BCTIA and PayPal Canada partner to launch Vancouver FinTech cluster
PayPal Canada is collaborating with BCTIA to launch a new FinTech cluster, which the partners hope will establish Vancouver’s…
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CTRL ALT DEL: Vancouver talks disrupting with passion
How are you disrupting the status quo? That’s what the CTRL ALT DEL event at SFU Woodward’s in downtown Vancouver last…
Vision Critical puts the Sparq in customer intelligence
What does your customer really want — and when and where do they want it? Vancouver-based Vision Critical has launched…
Shoes.com CEO Roger Hardy talks building an e-commerce empire on #TheDisruptors
Roger Hardy was working in e-commerce before it was cool. He founded Vancouver-basedClearly Contacts in 2000 — which was…
Vision Critical rumoured to hire BMO for IPO preparation
A report from Bloomberg Business claims that Vancouver-based Vision Critical has hired BMO to help it prepare for a potential…
Sarah Prevette gives startups brainstorming tips on Breakfast Television
BetaKit and Future Design School founder Sarah Prevette was on Breakfast Television Vancouver this week to dole out advice…
Report says cities in Western Canada the best for starting businesses
While many Canadians might think our nation’s largest cities, Toronto or Montreal, are the top places to start a business,…
Hootsuite adds Sujeet Kini as new CFO and Paul McFeeters to Board
Vancouver-based Hootsuite announced today that it has added two key people to its roster. Sujeet Kini has been named as Hootsuite’s…
D-Wave’s Robert Ewald talks quantum computing on #TheDisruptors
Amber Kanwar, co-host of The Disruptors took on a nacent subject this week during a sit-down with D-Wave Systems’ US…
Foodee gobbling up new markets with U.S. expansion
After growing organically in the Canadian market, Vancouver-based startup Foodee entered three major U.S. cities this month.…
The Next Big Thing announces 2015’s Next Gen Startup Winners
The Next Big Thing — an entrepreneur-led charitable foundation started by Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes and serial entrepreneur…
Cleanify acquires Helpling’s Canadian operations
After reports last week that Berlin-based Helpling would cease operations in Canada, Cleanify has stepped up to the task and…
RunGo jumps hurdles on the startup trail with new pivot
The RunGo app relaunched with a new design in the Apple store last week, as part of a pivot to win over a new market. The Vancouver-based…
Sensibill and Hootsuite add new key executives
This week, Canadian companies added key staff to take themselves to the next level. Hootsuite announced that Penny Wilson,…
Startup Open House gives you an inside peek into Canadian startups
For the third year in a row, Startup Open House — a citywide open house event where participants have free access to visit…