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| Apr 2, 2023 | 🏙️ Local tech awards season begins: who won big? | It didn’t rain for at least four days this week, the cherry blossoms are in bloom, and my Instagram is full of people snapping after-work sunsets from Mount Seymour. Which, by my count, means that it’s finally spring — and with it, the star... |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 🏙️ Midweek Memo: Apply to speak at our AI showcase | Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. In this issue, read about three upcoming VTJ events, $1000 in discounts on startup courses, and big moves... |
| Mar 22, 2023 | 🏙️ Midweek Memo: Do you know the Entrepreneur of the Year? | Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. In this issue, read about Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, next week’s WomenInWeb3 Summit, and 11 ot... |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 🏙️ Midweek Memo: Karn Manhas steps down as CEO of Terramera | Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. In this issue, read about a change in leadership at Terramera, a new location for our tech industry socia... |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 🏙️ Midweek Memo: New Ventures BC applications, Canada Soccer, and #vtjtalks | Welcome to the Midweek Memo: a weekly digest of the city’s top tech events, personnel moves, job openings, and industry opportunities. In this issue, read about VTJ’s membership perks, Vancouver Day at SXSW, and multiple awards you can nomi... |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Why substance is eclipsing style in B.C.’s tech jobs market | Photo: Unsplash
The phrase “through the looking glass” describes bizarre circumstances that seem to distort or contradict reality. In other words, it’s a perfect fit for B.C.’s tech jobs market at the moment.
On the one hand, the sector fac... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Vancouver tech’s uncertain future | ‘The Post’ redevelopment, the future home of thousands of Amazon workers.
I’m at the intersection of West Georgia and Richards, and there are giants in sight. I spot the offices of Telus and Unbounce. It’s easy to pick out Deloitte Summit, ... |
| Nov 22, 2022 | When it comes to giving back, time can be much more rewarding than money | By Kathleen Reid
In-kind giving is one of the most important aspects of Giving Tuesday (which this year falls on November 29), as well as philanthropy in general. Each year, around 40 percent of Canadians devote an average of 131 hours of t... |
| Nov 16, 2022 | State of the Nation: three key takeaways from the BC Tech report | Photo: Unsplash
The next few months – or possibly years – will be challenging for local businesses. Economic headwinds are changing the tech landscape, and while some of the city’s largest organizations have already laid off employees, smal... |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Here is the quartet up for the Company of the Year - Anchor Technology Impact Award | I recently got to experience what made last year’s winner of Company of the Year - Anchor such a grounding force in Vancouver’s tech ecosystem. Or, groundbreaking force, I should say: On September 14, the biotech juggernaut and its construc... |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Meet the quartet gunning for Startup of the Year | The finalists celebrate at the 2022 TIAs Dragons Den pitch night on Thursday, September 15. From left to right: Bethany Ladd (Carbin Minerals), Mehrsa Raeiszadeh (MintList), Mike Wood (MintList), Carlyn Loncaric (VodaSafe), and Udi Daon (Da... |
| Jun 17, 2022 | 48 finalists unveiled for Technology Impact Awards | Credit: BC Tech Association
The 2022 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) are already living up to its theme. Under the header of “ambition,” the BC Tech Association unveiled an enterprising 48 finalists across 12 categories.
Meet the finalists:... |
| May 10, 2022 | Applications for the 2022 Technology Impact Awards extended to May 13 | Credit: BC Tech Association
The Technology Impact Awards, organized by the BC Tech Association, are a staple on the tech events calendar. Spotlighting outstanding companies and individuals who have driven forward the tech ecosystem in the p... |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Be ambitious: Applications for the 2022 Technology Impact Awards are now open | The Technology Impact Awards, organized by the BC Tech Association, celebrate outstanding companies and individuals who have made a significant impact on the B.C. tech industry. Each year, the Technology Impact Awards connects to a theme th... |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Opinion: I love how tech supports me. Now, it’s time to talk about how to give back. | While a single day is set aside each year for showing our love to that special someone – or co-worker or customer – the Switchboard Team is committed to showing the B.C. tech community some love as often as we possibly can.
What’s to love a... |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Opinion: BC tech sector will roar even louder in 2022 | There’s no such thing as too much of a good thing. A case in point: The stellar year BC’s tech sector has had.
