By mid-March, most of us have long abandoned our New Year’s Resolutions from way back when—remember January? Yet spring is synonymous with hope and optimism. Longer, sunnier days inspire us to get out and do more. Vancouver in particular has a culture known for active, outdoor lifestyles, with a common thread: staying fit is a […]
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The New Ventures BC Competition Is Back
Now in its 22nd year, the New Ventures BC Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is back and searching for BC’s best new tech startups. BC’s largest and longest-running tech competition is known for identifying and propelling forward the province’s most quickly-rising startups. MintList (Traffic Driven), Train Fitness, and Moment Energy have gone on to raise a combined $6.5 […]
Train Fitness Launches World’s First App That Can Detect Exercises & Track Reps
Vancouver’s Train Fitness is transforming the way we track our workouts. Today the award-winning startup formally announced the first-ever hands-free workout-tracking app, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect exercises and track reps as users go through their workout. For the millions of gym-goers who currently use spreadsheets, their phone, or pen and paper to […]
A Conversation with 2021’s Top 3 Startups
Want to know if you have what it takes to launch a successful business? Join Innovate BC online during your lunch break on November 18th to learn from those who have been there, done that. Facilitated by Innovate BC President + CEO, Raghwa Gopal, The Entrepreneurial Journey – A Conversation with 2021’s Top Startups will […]
Fresh Off New Ventures BC Award, Train Fitness Looks to Perfect Product
Many flirt with fitness on and off. They will attend the gym religiously—for a month, perhaps two—before vanishing into the ether. This may occur perennially. The friction that stops people from maintaining long-term consistency with regards to working out is often minimal. Yet it becomes the difference between developing the gym into a desired habit […]
TrafficDriven Wins 21st Annual New Ventures BC Competition
TrafficDriven Technologies has been crowned the winner of the 2021 New Ventures BC Competition. The Vancouver-based, AI-powered startup took home the $110,000 Innovate BC First Place Prize Package at a hybrid ceremony that took place today at Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver. Vancouver’s Train Fitness claimed the $60,000 Innovate BC Second Place Prize Package for […]
New Ventures BC Announces Top 10 for 2021 Competition
New Ventures BC has announced the Top 10 companies of this year’s startup competition. The New Ventures BC Competition started in 2000 under the direction of Wal van Lierop, to encourage innovation in BC’s tech sector. Since then, the organization has supported 2,360 startups, who have created 3,720+ jobs and have raised $302 million in financing. Who […]
What Does It Take To Be A Winning Tech Startup In BC?
The future is bright in North America’s top large city of the future. B.C.’s tech scene, much of it based out of Vancouver, just keeps winning with companies like Dapper Labs and Clio announcing huge funding rounds. However, many of those “overnight success” stories were actually years in the making. Who’s the next big winner? […]