D-Wave’s Robert Ewald talks quantum computing on #TheDisruptors
Amber Kanwar, co-host of The Disruptors took on a nacent subject this week during a sit-down with D-Wave Systems’ US…
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Foodee gobbling up new markets with U.S. expansion
After growing organically in the Canadian market, Vancouver-based startup Foodee entered three major U.S. cities this month.…
The Next Big Thing announces 2015’s Next Gen Startup Winners
The Next Big Thing — an entrepreneur-led charitable foundation started by Hootsuite’s Ryan Holmes and serial entrepreneur…
Cleanify acquires Helpling’s Canadian operations
After reports last week that Berlin-based Helpling would cease operations in Canada, Cleanify has stepped up to the task and…
RunGo jumps hurdles on the startup trail with new pivot
The RunGo app relaunched with a new design in the Apple store last week, as part of a pivot to win over a new market. The Vancouver-based…
Sensibill and Hootsuite add new key executives
This week, Canadian companies added key staff to take themselves to the next level. Hootsuite announced that Penny Wilson,…
Startup Open House gives you an inside peek into Canadian startups
For the third year in a row, Startup Open House — a citywide open house event where participants have free access to visit…
Stanley Park Ventures hopes to steer startups past the noise
One of the more recent additions to Vancouver’s fast-growing tech ecosystem is Stanley Park Ventures, operating just steps…
Today in funding: Thoughtexchange, Wellington Financial, HonkMobile
This week, Canadian companies raised seed capital, Series A rounds, and bigtime funds. Here’s the latest on who raised…
Wishpond wants to help small business adopt marketing automation
Marketing automation software might just be the most promising technology for smaller businesses to use to compete with enterprise-class…
Hootsuite IPO rumours fueled as OpenText exec reportedly moves to CFO position
According to a report from Reuters, Hootsuite has tapped Open Text’s principal accounting officer, Sujeet Kini, as its…
Vancouver’s women in gaming, and different kinds of heroes
It’s 2015, but some gaming companies still seem to be deliberately trying to get females to unlearn whatever love they…
PHEMI announces ‘Zero Trust Data’ initiative for enterprises
Vancouver-based PHEMI, a company delivering privacy, security, governance and enterprise-grade management for big data, introduced…
ZenHub announces free tier for students and open-source community
ZenHub, a Vancouver-based provider of GitHub-embedded project management and collaboration, announced a new tier for students…
Edvisor, Ziva Dynamics & Change Heroes top BCIC-New Ventures competition
New Ventures BC and the BC Innovation Council (BCIC) awarded over $300,000 to tech startups at their 15th annual awards ceremony,…