Scale Up Gap In B.C. Tech Sector
For the fourth consecutive year, the BC Tech Report Card has given top marks to the province’s tech sector when comparing its performance to other industrial sectors in BC. When compared to tech sectors in other provinces, the grade remained unchanged at a B. Blending sector data and insights gathered by KPMG and the BC Tech […]
Athena Pathways Launches to Train 500 BC Women in AI in 18 Months
Increasing British Columbia’s capacity in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science (AI/ML/DS) is of strategic business, economic and social importance today and will only get more important in the future as every major industry is deeply affected by AI/ML/DS. And yet, BC faces a major challenge in developing its workforce to sustain competitiveness: women […]
B.C. Receives ‘A’ on 2018 Technology Report Card
For the first time ever British Columbia’s tech sector has earned an A grade when compared with other provinces. The BC Tech Association and KPMG have released the 2018 instalment of the BC Technology Report Card, a comprehensive analysis that compares the BC tech sector against other sectors in the province and against tech sectors […]