Investment in the Canadian tech ecosystem has never been stronger, evidenced by explosive growth in venture capital flowing from investors on both sides of the border. This month the Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum hears expert perspectives on what this means for Vancouver entrepreneurs and how to take advantage of this when planning IPOs & exits, secondaries, […]
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Audette Rethinks How Commercial Properties Access Carbon Reduction
Victoria cleantech startup Audette has raised a $1 million seed round led by Active Impact Investments, with participation from Powerhouse Ventures, Panache Ventures, and Turnham Green. Audette’s software digitizes the outdated process of assessing conservation potential in buildings. The end-to-end platform captures data to identify and assess opportunities for low-carbon building improvements and helps building […]
Fraction Raises $289 Million, Takes Aim At Reverse Mortgages
Vancouver’s Fraction Technologies has raised $289 million in a combination of equity and debt financing from Impression Ventures, Primetime Partners, Global Founders Capital, and Panache Ventures, among others. In contrast to reverse mortgages and home equity loans, Fraction’s flagship product, the Fraction Appreciation Mortgage, has no monthly payments. Instead it offers a reasonable interest rate […]
Vancouver Startups Head to SXSW for Pitch Competition
The finalists for the 12th annual SXSW Pitch competition have been announced and a couple Vancouver companies are in the mix. The pitch competition, presented by Target Accelerator, takes places on March 14-15 at the Hilton Auston Downtown in front of a live audience with a panel of expert judges with categories in various sectors of […]
5 More Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020
Last month Techcouver kicked off the new year with a listicle tagging 10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2020 and the concept proved very popular. We’ve received many requests for additions to the list so we’ve decided to make it a monthly series. Please continue to suggest companies for consideration as often the most […]
Victoria’s Shift Closes $1 Million Seed Round and Appoints a CEO
Victoria’s Shift today announced the close of a $1 million seed round and the appointment of former General Manager, Nadia Tatlow, to the role of CEO. The financing round was led by Panache Ventures and includes $500,000 in debt financing from Shift’s parent company Redbrick. Shift is a productivity platform that enables a beautiful and […]
CTO.ai Raises $7.5 Million From Slack Fund and Tiger Global
Vancouver’s CTO.ai, a platform for rapidly scaling DevOps teams, has raised USD $7.5 million in seed funding from Tiger Global, and Slack Fund, along with participation from Yaletown Partners, Pallasite Ventures, Panache Ventures and Jonathan Bixby. The round coincides with the community beta of The Ops Platform, a registry of shortcuts that allows developer teams to streamline tasks and increase productivity […]
Tech Vancouver Tackles The Founder-VC Relationship
Tech Vancouver helps the city’s technologists expand their knowledge and network in the community. Every month a set of highly curated leaders & innovators come together to share their expertise & experiences through panels and presentations. This month Tech Vancouver tackles the The Founder-VC Relationship with a panel that includes Patrick Lor, Managing Partner at Panache […]