Visier acquires assets of skills intelligence startup Boostrs
Visier’s foray into M&A comes one year after it raised $154 million from Goldman Sachs.
Vancouver
Databricks acquires Vancouver-born Datajoy
While Datajoy started as a remote company, it had operations in both Vancouver and San Mateo.
Following pandemic hiatus in 2022, Vancouver Startup Week set to return next year
VSW held past two events virtually amid pandemic uncertainty.
Dapper Labs, Hootsuite, VodaSafe among winners of BC Tech’s 2022 Technology Impact Awards
A record-setting 48 finalists and 12 winners were announced at the TIAs.
Quandri raises $2 million CAD to automate time-consuming, repetitive tasks for insurance industry
CEO says Quandri has seen “insane growth” since investing in sales and marketing.
Canada Drives fuels up with $10 million extension to support growth amid economic headwinds
Despite scaling back hiring, co-CEO says Canada Drives is in “a strong position.”
InBC reveals direct, indirect investment strategy for $500 million fund
InBC is allocating funds for every stage from pre-seed to Series C, and beyond.
Smart business card startup Ovou wins $110,000 at 22nd New Ventures BC competition
New Ventures BC gave out a cumulative $250,000 in prize money across eight winners.
Toronto-Waterloo rises, Calgary and Montréal ecosystems to watch in Startup Genome’s global FinTech rankings
Vancouver cracks top 10 ecosystems with a population of less than three million.
Metaverse startup TerraZero seeks TSX-V listing through reverse takeover
TerraZero is owned by the parent company of crypto trader Netcoins.
Trulioo to cut up to 10 percent of staff, exit small business market
Vancouver-based unicorn plans to focus on medium and large enterprises.
Cognitive 3D secures $2.5 million to help companies better understand immersive experiences
Startup uses analytics in 3D environments to research consumer behaviour.
D2C travel lifestyle brand Monos closes $40.2 million CAD Series B round
After recording no revenue when the pandemic hit, Monos quickly pivoted to sterilization.
BC Tech Association reveals four finalists for 2022 startup award
Final winner will be named on Oct 6th at the Technology Impact Awards gala.
WELL Health among few tech companies to crack TSX30 amid sector downturn
Last year’s top performing companies included the likes of Shopify and Goeasy.