Vanedge Capital closes $161 million second fund
Vancouver-based Vanedge Capital has closed its $161 million second fund. Participants in the fund include BDC Capital, Export…
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Hootsuite acquires New York-based LiftMetrix to help customers measure social marketing ROI
Vancouver-based Hootsuite has announced that it has acquired New York-based LiftMetrix, which offers a tool to measure the…
Today in company updates: Finaeo, BuildDirect, Mogo, Wattpad
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Uber, Trello, Moz execs headline this year’s #TractionConf
On May 31 and June 1, Traction Conference is back to fulfill its mission of insightful fireside chats and networking opportunities…
Today in company updates: TransPod, Absolute, Equibit
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new products, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.64: Nikolay Malyarov, chief content officer of PressReader
Hosts Drew Ogryzek and Alex Moxin talk about Adaptech Solutions being tech agnostic, and what that means. Ogryzek speaks about…
Today in funding: MineSense, Propulse Analytics, NRStor, SecureKey
This past week, startups all across Canada got a boost with rounds of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
PayPal acquires TIO Networks for $304 million
PayPal will acquire Vancouver-based TIO Networks, a bill payment processing and receivables management company, in a $304 million…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep.63: Peter Watkins, co-founder of BC Developers’ Exchange
Guest co-host Kim Hansen, CEO of Signl.fm, and Drew Ogryzek open the show with a variety of discussions. They talk about speech…
BCIC Ignite award winners receive $2.6 million to commercialize natural resource research
The BC Innovation Council has announced the three winners of its second Ignite Awards, giving out just over $873,000 to BC…
Today in company updates: Indochino, Mappedin, TranQool, TribalScale
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
PayPal launches Slack bot enabling peer-to-peer payments
Shortly after the release of Slack’s Enterprise Grid for business, PayPal announced the launch of its first bot for the platform.…
Wiivv raises $5.2 million Series A, acquires Arizona-based competitor
Vancouver-based Wiivv, which offers custom 3D printed insoles, has announced a fresh $5.2 million CAD ($4 million USD) Series…
#TechVAN speakers share lessons on getting through early-stage startup hurdles
Converging at the offices of Mobify in downtown Vancouver, nearly 200 of the west coast’s technorati came out at the close…
Guy Kawasaki tells Canadian startups to stop trying to be Apple
Why shouldn’t you befriend your investors? What differentiates the early adopters and the late majority? What are the two…