Pocketed has raised a $1 million seed round led by Mike Volker’s WUTIF Capital, with participation from more than a dozen investors including Hustle Fund, Women’s Equity Lab and New Avenue Capital. The rapidly growing Vancouver startup has created an intelligent matching platform and marketplace to connect businesses to billions of dollars in grants and […]
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TrafficDriven Wins 21st Annual New Ventures BC Competition
TrafficDriven Technologies has been crowned the winner of the 2021 New Ventures BC Competition. The Vancouver-based, AI-powered startup took home the $110,000 Innovate BC First Place Prize Package at a hybrid ceremony that took place today at Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver. Vancouver’s Train Fitness claimed the $60,000 Innovate BC Second Place Prize Package for […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2021 Competition
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. Since then, the organization has supported 2,360 startups, who have created 3,720+ jobs and have raised $302 million in financing. Who […]
UBC Announces 12 Ventures For Ready-to-Raise Investor Showcase
After several application rounds entrepreneurship@UBC has announced the 12 ventures who will be “Ready-to-Raise” at their 2021 Investor Showcase. Chosen from their later stage incubator and HATCH Accelerator, the ventures are transforming industries including robotics/AI, climate solutions, human health and more, solving the problems facing the world today through new venture creation. Ventures were evaluated […]
4 Female Led Ventures You Don’t Know, But Should
The world is in transition. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, amongst many things, the massive burden shouldered by women in society, the unbalanced responsibility they carry and challenges they face. This is made apparent by looking at the disproportionate numbers of women on the front lines as essential workers across hospitals, nursing […]