A record-setting 14 companies achieved valuations of $1 billion or more via IPOs, financing and acquisitions, with the Canadian V... |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Vancouver social enterprise Give + Share chosen for United Nations innovation project | Many entrepreneurs define success in relation to revenue. Stephanie Limage, however, is not your average entrepreneur. She calculates wins based on how many lives she can change and how much social impact has taken place as a result of her ... |
| Nov 14, 2021 | Meet BC's slice of the $30B global VR/AR industry | Good morning everyone. Welcome to the hundreds of new readers with us this Sunday. All eyes are on the BC Tech Association this week as they host the Technology Impact Awards on Thursday, November 18 at Science World. Tickets are still avai... |
| Nov 7, 2021 | 📰 The $800M SaaS company hiring a new media team | Good morning everyone. Welcome to the hundreds of new readers with us this week. I invite you to join me and my friends at Switchboard PR for a special Twitter Spaces online show where we’ll share tips for tech companies to tell their story... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Switchboard recruits relish opportunity to help tell world-changing tech stories | Sponsored content: The Vancouver Tech Journal Bulletin Board provides our founding and supporting partners an avenue to share stories and updates with the BC innovation community.
As two of Switchboard Public Relations’ newest team members,... |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 38 stories you may have missed | Your Sunday Briefing | Hello, happy BC Day weekend and welcome to the new subscribers reading this Sunday. I invite you to stay connected with us all week on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Better yet, join us for coffee (in person) to chat all things Vancouver ... |
| May 17, 2021 | Opinion: Childcare is infrastructure | Jill Tipping, president and CEO, BC Tech Association
In Canada, especially in BC, our thinking about the economy and the infrastructure needed to support it tends to be grounded in the 20th century.
Then, the goods economy was dominant. The... |
| Apr 19, 2021 | BC Tech Association, local municipalities announce $400,000 program | The BC Tech Association announced yesterday the $400,000 Supply Chain Resiliency Program. BC Tech is partnering with the City of Surrey, the City of Richmond and the Township of Langley to make it happen.
Why it matters: Manufacturing is bu... |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Just how big is Microsoft's investment in Vancouver talent? | The Sunday Briefing | Good afternoon and welcome to our new subscribers. Stay engaged all week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse app.
If you’re not already on Clubhouse but want to be, please get in touch for... |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Microsoft Vancouver is adding the equivalent of 10 large B.C. tech companies | Microsoft Vancouver / Facebook
Microsoft announced that it’s adding more than 500 jobs to its Vancouver operations, bringing the company’s presence in the city to a whopping 1,700 employees spread across multiple offices. The roles will foc... |
| Nov 1, 2020 | Sunday Briefing | #117 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. It is written by William Johnson, an independent writer, communications advisor, and consultant based in Vanc... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #88 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.NEWS
Vancouver’s Aspect Biosystems, a biotechnology company that conducts 3D bioprinting of human tissu... |
| Jan 5, 2020 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #87 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Vancouver’s go-to digital skills training hub, BrainStation, announced $70,000 in scholarships fo... |
| Dec 8, 2019 | The Sunday Briefing | #85 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is the Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Vancouver’s Open Ocean Robotics, a startup that makes solar-powered drones that gather environmen... |
| Nov 4, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #81 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing, read about Vancouver real estate and tech growth in the New York Times; how Vancouver small businesses are struggling to find cybersecurity talent; Lyft’s very Vancouver-themed advertising campaign; and 20 ot... |
| Aug 29, 2019 | Today in government funding: BC Tech, Let’s Talk Science, Femmessor | Today in government funding, BC Tech, Let’s Talk Science, and Femmessor receive millions in funding from the Government of Canada. The investments come among a slew of other funding announcements as the Liberal government gears up for the O... |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #68 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: Welcome to Silicon Vancouver; what Canada’s cannabis industry can learn from Mark Twain; and the $115 billion opportunity for tech companies in B.C.’s construction industry. Enjoy.
With companies like PostMat... |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Canada is North America’s up-and-coming startup center | Conrad Egusa Contributor
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| Oct 26, 2016 | BC tech sector gets ‘A’ grade nationally, but big picture is more mixed | In another sign that the west coast’s tech industry is surging ahead, the BC Tech Association (BC Tech) together with KPMG Canada, released a favourable 2016 British Columbia Technology Report Card this month. The sector got an ‘A’ grade fo... |
| Bulletin: BC Tech, Amazon, SAP Canada and fellow anchors launch BCTech4Startups | The BC Tech Association announced the launch of BCTech4Startups, a free membership program for startups that provides a suite of dedicated support services to help them scale-up. The program launches with the support of these five BC tech a... |
