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Each month, the team at Switchboard Public Relations connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For August’s Connecting The Dots, the team highlights resources for those impacted by layoffs, breaks down recent funding announcements and multi-million M&A action, and reflects on the Traction Conference. Resources for those impacted […]
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Trendi Earns Food Innovation Funding for Robotics-Based Circular Economy Project
TrendiTech, a Canadian robotics startup focused on innovative food waste and up-cycling solutions, has earned an $85,000 investment from the Canadian Food Innovation Network. The CFIN recently announced investments in four projects across Canada, including one in BC—Burnaby-based startup Trendi. “The CFIN team is energized by innovative activity we’re seeing nationally as demonstrated in the applications […]
Trendi Bolsters Seed Funding to Accelerate Agri-Food Technology
TrendiTech announced this week that it has raised additional seed funding of more than $6 million CAD for its agri-food technology. The Vancouver-based robotics startup is dedicated to up-cycling food waste into valuable products. The funding was led by current investors WGG Capital Canada and Florida’s Vestech Partners and brings Trendi’s accumulative seed round total […]
Canadian Robotics Startup Tackles Food Waste with AI at SXSW
TrendiTech, a Canadian robotics startup focused on innovative food waste and up-cycling solutions, announced it is serving as an official sponsor of this year’s South by Southwest, an iconic annual event which rallies techies from across North America to Austin, Texas for a week of networking, learning, and fun. Attendees of the event are invited to […]
Trendi Raises $2.25 Million Seed Round For Robotic, AI-driven Food Waste Solution
Trendi has raised a $2.25 million seed round led by WGG Capital Canada and Florida’s Vestech Partners for its Biotrim mobile processing technology. The Burnaby startup is dedicated to creating new robotic, AI-driven food waste processing solutions and was recently named a semi-finalist in the Government of Canada’s Food Waste Reduction Challenge. Trendi’s state-of-the-art Biotrim mobile […]