Slack announces seven more companies backed through $106 million fund
In a blog post, Slack has revealed the seven new companies backed through its $106 million ($80 million USD) Slack Fund, which…
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Highline BETA acquires Female Funders with goal to support 1,000 women angels by 2020
Highline BETA has acquired Female Funders, an education platform dedicated to helping women pursue angel investing. Female…
11 Canadian innovation hubs partner with SingularityU Canada Summit
Eleven innovation hubs have joined the SingularityU Canada Summit as community partners, opening up the Summit to startups…
Canadian gov’t invests $3 million in Vancouver coworking spaces for creatives
The Government of Canada is investing $3 million towards establishing two new creative coworking spaces in Vancouver through…
Foteini Agrafioti, Harley Finkelstein among tech leaders in Canada’s Top 40 Under 40
Executive search firm Caldwell partners and business consulting firm MNP have released its list of Canada’s Top 40 Under…
Wealthsimple, Trulioo among Canadian companies in CB Insights FinTech 250
Several Canadian FinTech companies have made CB Insights’ FinTech 250 list, which highlights a select group of emerging…
Phemi raises $10 million, partners with South Africa-based insurer
Vancouver-based Phemi has raised $10 million in funding as it works to expand its sales and marketing capabilities. The round…
#2017TIAs celebrate BC startups and entrepreneurs including Trulioo, Victory Square Labs
On Thursday night, The BC Tech Association’s Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) celebrated the province’s leading…
Aspect Biosystems wins Metabridge’s Most Promising Startup of 2017 Award
Non-profit Metabridge announced a Vancouver biotech company, Aspect Biosystems, as the winner of its 2017 program in Kelowna,…
What Wealthbar’s Tea Nicola learned from the company’s first 1,000 customers
I have plenty of respect for the successful ‘we’ll-be-the-Airbnb-of-whatever’ entrepreneur. Can they actually deliver…
Payfirma launches white label payments platform for financial institutions
Vancouver-based Payfirma has announced the launch of its white label payment processing platform, PayHQ. Payfirma allows financial…
Finn.ai wins Capgemini’s $50,000 entrepreneurship and innovation award
Vancouver-based Finn.ai, which develops a personal banking chatbot for financial institutions, has won the Serge Kampf Entrepreneurship…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.81: Ryan Lalonde, CEO of Buddi
Local startup entrepreneur Ryan Lalonde joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss product validation, development, finding a market,…
Hootsuite launches lead-generation platform for sales reps as it doubles down on enterprise
Hootsuite has launched its Amplify for Selling platform designed to help sales teams embrace “social selling” by…
Slack reportedly raising $500 million USD, attracting takeover interest from Amazon
Slack is reportedly pursuing $500 million USD — and receiving inbound interest from several tech companies, including Amazon.…