Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.76: Jonathan Natavio, CEO and founder of Porter
Porter CEO and founder Jonathan Natavio joins host Drew Ogryzek and shares his startup story from student to intern to founding…
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Adventure tech startups ShareShed and Guiides acquired by Leavetown
Vancouver-based adventure tech startups ShareShed and Guiides have just been acquired by Leavetown, a Vancouver-based vacation…
BC Tech Association announces 2017 Technology Impact Awards finalists
For over 20 years, the BC Tech Association (formerly known as BCTIA) has been celebrating the success of British Columbia tech…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.75: Scott Bellware and Nathan Ladd, founders of Eventide Project
Host Drew Ogryzek and special guests Scott Bellware and Nathan Ladd of eventide-project.org discuss their backgrounds in computing,…
thisopenspace snagging customers like lululemon, Nike on its creative space rental platform
Vancouver-based thisopenspace, one of the latest pitches on The Disruptors, wants to make unused commercial spaces more accessible…
#TractionConf featuring talks from Moz, AppDynamics, almost sold out
Traction Conference, which aims to help startups learn actionable ways to accelerate their businesses, is just a few weeks…
Zymeworks raises $80 million CAD in IPO
After announcing plans to raise $110 million CAD in an initial public offering (IPO) last week, Vancouver-based Zymeworks announced…
CVR 2017 exploring the future of virtual reality with speakers from NASA, Cognitive VR
It’s been two years since I wrote my primer on virtual reality: ‘From Rectangles to Reality’. Back then, VR was just…
Elon Musk’s Vancouver TED Talk will help you “not be sad” about the future
Tesla founder Elon Musk does not want to imagine a future where humans don’t reach beyond our planet and cars don’t drive…
How CETA can fill a talent gap in BC’s tech sector
British Columbia’s tech sector is producing more jobs than people to fill them. Over 14,000 new ICT jobs are expected to…
NetCents users can now purchase bitcoin with MasterCard
Vancouver-based NetCents, which offers a bitcoin wallet to sell, deposit, or purchase bitcoin, announced that NetCents users…
Hootsuite launches $5 million fund to get more devs building enterprise integrations
Hootsuite has launched the Integration Fund, a $5 million, multi-year fund to support developers building enterprise integrations…
Zymeworks plans to raise $110 million from its IPO
Vancouver-based Zymeworks plans to raise $110 million from a sale of as many as 5.2 million common shares at $13 USD to $16…
Tasktop raises $11.3 million Series A to ramp up sales of team collaboration platform
Vancouver-based Tasktop, which creates software that automates the software development process, announced that it has closed…
True North founder expects at least five “Hootsuite-sized” US companies to settle in Vancouver
At least five Hootsuite-sized technology-based companies are setting their eyes on Vancouver, looking to set up satellite offices…