Vancouver’s Vanedge Capital has led a USD $1 million seed round investment in Silicon Valley recycling startup Olyns and their in-store consumer recycling solution. The Olyns recycling platform includes an eye-catching bottle collection machine designed for high traffic indoor locations, and a mobile app to provide rewards, CRV redemption (in bottle bill states), and an environmental impact […]
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Venture Capital Deal Activity Robust In B.C. During Q3 2020
Hockeystick has released their BC Tech Report for Q3 2020 that summarizes venture capital deal activity in Q3. COVID-19 has not slowed down deal activity in the region, but its impact can be seen in the types of companies raising funds, exemplified by Thinkific’s $22 million raise to address remote learning demand attributed to COVID-19 changes […]
AVA Pitches Byte Smart Garden for $10K at #CES2019
Vancouver’s AVA Technologies is at CES in Las Vegas this week and has already made the trip worthwhile. Exhibiting in the Eureka Park pavilion for startups, AVA and their Byte Smart Garden was a finalist in Trend Micro’s popular Forward Thinker Award competition. Trend Forward Capital and its investor partners carefully selected this year’s 24 finalists based […]