GROW Conference Reveals Initial List of Speakers
GROW Conference is fast approaching, and as we all know this year the annual startup bash in British Columbia is happening…
Vancouver
Your Call to Action Isn’t Working, Says Unbounce’s Oli Gardner
According to Unbounce cofounder Oli Gardner “The research I’ve done, and number that I use is that 98 percent of landing…
Tickit Health Creates a Healthier Dialogue to Promote Healthier Children
Kids these days are sophisticated “technology natives.” Tickit Health (formerly known as Shift Health) knows…
Take Your Bookshelf Anywhere: BitLit Gives Readers an eBook Version of a Book They Already Own
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway Just hauling around your favourite books, or even worse,…
New Microsoft Mega Centre in Vancouver to Create 400 Jobs, $90 Million Annually
Microsoft will open a new training and development centre in the Pacific Centre in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The…
Launch Academy to Student Startups: Tell Us Your Idea and Win $5,000 Cash Prizes
Launch Academy has launched its annual student startup challenge to post-secondary students and recent grads to embrace entrepreneurship…
First “Affordable” 3D Printer Launches in Vancouver for $1,999
Tinkerine Studios Ltd. (TSX-V: TTD), a Canadian 3D printer company that manufactures and distributes 3D printers and software,…
New Jersey’s D&B Acquires Vancouver Business Intelligence Startup Indicee
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), a publicly-traded corporation on the NYSE, has acquired a small Vancouver startup in Indicee.…
Hootsuite Hits Nine Million Users, Over 500 Employees
Its that time again, where Hootsuite emails us about how they’ve hit a gazillion users, and then we relay the information.…
Watching Earth from Space: UrtheCast is Showing How We’re all in This Together
“It’s a view from space. So it’s a combination of cloud, ocean, nothing to see, or incredibly spectacular,”…
BCTIA Names Several Startups Among Impact Award Finalists
Today the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) announced the finalists for the 2014 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs).…
Vancouver-Born Slack Raises $42.5 Million
Update: Techcrunch confirmed today that Slack has raised $42.5 million from The Social + Capital Partnership, Accel Partners…
BroadbandTV Monetizes YouTube Clips That Brands Used to Call Piracy: Now Its Partnering Up with Fremantle Media
Vancouver-based BroadbandTV has signed a partnership with Fremantle Media, and its a pretty big deal. BroadbandTV will now…
Every Early-Stage Entrepreneur Needs a Kick in the Pants
A “kick in the pants,” “kicking it into overdrive,” and “kicking the game winner.” These…
Say Goodbye to the Lunchtime Blues: Foodee Delivers On a High Note
“An army marches on its stomach” – Napoleon Bonaparte This time tested and true observation is so often overlooked…