A people analytics and workforce solutions company this week issued several announcements out of the annual HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas. Vancouver’s Visier unveiled Systemic HR, which captures the shift from people analytics as a specialized reporting and analysis discipline within HR departments to people analytics as a pervasive data strategy where trusted and secure workforce insights […]
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BC Tech Unveils Finalists For 2023 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association has announced the finalists for the 2023 Technology Impact Awards, the 30th anniversary of the TIAs. The announcement was hosted in downtown Vancouver at The Den at Bentall Centre with a live online audience. “This year marks a big milestone for BC Tech, as we celebrate our 30th Anniversary alongside the companies […]
Innovation District Arises in Vancouver as City Endures State of Flux
Last year, Keltic Canada Development broke ground on a new health-innovation project. The Vancouver-based Keltic teamed up with global medical technology company Masimo to develop a multi-level facility. “We’re proud to see that our reputation as a leader in the life sciences sector has helped lead Masimo to expand their operations in B.C.,” stated Ravi […]
Vancouver Unicorn Visier Makes Second Acquisition of 2022
Days after celebrating the five-year milestone of its embedded analytics business, Vancouver’s Visier has made its second acquisition of the year. The recently crowned unicorn has acquired the assets of Boostrs, a powerful API-first skills mapping engine. Earlier this year Visier acquired the technology of Silicon Valley’s Yva.ai, a leading collaboration analytics company. Headquartered in Paris and […]
Visier Launches Solution to Help Companies Manage the Remote Work Paradigm Shift
The fast-growing Visier this month launched a new solution for its customers. Called Hybrid Work, the Visier NOW feature helps organizations track, measure, and report on what the Vancouver unicorn describes as “one of the most relevant and vexing workforce challenges facing organizations today.” “There is a lot of confusion for both employers and employees in […]
Unicorn Visier Extends People Cloud With Acquisition of Yva.ai
Vancouver’s Visier has acquired the technology of Silicon Valley’s Yva.ai, a leading collaboration analytics company. Recently crowned a unicorn, Visier is the globally recognized leader in people analytics and on-demand answers for people-powered business. Visier raised a USD $125 million Series E funding round led by Goldman Sachs last year. Yva.ai shines light on employee well-being, […]
18 B.C. Tech Companies Named Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winners
Deloitte Canada has announced this year’s winners of the Technology Fast 50, Companies-to-Watch, and Enterprise Fast 15 awards, recognizing the world-class achievements of the best in tech companies across Canada for the 24th year. 2021 saw its own unique challenges that shaped today’s tech companies. The list unveiled today highlights those who have shown true […]
Visier Joins Vancouver’s Growing Blessing Of Unicorns
Vancouver’s Visier has raised a USD $125 million Series E funding round led by Goldman Sachs and declared themselves a unicorn, joining the exclusive ranks of recently crowned B.C. unicorns that includes AbCellera, Clio, Dapper Labs, Galvanize, GeoComply, Thinkific, and Trulioo. Visier was founded in 2010 by CEO Ryan Wong and, now Chairman of the […]
Visier Tells Employees To Work From Home Until 2022
Vancouver-headquartered Visier announced today that their 400+ employees will transition to an entirely remote workforce for the foreseeable future. Visier closed its offices in Vancouver and San Jose due to the impact of COVID-19 back in April of this year. Major tech companies like Google, Facebook and Shopify have all, in one form or another, […]
Eleven Vancouver Companies Included on Narwhal List
The Narwhal Project identifies a set of young Canadian companies that have the potential to become successful on the world stage. The Narwhal List sheds light on the ability of firms to scale up and reach world-class status. 2019 was a remarkable year for Vancouver’s technology sector as there are eleven companies that made the cut. […]