#BCTechSummit puts Vancouver at the centre of the global tech stage
An extravaganza of innovation, big business, earnestness, and not an insignificant dose of hype once more arrived at the landmark Vancouver Convention Centre this…
Substance conference wants to debug the connection between tech and government
In the US, Uber’s CEO has quit the Trump administration’s tech advisory council that includes the top names in Silicon Valley, citing huge pressure…
#TechVAN speakers share lessons on getting through early-stage startup hurdles
Converging at the offices of Mobify in downtown Vancouver, nearly 200 of the west coast’s technorati came out at the close of January to…
Hyperwallet expands to the UK with hopes of nabbing top FinTech talent
Hyperwallet, a digital payout provider aimed squarely at the sharing and gig economies, announced in late January that it has expanded into London. The…
D-Wave open sources software tool to build foundation for a quantum computing community
Quantum computing is complicated. Even when the technology works, there are only so many people who are even aware it’s a thing. (It is…
Canadian government wants to be your startup’s first customer through Build in Canada program
For many tech startups, getting that first big paying customer is both their biggest challenge and their most golden opportunity. A big client with…
How maker culture is remaking itself
When we last looked at MakerLabs, a space that helped bring the Bay area’s maker culture to Vancouver, they were already growing fast, from…
Pason acquires Verdazo as oil and gas companies drill for better data
Pipeline protests and green manifestos notwithstanding, Canada’s oil and gas sector is doing a fair bit better in 2017 than in the darkest days…
Kindred founder says robot takeover is coming
An eclectic mix of politicians, entrepreneurs, academics, and tech innovators in Vancouver took part in a Shaping Davos panel this week on fostering cities…
Meta funding: FrontFundr CEO on equity financing themselves
Vancouver-based FrontFundr announced just before the New Year that it raised $650,000 on its own equity crowdfunding platform (exceeding its target by 130 percent,…
Vancouver-based Unbounce begins international expansion in Berlin, calling it a “magnet” for tech talent
Vancouver-based web marketing platform provider Unbounce is setting up its first international office in the heart of Europe in Berlin. A move like this…
#DisruptMining wants to bridge the gap between innovation and mining with $1 million challenge
The mining industry is not typically associated with big innovation, but that just means it’s ripe for disruption. That’s the take from Vancouver-based Goldcorp…
PressReader’s chief content officer on monetizing media and dealing with fake news blues
Some say fake news helped swing the US election for Trump – or at the very least, is helping infantilize and weaponize ordinary Americans…