The Globe and Mail has published their second annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies and the list of 400 businesses sprawl across sectors, from fashion to finance, and manufacture everything from medical testing devices to organic pasta. Techcouver has poured over the list to uncover Vancouver’s gems of entrepreneurial success, whether they be companies […]
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Meet Real-time 3D Leader Unity Technologies At This Virtual Job Fair
Tech Talent Canada will be hosting their first virtual Vancouver job fair on October 21st and they’ve announced the preliminary lineup of organizations that will be participating. Among the companies recruiting at the event is San Francisco-headquartered and newly publicly-traded Unity Technologies. The world’s leading platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D (RT3D) content, […]
Course Studio Raises $1 Million Seed Round For Online Learning
Online training is skyrocketing across every industry – from solo-preneurs teaching guitar fundamentals, business coaching, and fitness training. Vancouver’s Thinkific has seen a 200% increase in online courses being created on its platform since the pandemic hit and earlier this week announced that they had raised $22 million to accelerate product innovation. Thinkific’s financing comes […]
Thinkific Raises $22 Million to Meet Surging Demand in Online Courses
Thinkific has closed a $22 million growth financing round led by Vancouver’s own Rhino Ventures. Thinkific has been profitable since 2018, yet chose to raise additional funding to accelerate product innovation, and continue shaping the future of online courses. Rhino Ventures were early investors in the elearning startup and the new money brings the total […]
Unbounce Leads Initiative To Address Gender Pay Parity
Unbounce today announced the launch of Pay Up for Progress, a new initiative aimed at urging business leaders to prioritize gender pay parity within their organizations. Leaders from across the business spectrum are being asked to take the ‘Pay Up for Progress’ pledge, confirming their commitment to prioritizing equal pay and undertaking the work needed […]
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,” […]
Rocket Builders Announces 2020 Ready to Rocket Lists
Rocket Builders has released its 18th 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 […]
GeekWire 200 Index Update Reveals B.C. Is On The Rise
Our favorite tech publication south of the border has updated their monthly GeekWire 200 rankings and B.C. is on the rise. The GeekWire 200 is derived from the Seattle publication’s database of Pacific Northwest tech startups, including Washington, Oregon and Idaho, and British Columbia. The rankings are generated from publicly available data, including social media […]
Clio, Thinkific, & Unbounce Among Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures
Waterstone Human Capital has announced the 2019 winners of the Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures and three Vancouver-based tech companies were among the winners. This national program recognizes best-in-class Canadian organizations and CEOs for fostering high performance corporate cultures that help sustain a competitive advantage. Congrats to Clio, Thinkific, and Unbounce for being acknowledged for […]
Explore Your Career Options at Tech Talent Vancouver
Exploring your career options in Vancouver? We’ve got the event for you! Produced in partnership with Techcouver, the Tech Talent Vancouver Job Fair is a unique recruiting event that connects Vancouver’s fastest growing companies with the top tech talent in the city. Throughout the evening, hiring company execs pitch a crowd of potential employees on […]