FinTech firm Voleo accelerates its vision in Accenture’s London lab
Canadian investment platform startup Voleo was recently selected as the sole Canadian representative in Accenture’s world-renowned…
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CanCon Podcast Episode 3: What’s the deal with food tech?
All politics are local. To some degree, so is tech. This week’s episode of the CanCon podcast tackles how tech…
EA’s customer strategy takes its cue from entertainment world
Electronic Arts is a big player in the gaming world. At the recent BC Tech Summit in Vancouver, the company revealed the secret…
INSTANT Financial raises $1.2 million seed round
Vancouver-based INSTANT Financial, which allows employees to gain instant access to payments instantly after a shift, raised…
Innovation City: Is Vancouver’s tech scene poised to make a quantum leap?
Just the other day, the CEO of one of Vancouver’s most recognized tech startup-turned-unicorns was blasting the city’s…
Foodee raises $6 million Series A for U.S. expansion
Food concierge company Foodee, which facilitates meal delivery from local restaurants to workplaces, announced a $6 million…
Your next flight booking could be Trippeo
Trippeo recently launched its end-to-end flight booking portal, aiming to make travel bookings for business faster and easier…
A view from the Valley on BC’s new source of tech funding
Vancouver’s tech ecosystem has a supportive community. Until recently, it didn’t match that with access to capital.…
Mogo becomes latest company to join the MaRS FinTech cluster
Mogo, a Vancouver-based FinTech startup targeting millennials with its full-spectrum credit options and focus on social responsibility,…
Ray Kurzweil shares strategies to create the future
Technological Singularity author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil might have predicted his talk would be well received…
Shoes.com wants to raise at least $25 million for acquisitions
It seems that Shoes.com’s acquisition of LA-based Richer Poorer last year was just the beginning of many acquisitions…
Wiivv shows off next generation of insoles on #TheDisruptors
While it was only founded in July 2014, Wiivv has already made big strides as a startup. The bionics company recently raised…
Carriers using small cell tech to connect Canadians
The next big thing in connectivity is elusively, almost comically, small. As cities get denser, and its citizens’ wireless…
ThoughtExchange wins Innovation Showcase at #BCTechSummit
ThoughtExchange, which provides a platform to foster information and collaboration within schools and large organizations,…
Thoughts on the Lean startup from Eric Ries at #BCTECHSummit
You could do worse in getting advice about building your first MVP than from the guy who literally wrote the book. Eric Ries,…