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| Sep 11, 2022 | New funding is available for early-stage Vancouver companies | Is it just me, or do short weeks somehow feel longer than those with the full five working days? Anyway. Fall is right around the corner, which means that although the weather is cooling down, tech news is going to be heating up.
Get a head... |
| Jul 10, 2022 | From Toronto (and Zurich) with love | The Sunday Briefing | You’d be forgiven for thinking the VTJ team are globetrotters. This morning, we have dispatches from Toronto and Zurich for you. Speaking for myself, Switzerland was delightful yet it feels great to be home. That exhale when the return flig... |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 😳 $40M in fuel | Morning friends. I spent this long weekend in Coquitlam, and the Canada Day fireworks display at Lafarge Lake was fantastic. It was sooo good that I’ve already put it in my calendar for next year. Now, as to what’s on my agenda for this mon... |
| Jun 19, 2022 | 📜 Did you make BC Tech's shortlist of top companies? | Juneuary’s downpours might be in full swing, but that hasn’t dampened the amount of tech news we have for you this week — including a deep-dive on the Technology Impact Awards shortlist. Luckily, we’ve heard that the sun is on the horizon, ... |
| Jun 5, 2022 | $11.1M investment? Burnaby is booming | Good morning! Today, the spotlight is on Burnaby and its burgeoning tech scene. But first, here’s a snapshot of all the events happening this week:
Tuesday, June 7: Vancouver Tech Morning Coffee
Wednesday, June 8: Understanding NFTs & f... |
| Jun 2, 2022 | 'Don't take no for an answer': Jennifer Wong's remarkable rise from Aritzia salesperson to CEO | Article content
Talent is not always obvious. For instance, Aritzia Inc. founder Brian Hill rejected Jennifer Wong’s application when she initially applied for a job at the women’s apparel company to be a style adviser — that is, a salesper... |
| May 29, 2022 | 🚜 The future of your food | Good morning and welcome to an agritech-heavy issue of the Sunday Briefing. But first, here’s a sample of the upcoming activities from our new events calendar:
Tuesday, May 31: Vancouver Tech Morning Coffee
Wednesday: June 1: Starting and B... |
| May 15, 2022 | 🥽 How the first metaverse was built (and sold) in B.C. | Good morning! I’d like to invite you to join me at The Home Key on May 26 for #vtjtalks: Scaling From Idea to $1M -10M and Beyond. Come get insights on how to start and scale your tech business from idea to millions in revenue from Jane Sof... |
| May 8, 2022 | Meet the B.C. startup co-founded by a Grammy winner | Good morning! Did you hear our exciting news? This week, Vancouver Tech Journal welcomed Kate Wilson as our new managing editor—and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Kate is an exceptional journalist and editor whose work has been featured in p... |
| May 1, 2022 | The newest member of the three comma club | Good morning! It’s William. I’m back from Mexico. And after drinking ~70 margaritas, I’m reading for some … coffee. Will you join me for some this Tuesday? If you’re new to this, here’s a tip: Every Tuesday, the Vancouver tech community mee... |
| Apr 24, 2022 | Can a company from PoCo change the world? | Good morning! While Will is away sipping margaritas poolside, I’m… well, I was going to say I’m slugging it out in this horrid rain, but it’s actually nice right now and promises to stay that way for most of the weekend. And then it gets ba... |
| Apr 10, 2022 | It's big time for the Littles NFT project | Good morning! This week we’re looking forward to hosting VTJ Talks: Bootstrapping Startups & Secrets in partnership with Segev LLP and TIMIA Capital at The Home Key co-working space. Although it’s now sold-out, there’s a chance we’ll re... |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 💯 Thinkers for hire | Good morning and welcome to the Sunday Briefing. I’m back, and so are in-person events, so I’d like to invite you to join me at The Home Key on April 13 for VTJ Talks: Bootstrapping Startups & Secrets. We’re bringing together the CEOs o... |
| Mar 20, 2022 | What entrepreneurs can learn from Shawshank | Hi everyone! I'm Rumneek Johal, and I'm the editor in chief of 5XPress, the essential South Asian youth magazine in Canada, based out of my hometown of Surrey, B.C. I'm stoked to be one of VTJ’s special guest editors this month. This month,... |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Not your grandfather's equity investing | Good morning everyone! Today’s issue of the Sunday Briefing is brought to you by Social Next Virtual Summit, a two-day virtual summit taking place March 3-4 featuring 25+ live presentations. And speaking of events, you’re invited to join me... |
