#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…
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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.…
Hootsuite plans to open office in Vancouver’s new tech campus
Vancouver-based Hootsuite may be the first tenant to move into a large renovated office building in the city’s Mount…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.80: Melanie Ewan, Program Director at Women in Tech World
Melanie Ewan of Women in Tech World joins host Drew Ogryzek and discusses her background, the importance of increasing diversity…
Yaletown Partners wins CVCA’s Deal of the Year award for investment in Bit Stew
Vancouver-based Yaletown Partners has won the “Deal of the Year” award from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity…
Pressboard raises $2 million to develop AI assistant for its branded content marketplace
Vancouver-based Pressboard has raised a $2 million to expand its branded content marketplace. The funding round was led by…
RentMoola announces API partnership with Naborly, adds new property management features
Toronto-based Naborly has announced a multi-year API and data partnership with Vancouver-based RentMoola, which is working…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 79: Zac Cohen, GM of Trulioo
This week, Zac Cohen, GM of Trulioo, joins host Drew Ogryzek to discuss online identity verification. If a manufacturer —…
Fujitsu partners with 1QBit to apply quantum-inspired tech to AI
Fujitsu has partnered with Vancouver-based 1QBit to apply quantum-inspired technology to artificial intelligence. 1QBit, which…