Freelancer.com opens Vancouver Engineering Lab, plans to immediately hire 20 employees
Australian freelance services marketplace Freelancer.com announced today that they’ve expanded their Canadian presence…
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Vancouver Accelerators and Incubators to Put on Cascadia Startup Fest
Several of Vancouver’s accelerator and incubator programs have joined forces to create the Cascadia Startup Fest. GrowLab,…
Collaboration is More Than Just Talk: Vancouver Enterprise Forum Brings Together Academia, Government and Innovation
Collaboration is about taking action, and so many important technologies exist because business, academia, and government find…
Be Social By Turning Off The Phone With Vancouver’s Unplug App
Social graces are going down the toilet in 2014 and we blame our devices. We blame social media and we blame ourselves. Should…
French Lens Giant Essilor Buys Vancouver’s ClearlyContacts for $430 Million
French optical-lens-manufacturing giant Essilor has agreed to purchase Vancouver’s Clearly Contacts Inc., the parent…
This Vancouver Startup Sends High-Quality Condoms Directly to Your Mailbox
The burning lake of fire awaits. At least that’s where some people will want to cast this entrepreneur. All Alex Chuang cares…
Vancouver’s ePACT Network Secures $1 Million in Funding
North Vancouver’s ePACT Network has secured a funding round that’s believed to be in the $1 million area, from…
Vancouver’s Airbnb for Office Space Gets $1.1 Million Funding Round
Vancouver-based startup ShareDesk has raised $1.1 million in funding to aid its Airbnb-like for shared desk space solution.…
Vancouver’s Vandrico Launches Wearable Technology Database
The wearable tech space is booming. According to a new report from Canalys, 1.6 million wrist-worn wearables shipped in the…
Vancouver’s Beanworks Selected to Join Silicon Valley Accelerator
Former Hyperdrive startup Beanworks, the “accounts payable evolved” startup from Vancouver has been selected to…
Gener8 plans to hire 20 by March, signs 3D conversion deal with Vancouver’s Rainmaker
Vancouver-based Gener8 Media is having a strong 2014 so far. The company recently announced that they acquired a 48% stake…
Axiom Zen giving an 8-week paid internship to an attendee at the Vancouver #HTML500 Learn-to-Code Event
According to the #HTML500 website, Lighthouse Labs professor Khurram Virani will lead a morning lecture, followed by 3 hours…
Gener8 takes a 48% interest in Vancouver-based Reelhouse Media, plans to add ‘premium’ revenue models
Vancouver’s Gener8, a company that specializes in converting 2D movies into 3D experiences, has announced that they’ve…
Vancouver’s UrtheCast Installs Space Station Cameras in Prep To Stream the World
Yesterday marked another giant step for mankind as two imaging cameras were successfully installed on the Russian side of…
Vancouver’s BuildDirect Raises $30 Million Series B Round
In a home-building market worth $492 billion, Vancouver’s BuildDirect has taken a major step forward. The online supplier…