| Feb 16, 2022 | 👀 9 Victoria tech stories you may have missed | Good afternoon! Welcome to this week’s Midweek Memo, brought to you by Deloitte Ventures. Today, we’re focusing on Victoria, B.C. VIATEC CEO Dan Gunn recently said that 2021 may have been the strongest year for the city’s tech community in ... |
| Feb 15, 2022 | The Index: 5 tech companies based in Strathcona | Credit: Low Tide Properties
Here at Vancouver Tech Journal, we like to highlight and profile companies in the city that are doing interesting things or have compelling stories to tell. Often, those firms just happen to have home bases in ne... |
| Feb 13, 2022 | Meet the women slinging Web3 in Vancouver | Good morning! Here’s a quick reminder of key events this week. On Tuesday, join me at The Next Generation of Company Building and Financing hosted by VEF. Then on Wednesday, join me on Twitter to discuss all things Vancouver tech and meet J... |
| Feb 6, 2022 | Stock down. Exec-odus. No worries for Shahrzad Rafati | Good morning! I invite you to join me for a conversation with Jill Earthy, CEO of InBC, the province’s new $500 million strategic investment fund. It’s part of #VTJLive, a new series of talks with local tech leaders on Twitter Spaces, and i... |
| Jan 30, 2022 | Crypto, politics and gangsta rap | Good morning everyone. It’s NFL Conference Championships Day. The games: Bengals vs. Chiefs. 49ers vs. Rams. Nathan, our new senior editor, predicted Chiefs and Rams wins, and in response, staff writer James said, “Ooooooooh I dunno man. Bi... |
| Jan 18, 2022 | The Index: 5 Vancouver wearables companies that are making waves | Credit: Form Athletica
As technology increasingly becomes more embedded into our daily lives, it only makes sense that wearable devices would be all the rage. But these innovations aren’t exactly sure-fire customer hits—or at least they hav... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Opendoor Technologies : $7.7M for this Burrata - Sunday Briefingg | Good morning everyone. You're all invited to join me and Codex at the Homekey co-working space this Wednesday night. The occasion: A retrogaming and tech social hangout so we can all forget about the weather, play some Super Smash, and inev... |
| Dec 12, 2021 | 🤑 $7.7M for this Burrata | Good morning everyone. You’re all invited to join me and Codex at the Homekey co-working space this Wednesday night. The occasion: A retrogaming and tech social hangout so we can all forget about the weather, play some Super Smash, and inev... |
| Dec 5, 2021 | 🦄 Meet BC's newest crypto unicorn | Good morning everyone. Welcome to the hundreds of new readers with us this Sunday. You’re invited to join me, the CEO of Visualping and the CTO of Opendoor at the final TechVancouver event of the year. It’s this Wednesday in Yaletown at 6pm... |
| 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... |
| Oct 24, 2021 | An $80B business in BC's backyard | Good morning everyone. Welcome to the hundreds of new readers reading this week. If you’re in the Lower Mainland, I invite you to join the tech community for coffee on Tuesday at The Coffee Bar (10 Water St.). We’ll be meeting from 8am-10am... |
| Oct 14, 2021 | With $8M in hand, Pani aims to scale up AI solutions for water treatment facilities | Pani CEO Devesh Bharadwaj (Photo: Twitter)
Victoria’s Pani, which develops software that helps water treatment facilities optimize operations, closed $8 million in funding co-led by Blue Bear Capital and Blue Coast Partners, along with part... |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 🦄 Another week, another unicorn | Good morning everyone! Do you know what day it is? It’s New Ventures BC (NVBC) Competition Awards Ceremony Eve. That’s right, tomorrow night we find out who will take the top spot in the 21st edition of the annual competition. It started wi... |
| Sep 19, 2021 | After 20 years, guess who’s coming home | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning everyone! You’re invited to join Vancouver Tech Journal and Panache Ventures this Wednesday, September 22 at 4:00pm PST for a Twitter Spaces AMA where we’ll discuss what the firm’s acquisition of Commonwealth Ventures means for... |
| Sep 5, 2021 | And then there were 10... | Happy Long Weekend—AKA Billions is back weekend. What’s that? You’ve never seen it? You’ve never heard of the critically-acclaimed Showtime series? Well then, you’re welcome.
