Technology remains Victoria’s top industry, powering regional economic impact to the tune of $8 Billion across nearly 1,200 tech firms and over 20,000 workers. Which is exactly why the VIATEC Awards are back yet again. Returning for their 23rd year, the VIATEC Awards celebrate Victoria’s bustling technology sector. At the VIATEC Spring Social event at […]
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MarineLabs to Power Three Projects in B.C. with Predictive Coastal Intelligence Toolkit
Victoria’s MarineLabs raised this year a $4.5 million seed funding round, marking the largest investment of its kind in Canadian history for an ocean tech company. Following that the firm launched Forecast AI, an addition to MarineLabs’ flagship product, CoastAware, a real-time weather intelligence solution that enhances safety and efficiency in maritime operations and bolsters […]
MarineLabs Unveils Forecast AI for Hyper-Localized Coastal Weather Predictions
Victoria’s MarineLabs has launched accurate and hyper-localized coastal weather forecasts delivered through MarineLabs’ new machine learning models. Forecast AI is a much-anticipated addition to MarineLabs’ flagship product, CoastAware, a real-time weather intelligence solution that enhances safety, efficiency, and sustainability in maritime operations and bolsters the climate resilience of coastlines. MarineLabs, a leader in cutting edge […]
MarineLabs Raises Largest Seed Round in Canadian Ocean Technology History
Victoria’s MarineLabs, a leader in cutting edge maritime weather intelligence technology, has raised a $4.5 million seed funding round, marking the largest investment of its kind in Canadian history for an ocean tech company. The historic funding was led by BDC Capital’s Sustainability Venture Fund with participation from Seaspan Shipyards, a leader in Canada’s ship design, […]
MarineLabs, Niricson, and Origen Air Among Finalists for Victoria Tech Community Awards
The Victoria Tech Community Awards are back with a vengeance with more nominations and finalists than ever before. After reviewing an 120 nominations, 50 finalists have been selected for ten award categories. The finalists in each category will be now reviewed by a panel of delegates from VIATEC, Island Women in Science and Technology (iWIST), Women’s Equity […]
Victoria-based MarineLabs Launches First Scalable Ocean Data Camera
Victoria-based ocean tech company MarineLabs has launched CoastAware™ BuoyCam, the first scalable, end-to-end ocean camera data product that provides subscribers access to 360-degree real-time views through images from sensor locations along coastlines. The real-time wind and wave data provider was named the Growth Company of the Year at the 2022 Victoria Tech Community Awards. BuoyCam’s new […]
Connecting the Dots: December 2022
Each month, the team at Switchboard Public Relations connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For December’s Connecting The Dots, the team examines B.C.’s latest cabinet shuffle, breaks down recent funding announcements, highlights the latest partnerships across the B.C. tech ecosystem, and shines a spotlight on recipients of […]
Audette, Certn, & MarineLabs Among Recipients of Victoria Tech Community Awards
The Victoria Tech Community Awards were awarded last night in Carson Hall at the Victoria Conference Centre. After reviewing an incredible 187 nominations, 59 finalists from 47 companies were honored across ten award categories. Certn was named Anchor Company of the Year (30+ employees). A leader in background screening solutions, Certn secured a USD $50 million […]
According to the Foresight 50, British Columbia is THE Canadian Cleantech Leader
At a time when climate concerns are at an all-time high in the province, a list of Canada’s most investable cleantech companies reveals that almost one-half of them are based in British Columbia. Vancouver is becoming recognized as a cleantech cluster. It was recently recognized as a top 10 cluster worldwide. Several B.C.-based cleantech ventures have […]
Five Island Startups That Reflect Victoria’s Growing Entrepreneurship
The Victoria Tech Community Awards are back with more nominations and finalists than ever before. From nearly 200 nominations, 59 finalists from 47 companies were selected across 10 award categories. The growth of the Victoria Tech Community Awards reflects the momentum of Vancouver Island as a source of entrepreneurship in BC. Historically the island has not […]