It’s a great time to be looking for a new gig in Vancouver’s tech ecosystem and Tech Talent Canada is making it easier than ever with their upcoming virtual job fair. Tech Talent Canada’s job fairs have been a huge success with 1,500+ educated, experienced, and diverse candidates at each of their events since they […]
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Vancouver Entrepreneurs Ensure That No Story Lost
Cousins Andrew Hall and Jeremy Bryant founded Mealshare, a non-profit organization focused on ending youth hunger. Mealshare partner restaurants donate one dollar to buy a meal for someone in need each time a customer orders a specially marked menu item. Thanks to the funds raised, young people have been served over three million square meals […]
79 Career Opportunities At Vancouver’s Award Winning Tech Companies
It’s a great time to be looking for a new gig in Vancouver’s tech ecosystem. The city just ranked first for high-tech software job growth, leading the top tech markets in the US and Canada with a growth rate of 29.2% over the past two years. Last week ten companies were honoured at the 2020 […]
BC Technology Impact Award Winners Announced
This year the winners of the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) were announced virtually. Unlike previous years where the winners were showered with attention at an in-person gala event, this year the awards were presented online. Produced by the BC Tech Association, the TIA awards represent the cream of an impressive crop of innovative ventures […]
Three Vancouver Companies Recognized At 2020 MarTech Breakthrough Awards
Not one, not two, but three Vancouver marketing platforms were recognized at this year’s MarTech Breakthrough Awards. The awards recognize the best companies, technologies, products and services in the field of marketing, ad and sales technology and are conducted by MarTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization. This year’s program attracted more than 2,750 nominations […]
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 […]
Unbounce Raises $52 Million to Give Small Businesses an AI-Powered Edge
Vancouver’s Unbounce has closed a $52 million funding round led by Denver-based private equity firm Crest Rock Partners. According to reports, Crest Rock will now have controlling interest in Unbounce with Steve Johnson and Jeff Carnes, partners and co-founders of Crest Rock Partners, joining Unbounce’s Rick Perreault on the company’s board. The landing page and conversion […]
Unbounce Releases 2020 Conversion Benchmark Report
Whatever companies are selling, fair warning… they better not tell customers to trust them. And e-commerce retailers might get better results by evoking… disgust. These and other counterintuitive findings are in the new 2020 Unbounce Conversion Benchmark Report, out now. Just in time for companies looking to get past the COVID-19 slump and take advantage […]
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,” […]
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 […]