Fifteen years after spinning out Hootsuite, Invoke gets with the Incrowd
How the digital agency founded by Ryan Holmes returned to its product-building roots.
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RainStick Shower soaks up $2.6 million CAD as it eyes expansion in Canada and the US
The startup’s product was named one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023.
Swift Medical among the latest #CDNtech companies to appoint new leaders as industry executive turnover continues
Changes in top leadership also hit Faire, Kovo HealthTech, goeasy, CFI, and more.
Digital Innovation Cluster invests $15 million into AI megaproject from consortium of Canadian healthtech companies
Partners in the $44-million project include ORX, Well Health, Healwell AI, Tali AI, and Simon Fraser University.
Feds, BC invest nearly $73 million into Aspect Biosystems to establish biomanufacturing facility
The clinical facility aims to be the first dedicated to producing bioprinted tissue therapeutics in Canada.
From God’s Pocket to YVR, how a BC program is giving startups a major testbed for scale
Innovate BC’s Integrated Marketplace pairs local companies with major customers in key transportation hubs.
Former 7Geese leaders secure seed funding for new AI-powered performance management platform
Armed with $2.5 million CAD, Topicflow looks to double its team.
How Web Summit Vancouver came to be with Casey Lau
Web Summit’s co-host is full of optimism about Vancouver’s place on the global tech stage.
Nesto acquires mortgage-lending giant CMLS Group
Nesto says the combined entity will have more than $60 billion in mortgages under administration.
VoxCell BioInnovation takes the crown at the last-ever Collision PITCH competition
VoxCell’s 3D bioprinted imitation of natural soft tissue helps pharmaceutical companies test new drugs faster.
Report: Canada’s quantum talent pool punches above its weight
Despite a pool of just 4,000, Canada still represents five percent of the world’s quantum talent.
Everyone at Collision is talking about Web Summit Vancouver
Feds, province, City of Vancouver pledge up to $14.8 million over three years to Collision’s successor.
Raven Indigenous Outcomes Funds completes $20.4-million first close
New fund will invest in projects solving pressing challenges for Indigenous communities.
Vancouver will host rebranded Collision in 2025 and beyond
With Toronto deal set to expire, the West Coast emerges as next locale for the rebranded Web Summit Vancouver.
Kardium secures $143 million CAD to help bring irregular heartbeat treatment to market
The financing follows Kardium’s $158-million CAD round in 2021.