How companies can protect their customers’ privacy in an age of oversharing and hacks
If you’re with a company looking to lead in just about any sector, the catchphrase for your business plan is ‘data-driven.’…
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Manny Padda wins Angel of the Year award from NACO
Last week, the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) announced that the Angel of the Year award, presented by BDC Capital,…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 47: BuildDirect
Drew and James open with some news about the future of the show. Be sure to listen up! There is also a chat about online learning…
Fuckup Nights reveal the honest side of entrepreneurship
How do you move on when your startup has blown through $1 million, with nothing to show for it? How do you pull the plug on…
Canadian Innovation Exchange releases its list of Canada’s top 20 companies
The Canadian Innovation Exchange, which celebrates Canadian innovation and startups with an annual event, released its list…
MaRS announces FinTech partnership with BCTIA to bridge gap between Vancouver and Toronto
MaRS Discovery District’s FinTech cluster and the BC Tech Association (BCTIA) are entering a strategic partnership to…
Vancouver Startup Week panel explores what it really means to be an innovative startup
“Innovation has become a buzzword that has lost its meaning.” At least, that’s how the written program started out for…
Grow Financial says next face of FinTech is working with enterprise following Celero partnership
Grow Financial, the enterprise FinTech company, and Celero, which provides IT solutions to Canadian financial institutions,…
MaRS takes its FinTech community national with #FinTechCA series
FinTech is one of the hottest tech sectors in Canada, and with a new event series, MaRS is looking to capitalize on the interest.…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 46: Adaptech and Koho
This week we have a full intro. No audio problems this time. The show starts with a short discussion on D.R.Y (don’t…
UBC partners with Creative Destruction Lab to help scale West Coast startups
The University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business has announced it is partnering with the Creative Destruction…
Today in startup updates: Shopify, BuildDirect, BroadbandTV & Encircle
This week, several startups have made announcements regarding the launches of new divisions, apps, and platforms for their…
Microdermics takes top prize in BCIC-New Ventures BC competition
Vancouver Startup Week kicked off with a bang, with New Ventures BC and the BC Innovation Council (BCIC) announcing their top…
Slack partners with Salesforce on new integration
Slack has partnered with Salesforces to add another integration into its enterprise chat app. Since several companies already…
Startup Canada Podcast: Aman Mann on looking inward to scale
Aman Mann, the founder and CEO of Procurify, a cloud-based procurement platform used by tech heavyweights like Hootsuite, shares…