Vancouver’s SkyHive has raised a $40 million Series B investment round led by Eldridge, with participation from other investors Allegis Cyber, Accenture Ventures, Workday Ventures, and the Partnership Fund For New York City. SkyHive is a SaaS platform providing workforce transformation and labor market development guidance and was recently recognized by The World Economic Forum […]
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World Economic Forum Names Two Vancouver Companies To Tech Pioneers List
The World Economic Forum has announced its selection of the 100 most promising Technology Pioneers of 2021 – companies that are shaping industries from healthcare to retail and many more. The list highlights early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised […]
Rocket Builders Announces 2021 Ready to Rocket Lists
Rocket Builders has released its 19th annual “Ready to Rocket” lists. The “Ready to Rocket” lists are the only predictive lists of its kind in North America, requiring many months of sector and company analysis. These lists profile the B.C. technology companies that are best positioned to capitalize on the technology sector trends that will […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2021
2020 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good one for the Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to adapt quickly to change and redesign their products or services or even create new ones to respond to our new […]
SkyHive Appoints New Board Members to Guide its Next Phase of Growth
Following last week’s $8 million funding announcement, Vancouver’s SkyHive has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors: Pete Bodine of AllegisCyber Capital; Tom Lounibos of Accenture Ventures; and Andy Brown of Sand Hill East LLC. Winner of the Spirit of BC Tech award at last week’s BC Tech awards, SkyHire is an advanced […]
79 Career Opportunities At Vancouver’s Award Winning Tech Companies
It’s a great time to be looking for a new gig in Vancouver’s tech ecosystem. The city just ranked first for high-tech software job growth, leading the top tech markets in the US and Canada with a growth rate of 29.2% over the past two years. Last week ten companies were honoured at the 2020 […]
BC Technology Impact Award Winners Announced
This year the winners of the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) were announced virtually. Unlike previous years where the winners were showered with attention at an in-person gala event, this year the awards were presented online. Produced by the BC Tech Association, the TIA awards represent the cream of an impressive crop of innovative ventures […]
SkyHive Raises $8 Million To Reskill The World
Vancouver’s SkyHive has secured a $8 million Series A round led by AllegisCyber Capital, Accenture, Workday Ventures, and the Partnership Fund for New York City, all prominent investors and experts in the workforce management vertical. SkyHive is an advanced source of data for how the world works and learns. With its AI-based engine, the platform […]
Beanworks and SkyHive Named To Canadian Innovation Exchange’s Top 20
The Canadian Innovation Exchange has announced the CIX TOP 20 Early and CIX TOP 10 Growth innovative Canadian technology startups for their 2020 program. The selected companies represent a diverse range of technology companies spanning software, AI, medtech, fintech, big data, security, SaaS and cleantech sectors. CIX has two curation programs – the CIX TOP […]
BC Tech Association Announces Finalists for 2020 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association took to Zoom today to announce the finalists for the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). BC Tech President and CEO Jill Tipping joined co-host Riaz Meghji online to announce the finalists live amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the theme of the B.C.’s largest and longest-running tech awards program is “Purpose,” […]