Hootsuite opening Toronto and Sydney offices
Buried deep in a media release about Hootsuite achieving cash flow positive status last week was this little tidbit: the Vancouver-based…
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Vancouver-based DarkVision raises $8 million Series A for product development
Vancouver-based DarkVisionannounced $8 million in Series A funding, in a round led by BDC Capital, Sustainable Development…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 44: Düber
Drew and James open the show with a quick chat about community as well as the results of the Vancouver Programming Survey.…
Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes on the wrong way to run a billion-dollar company in 2016
When employees of Dropbox walked into their new San Francisco office this spring, they came face-to-face with a 5-foot-tall…
Former Thinking Capital CTO Pat Forgione joins Lendful
Vancouver-based Lendful, which allows borrowers to fill out a loan application within two minutes and receive their money within…
Startup jobs of the week: UDIO AgTech, Easy Automated Sales, Linquet, QuickTapSurvey
Every day, Canada’s best startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board. From early stage…
Slack announces plans to open Toronto office and hire 145 people
During TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference in San Francisco, Vancouver-based Slack announced the expansion of its business…
Shoes.com appoints new president after reports of company-wide layoffs
Ecommerce giant Shoes.com has appointed a new president, Bradley Wilson. It’s a move the company says will take the company…
Biko wants to help Vancouver reach its goal of being world’s greenest city by 2020
Biko launched in Vancouver in the last days of summer, bringing its cyclist rewards app to one of the most bike-friendly cities…
Subway acquires part of Vancouver-based Avanti team to step up ecommerce experience
Subway is hoping to improve its ecommerce presence by acquiring a digital technology team and assets from Vancouver-based Avanti…
RED Academy calls launch of six-month full stack developer program a first in Canada
To keep up with the growing demand for versatile skills in the Canadian tech workforce, digital media and technology school…
Mogo announces milestone of 250,000 members following MogoApp release
Following the recent launch of its new digital banking account and mobile app, Mogo, the Vancouver-based financial technology…
Vancouver Tech Podcast Ep. 42: Contracts and Jerbs
Drew and James open the show talking about managing projects and running QA. They jump to some anecdotal learnings about teaching…
From MacGyver to Mars: #TechVAN’s speakers share startup war stories
The Hootsuite office was at capacity on Tuesday evening for the August Tech Vancouver meetup, which provided an opportunity…
Visa Europe Collab partners with Vancouver-based BTL Group to explore blockchain tech for banks
The Vancouver-based BTL Group and Visa Europe Collab, the innovation hub of the global payments company Visa, have announced…