In early 2023, we reported on Thinkific’s journey toward profitability following multiple waves of layoffs. “Profitability is in sight,” Greg Smith, cofounder and chief executive of Thinkific, stated last year, months after the firm laid off 20% its staff. Founded in 2012, Thinkific went public in 2021 on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker […]
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Thinkific Labs and Jon Youshaei Launch Accelerator to Help Creators Succeed
Last year, Jon Youshaei unveiled a partnership with Vancouver-based Thinkific Labs. “I’ll take you under my wing and share the tools, tips, and templates to build a real business as a creator,” the speaker and journalist stated in December. Interest in Youshaei’s ‘Inside Accelerator’ course garnered a waitlist. Those waiting can now breath a collective […]
Local Content Creator to Reveal Secrets and Strategies at Thinkific Workshop
Justin Tse was born on Vancouver Island and grew up with work ethic, passion, and an aspiration to “live life in freedom by fully applying myself to something I truly enjoy every day.” Now 26 years old, Tse has been destined for the online content creation space—where he documents “the rapid and incredible development in […]
22 B.C. Tech Companies Named Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winners
Deloitte Canada has announced this year’s winners of the Technology Fast 50, Companies-to-Watch, Clean Technology and Enterprise Fast 15 awards, recognizing the world-class achievements of the best in tech companies across Canada for the 26th year. The Technology Fast 50 program recognizes the world-class achievements of Canada’s leading technology companies—highlighting their commitment to innovation, strong leadership, […]
The Leap: Thinkific Introduces AI Tool for Rapid Digital Product Creation and Sales
Vancouver’s Thinkific has officially announced the launch of The Leap, a powerful AI tool for content creators and influencers to build, promote and sell exceptional digital products in record time. Thinkific first launched The Leap, as a media property starting on TikTok, in 2022, as a way to reach more Creators, earlier in their journey. […]
Vancouver Tech Scores High in Ranking of Canada’s Fastest Growing Firms
It was in 2019 that the Globe & Mail published its inaugural Report on Business ranking of Canada’s fastest growing companies. Since then, Techcouver has reported on regional data pulled from the annual report, observing how Vancouver tech fares on the national stage. The fifth ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies, which scores participating private […]
Thinkific Launches Automated Sales Tax Solution for Creators Powered by Stripe
Vancouver’s Thinkific has launched of a new, first-of-its-kind automated Sales Tax Solution for Creators. Thinkific is a platform for creating, marketing, and selling online learning products. Thinkific will be one of the first platforms globally to deploy the solution which is powered by industry-leading financial infrastructure platform Stripe and designed to streamline the sales tax process […]
Thinkific Teams Up with Stripe to Boost Sales and Accessibility with Buy Now, Pay Later Option
Vancouver’s Thinkific has added Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) functionality to its platform for creating, marketing, and selling online learning products. Powered by global financial infrastructure platform Stripe, the latest functionality enables Thinkific Creators to offer credit at checkout options via providers Affirm, Klarna, and Afterpay. “Our goal at Thinkific has always been to empower […]
Thinkific Finds Success with Stripe-Powered Payments
In 2021, Thinkific launched an embedded Payments feature. Thinkific also went public in 2021 on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “THNC” with shares rising as high as $19.47, giving the Vancouver tech firm a peak market capitalization of over $2 billion. “Thinkific Payments gives course creators tools that help them sell more […]
Thinkific Payments Hits $100 Million Milestone in Payments Volume
Online learning platform Thinkific has hit a major milestone with its Thinkific Payments platform, reaching over $100 million in payments volume processed since its release in November 2021. The platform, which is a payment processor designed to maximize sales conversions, has seen strong adoption since its launch, with more than 26% of all transactions on […]