This fall our local TiE Vancouver chapter is hosting a series of learning, mentoring and networking events for operators of startups and scaleups. After a sold-out inaugural event last month, they’re at it again on October 20th with a panel on how to find, engage, and leverage early investors. When it comes to ‘value-add investors’, […]
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Curatio Merges With Medtech Startup From Down Under To Tackle Urgent Healthcare Gaps
Vancouver digital health startup Curatio has merged with Sydney, Australia’s RxMx to form RxPx. Backed by Australian private equity firm Pemba Capital Partners, the two innovators join to support overburdened doctors and isolated patients with award-winning patient-first, digital-first technology. The name RxPx combines Rx for prescription medication and Px for patient experience. With a mission […]
Five BC-Based Venture Capital Firms Contributing to Canada’s Startup Success
Here at Techcouver we report daily on news and insight surrounding the technology ecosystems of Vancouver and across British Columbia. As Vancouver’s technology publication of record, we have covered hundreds of startups, including many rounds of venture capital raised. Recent examples include those of construction-tech startup Nexii Building Solutions, SaNOtize R&D, and online motor vehicle marketplace Canada […]
Rhino Ventures Invests In Creator Platform Backed By Game Of Thrones Star
Contact has raised £3 million in a funding round backed led by Vancouver’s Rhino Ventures and including Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams. The London, UK-based startup helps creatives such as models and photographers access job opportunities. Contact will use the seed capital to develop product features and for expanding the platform to different creative […]
Osler Venture Capital Report Shows Strong Ecosystem in Canada as Vancouver Thrives
This week National law firm Osler released its inaugural tech financings report, which combs through more than 300 technology-based venture capital equity financings from 2019 through 2021 to deliver a range of information and insight into Canada’s ecosystem. According to Osler’s Deal Points Report, Canada’s ecosystem “continues to create jobs, innovation and economic growth across […]
Rhino Ventures Launches $120 Million Fund III
Early-stage venture capital fund Rhino Ventures has announced a $120 million Fund III. Rhino is best known for their largest investment to date, Thinkific, and the celebration that ensued when the online course platform rang the opening bell at the TSX to celebrate the company’s first day of public trading. Article, Aspect Biosystems, Curatio, Fatigue […]
Navigating an Era of Unprecedented Liquidity
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, […]
Dan Mangan’s Side Door Raises USD $3 Million Round Led By Rhino Ventures
Dan Mangan is a Vancouver-based singer-songwriter with two Juno Awards to his name and he’s added startup founder to his resume as well. Mangan’s rise in the music ranks was not overnight. It was slow and hard and he’s no stranger to the tiny venues that struggling musicians are resigned to play until they make […]
Vancouver-born Thinkific Opens TSX With $1 Billion Valuation
Vancouver’s Thinkific virtually rang the opening bell at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) today to celebrate the company’s first day of public trading. Listed under the ticker symbol “THNC”, Thinkific shares opened at $13.50 and have risen as high as $15.37 today giving Thinkific a market capitalization of $1.18 billion and making it the second […]
Thinkific Crosses 100 Million Online Courses Taken on its Platform
Vancouver’s Thinkific announced today that it has had over 100 million courses taken through it’s platform with over 63 million courses taken in 2020 alone. The latest milestone comes at the end of an exceptional growth year for the online course platform that included a $22 million growth financing round led by Rhino Ventures. Thinkific […]