For Vancouver’s Learndot, A Defining Story Comes Before Product-Market Fit
With a sigh, a roll of his eyes, and absolute certainty in the voice he’ll support the idea that a startup is the undeniable…
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Recon Instruments to Help Police Officers Increase ‘Situational Awareness’
Recon Instruments, creators of Heads-up Display (HUD) and smartglass technology for sports and high intensity environments,…
Six Ways to Get to GROW Conference, From the Cheap to the High-Flying
This year’s much talked-about GROW Conference will be held in Whistler, about a two hour drive north of Vancouver. As…
Car2Go Launches Ride2Provide Donation Feature
Car2Go, the innovative mobility carsharing network of eco-friendly smart fortwo vehicles around the world, has launched a…
Fleet Management Startup Routific Launches Around the World Today
Vancouver startup Routific has launched its fleet management platform today to select cities around the world. Previously the…
Doing it All: Hardware Meets Software at the IoT Design Shop
“Software is eating the world, but hardware gives it teeth,” was Renee DiResta’s (Principle, OATV) comment at the first…
Indochino Opens the Doors to ‘Flagship Showroom’ in Toronto Today
Indochino, which calls itself the leader in custom menswear, is set to open a “flagship showroom” in Toronto. The…
Vancouver’s BuildDirect brings on Tal Ball as CTO
BuildDirect, the Vancouver-based company that is rumoured by OMERS Ventures’ John Ruffalo to be going public, has hired Tal…
Hootsuite Takes Us For a Ride Through the New Office, ‘HQ II’
“A wise old owl sat on an oak, The more he saw the less he spoke, The less he spoke the more he heard, Why aren’t we…
Vancouver’s BitLit Scores Partnership with Harper Collins
Since it’s launch earlier this year Vancouver’s BitLit has been on a roll. With nearly 20,000 titles currently available…
Vancouver to Become a Venture Capitalist for Local Startups?
The city of Vancouver could become the area’s next venture capitalist, as per Techvibes. It wants a portion of local…
Vision Critical Gets $16 Million from Georgian Partners, More
Vancouver’s Vision Critical has raised a $16 million funding round from Georgian Partners, the Northleaf Venture Catalyst…
Vancouver Space Watchers Urthecast Installs More Cameras on ISS
Vancouver-based Urthecast, the new and heavily-funded company that’s trying its best to democratizing earth observation,…
Canada (Finally) Awards its First Startup Visa
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander was in Vancouver Thursday morning at GrowLab and Launch Academy to…
[Infographic] 11 Essential Ingredients Every Crowdfunding Campaign Needs
Vancouver’s Fundrazr has released a new infographic explaining the “11 Essential Ingredients Every Crowdfunding…