Silicon Valley Circus: 500 Startups comes to Vancouver
It was a little like the circus coming to town for some Vancouver startup entrepreneurs. In this case, it was Launch Academy…
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Ballard taps into China’s clean energy market
The whole world is looking for clean energy solutions to feed ever-growing demand that translates into one new coal-fired plant…
Stewart Butterfield is very honest about Slack’s VC funding
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield comes across as a straight-shooter. The same day his company announced that it had raised $160…
Slack raises $160 million at $2.8 billion valuation
Slack, the popular Vancouver-based business communications company, has successfully raised a new $160 million round, which…
Recon Jet smart glasses now available
Vancouver-based Recon Instruments has officially launched its latest wearable, the Recon Jet. The smart glasses were announced…
Today in Funding: TouchBistro, Ayogo, McRock INFund + HarbourVest VCAP
Funds are raising funds and April is the month of Series A rounds. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom. …
Increased demand for mobile wallet pays off for nTrust
Mobile payments startup nTrust is starting to gain traction in the competitive online payments sector, adding more than 20…
Tech entrepreneurs rally behind #HereForFarmers campaign to take the stigma out of depression
It’s not news that being an entrepreneur is challenging. Nor is the fact that it’s stressful, and those inherent stresses…
Lendful wants to give Canadians on-demand personal credit lending. Seriously.
Lendful CEO and co-founder, Alex Benjamin, wants to give Canadians more money as quickly as possible. His Vancouver-based…
In conversation with Commander Chris Hadfield
A a debt of gratitude is owed to the BC Innovation Council (particularly Director of Communications Lindsay Chan). In preparing…
Due South: opportunities are not bounded by geography
Welcome to Due South, a new series that profiles Canadian entrepreneurs who have founded companies outside of the motherland.…
Blueprint wants to change Vancouver’s music festival experience with Generate
The music festival season is upon us in B.C. With line-ups being announced and summer weekends being filled up, it’s hard…
#YVR FinTech: a cultural shift towards money
New technology alone will not change an industry. Change is about a collective shift in attitude and behaviour. Less than ten…
Traction Conference brings global talent to Vancouver this June
Rarely does an event come along that concentrates so much global talent, especially in Canada. June 18th brings the Traction Conference…
NEXTBC 2 seeks to find BC’s most innovative company
The second annual NEXTBC Showcase of Innovation & Awards Night has been announced and will take place in Vancouver on…