Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Vancouver’s Nava Ventures. After being awarded first place in Startup Canada’s Sustainable Development Goals Pitch Competition and winning the finance category of the BoomStartup pitch competition—the socially responsible fintech company is looking to change the banking […]
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SOTW 004: ABOzymes Biomedical
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Vancouver’s ABOzymes Biomedical. Did you know that someone needs a blood transfusion every two seconds in the US and Canada? ABOzymes Biomedical’s proprietary technology aims to make matching blood donors to recipients seamless as their tech […]
SOTW 003: Castofly
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Vancouver’s Castofly Technologies (Castofly). Increasingly, educators are asked to use technology to create digital content for their students — a trend that was exacerbated by the events of the past year. Not everyone is a natural […]
SOTW 002: Matidor
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. This week, we’re featuring Vancouver’s Matidor. We spoke to Sean Huang, Co-Founder and Head of Business Development at Matidor, a dynamic geospatial field services collaboration tool. Matidor is solving the problem of complex and outdated field services solutions. Their […]
SOTW 001: Rootd
Welcome to Startup of the Week. A column highlighting BC’s most innovative and exciting tech startups. Today, we’re featuring Victoria’s Rootd. If you’ve ever endured a panic attack, you know how debilitating they can be. Rootd, the Canadian made and female founded wellness app, wants to change that. The app helps users to manage their […]
Showcasing British Columbia’s Startups
If you’re a regular reader of this site, then you already know the following: BC’s thriving tech sector employs more than 123,000 people, contributes 7% to the provincial GDP, and is home to a growing number of startups that are solving the world’s most pressing challenges. Looking back just a handful of years, our startup […]
Pandemics, Recessions and Trump: Pitching a Relevant Story in the Wake of Trying Times
Five months into 2020 we’ve seen political scandals, global conflicts, a pandemic, and devastating human loss. As a result, the media is moving faster than ever and reporters are inundated with requests. Many small businesses struggle to adapt their strategies to these news cycles: is your news relevant in the midst of a global crisis? […]