With that out of the way, I’d like to say hello to the new subscr... |
| Aug 22, 2021 | 👀 6 startups to watch | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new subscribers reading this Sunday—the fourth Sunday, but somehow, not the last of August.
I invite you to stay connected with us all week on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Better yet, join us for coffee (... |
| Aug 8, 2021 | Federal funding at the forefront | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new subscribers reading this Sunday.
As the day’s fourth cup of coffee courses through my veins—a 5:00am emotional roller coaster courtesy of the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team will do that to ya—I inv... |
| 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 ... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Show you the money | The Morning Report | The Morning Report, a clear and concise digest of Vancouver tech news, is still in beta. If someone sent you this, and you’d like to be added to our ongoing pilot, join the waitlist here. If you’d like to be removed, just let us know. As al... |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Igniting innovation in real estate | The Morning Report | The Morning Report, a clear and concise digest of Vancouver tech news, is still in beta. If someone sent you this, and you’d like to be added to our ongoing pilot, join the waitlist here. If you’d like to be removed, just let us know. As al... |
| Jul 18, 2021 | This startup 4X'd its VC funding in 4 months | The Sunday Briefing | Hello and happy weekend. There will be no long introduction from me this morning because we have a ton of stories to get through and I don’t want this email to get clipped in your inbox. So let’s just get into it!
Welcome to the new subscri... |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Meet Vancouver's 8th billion-dollar-plus business in 8 months | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and happy weekend. Today’s newsletter is a short one, which hopefully mirrors last week for those of you able to take Friday off and kickstart your weekend on Wednesday night. I did and was attempting to camp near Kamloops befo... |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Canadian Forces fires funding into BC innovators | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. Make sure to stay engaged all week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the 1,300-member Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse app. If you’... |
| May 16, 2021 | Which Vancouver firm grew Q1 revenue 40x? | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. Make sure to stay engaged all week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse iOS app.
If you’re not al... |
| May 14, 2021 | 8 Vancouver digital health leaders to watch | Nearly a year ago, a local tech investor told me that COVID had enabled digital health to take a great leap forward. “I would say we’ve moved more in two months than probably in the last four to five years,” he explained.
As new digital hea... |
| May 2, 2021 | Maybe Vancouver should retire the term unicorn? | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. Make sure to stay engaged all week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse iOS app. If you’re not al... |
| Apr 25, 2021 | Where is the love for BC's tech sector? | The Sunday Briefing | Good morning and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. Make sure to stay engaged all week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse iOS app. If y... |
| Apr 4, 2021 | How a tech HR leader keeps teams motivated through crises | The Sunday Briefing | Happy Easter and welcome to our new subscribers. Stay engaged this week by connecting with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse app.
If you’re not already on Clubhouse (iOS only) but want to be, please get in... |
| 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 22, 2021 | TechBrew Robotics named the winner of the 2021 OKGN Angel Summit | Mike Boudreau, founder of Salmon Arm, British Columbia-based TechBrew Robotics, has been named the winner of the 2021 OKGN Angel Summit.
The summit is aimed to bridge the gap between startups in the Okanagan region that need growth capital,... |
| Mar 21, 2021 | Throwing Out The VC Rule Book | The Sunday Briefing | Good afternoon and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. To stay engaged all week, make sure you connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the new Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse app.
If ... |
| Mar 14, 2021 | Unbounce's translator in chief | Good afternoon and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this Sunday. To stay engaged all week, make sure you connect with us on Twitter, LinkedIn and the new Vancouver Tech club on the Clubhouse app. If ... |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Seed and 'Series Eh' | The Sunday Briefing | Good afternoon and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this week. Today’s Sunday Briefing is 2,022 words, a 6 + ¾-minute read. Enjoy!
-William (@notionport)
📰 The Front PageDooly, a Vancouver startup th... |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Three comma club | Good afternoon and welcome to the new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this week. Today’s Sunday Briefing, February’s last (!), is 1,828 words, a 6-minute read. Enjoy.
