Grammarly the newest Bay Area company to set sights on Vancouver
San Francisco-based Grammarly, which has developed an AI-powered digital writing assistant, is opening its newest office in…
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Dapper Labs raises $14.5 million CAD, announces development of new blockchain
Dapper Labs, the Vancouver-based creator of CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot, announced it has raised $14.5 million CAD ($11…
Earth imaging startup UrtheCast secures $6.6 million CAD in financing
Vancouver-based UrtheCast, which captures and displays highly-detailed images of Earth, has secured $6.6 million CAD ($5 million…
MediaValet raises $3.5 million in second private placement of 2019
MediaValet, which offers digital asset management software, has closed $3.5 million in a private placement. MediaValet allows…
Fitplan raises $4.5 million, partners with baseball all-star Alex Rodriguez
Vancouver and Los Angeles-based personal training app Fitplan Technologies, has raised $4.5 million from a group of investors…
Vancouver-based Radius seeking social impact ventures for Slingshot accelerator
Vancouver’s Radius, a social innovation hub based out of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, is…
Today in government funding: Edmonton, Niagara, Vancouver
As the federal election looms, ISED is doling out a number of investments for innovation projects across Canada, totalling…
Blockchain company Vanbex Labs sells products to Hyperion amid legal strife
Vanbex Labs, a Vancouver-based blockchain solutions company, has sold two of its products to Hyperion Technologies, a Toronto-based…
Terramera raises $59.5 million CAD Series B for crop protection technology
Vancouver-based cleantech startup Terramera has raised a $59.5 million CAD Series B round, led by Ospraie Ag Science and Seed2Growth…
ePACT raises $4.5 million to digitize emergency contact, health information
Vancouver-based emergency network ePACT has raised a $4.5 million Series A funding round for its digital emergency preparedness…
Uber announces plans to operate in Metro Vancouver by end of year
Uber Canada has announced its intentions to begin operating its ride-hailing services in Metro Vancouver by the end of 2019.…
TruTrace completes first phase of medical cannabis pilot with Shoppers Drug Mart
Vancouver-based cannabis blockchain company TruTrace Technologies has completed the first phase of its blockchain-secured pilot…
Shopify’s Lynsey Thornton talks mission-driven decisions at Traction 2019
Scaling from an online shop builder into powering 800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries takes a lot more than timing.…
Lyft slated to begin Vancouver operations by end of year
Ride-hailing giant Lyft has announced it intends to operate in Vancouver, expecting to apply in September, and begin operations…
Universal mCloud receives $13 million loan following acquisition of Autopro Automation
Universal mCloud, a company offering asset management solutions that use IoT, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and…