Vancouver Economic Commission’s CareerScout helping west coast firms tap US talent
Is it truly Canada’s time to lead the global tech community, as our southern neighbour looks inward? A pioneering spirit…
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Today in funding: PageCloud, Zafin, Procurify
Cloud-based companies are well-represented in this roundup of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, and…
Canucks partner with SAP to create engaging fan experiences
If you’ve been keeping score at the Rogers Arena lately, you may have noticed something is a bit off: the rows of empty seats…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes shares five signs that you may be a unicorn employee
Unicorns are hard to catch. Back in the 1500s, it was believed that only fair young maidens could gain the trust of these elusive,…
Deloitte releases its list of Canada’s 50 fastest-growing companies
For almost 20 years, Deloitte has used the Technology Fast 50 program to celebrate Canadian companies that the firm says demonstrate…
General Electric acquires Vancouver-based Bit Stew for $205 million
Yet another Canadian startup has caught the eye of an international brand. General Electric recently completed its $205 million…
TechPong bounces back for charity on November 15
Lighthearted competition on the ping pong table will be the background for some charitable giving from the local tech sector,…
Verus Art gives masterpieces the 3D treatment
Until recently, if you wanted a Vincent van Gogh or Monet painting in your home, you had two options: pay millions, or shell…
Two Canadian startups team up to build Lucy, the FinTech chatbot
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Lucy is the name of the fossil, Australopithecus afarensis, cousin of the…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 51: Alamusi
Alex Moxin and Drew Ogryzek open the show talking about bit about reasonable assumptions of how things are versus how they…
Vanedge Capital receives $15 million from BC Tech Fund
In mid-October, the BC government announced that Toronto-based Kensington Capital Partners would manage its $100 million Tech…
Slack CMO Bill Macaitis steps down after less than two years
According to a report from Business Insider, Slack CMO Bill Macaitis — who has been with the company since November 2014…
Four BCIC Ignite Award winners receive total of $2.7 million in funding
The BC Innovation Council announced the first four winners of its Ignite Awards, giving out $838,000 to BC research projects…
Inbound Retargeting acquires Las Vegas-based Primeloop (and its IP)
Vancouver-based Inbound Retargeting Technologies has acquired Las Vegas-based Primeloop in an effort to strengthen its link…
Slack publishes full-page open letter in New York Times as Microsoft launches its competitor
The battle of workplace messaging apps is set to begin today now that Microsoft has launched its Teams app, though it seems…