-William (@notionport)
🌐 Galvanize, a Vancouver company that s... |
| Feb 21, 2021 | $100M To Boast About | The Sunday Briefing | Good afternoon, and welcome to the hundreds of new Vancouver Tech Journal subscribers reading this week. Today’s Sunday Briefing is just around 1,700 words, a 6-minute read. Enjoy.
-William (@notionport)
💰 Boast.ai, a financing platform tha... |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Sunday Briefing | #125 | Happy Family Day weekend and welcome to our new subscribers. This week, I’m excited to showcase the Vancouver company pioneering the trading card market of the future; a conversation with a CEO who’s learning to be a father throughout the p... |
| Feb 7, 2021 | Sunday Briefing | #124 | Good afternoon and hello to our new subscribers. This week, explore the Vancouver biotech firm set to produce 240 million doses of vaccine every year; the company helping people track healthcare websites to secure their vaccine shots; the c... |
| Jan 31, 2021 | Sunday Briefing | #123 | In a recent op/ed, Pender Ventures managing partner Maria Pacella asks, “What happens when the industry with the greatest potential for innovation doesn’t reflect the world it’s innovating for?”Welcome to the Vancouver Tech Journal’s Sunday... |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Sunday Briefing | #122 | Podcasting is a $9B industry expected to grow 30% over the next seven years.Welcome to the Vancouver Tech Journal’s Sunday Briefing, the city’s most comprehensive digest of local tech stories and insights.
This week, explore the smartest lo... |
| Jan 10, 2021 | Sunday Briefing | #121 | Welcome to the Vancouver Tech Journal’s Sunday Briefing, your bi-weekly roundup of Vancouver innovation stories and insights.
Recently, reporters and writers explored a proposed real estate development for Vancouver’s tech sector, what Cana... |
| Jan 8, 2021 | From Swift to Sparkcentral, a timeline of Hootsuite's acquisitions | Hootsuite’s new CEO, Tom Keiser
To kick off 2021, Hootsuite, the Vancouver-founded social media management firm, announced the acquisition of Sparkcentral, a messaging app-focused customer engagement platform that offers virtual agents and ... |
| Dec 27, 2020 | The Top 20 Tech Stories of 2020 | This condensed version of the Vancouver Tech Journal Sunday Briefing spotlights 2020’s top 20 most clicked stories. Want to read more? Check out the archives. See you in 2021!
In a crisis, veteran B.C. tech investor Rich Osborn spies opport... |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Sunday Briefing | #120 | Welcome to this edition of the Vancouver Tech Journal Sunday Briefing, your bi-weekly roundup of Vancouver innovation stories and insights.
Last week, reporters explored the steep drop in local venture financing; the Vancouver company provi... |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Despite limitations, 3D and AR are creating new realities in retail | Kate Wilson Contributor
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Kate Wilson is a Vancouver-based journalist. Previously technology editor at the Georgia Straight, Western Canada’s largest news and entertainment weekly, she has also written for The Independent, Be... |
| Nov 29, 2020 | Sunday Briefing | #119 | 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... |
| Nov 15, 2020 | Sunday Briefing | #118 | 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... |
| Nov 6, 2020 | MacroHealth raises $54 million CAD Series A to hire new talent in Vancouver | Healthtech startup MacroHealth, which offers a platform that optimizes the buying and selling of health services, has raised a $54 million CAD ($41 million USD) Series A round of financing.
MacroHealth is looking to tap more of Vancouver’s ... |
| Oct 18, 2020 | Sunday Briefing | #116 | 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... |
| Oct 4, 2020 | Sunday Briefing | #115 | 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... |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Great 8: The top Vancouver VC-backed digital health companies right now | Back in May, a local tech investor told me that COVID had enabled digital health to take a great leap forward. “I would say we’ve moved more in two months than probably in the last four to five years,” he explained. He’s not the only person... |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Sunday Briefing | #114 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
BCBusiness spotlights BarrelWise Technologies, a company that sits in the... |
| Sep 6, 2020 | Sunday Briefing | #113 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
The BBC profiles BroadbandTV CEO Shahrzad Rafati (pictured above): The Ir... |
| Aug 23, 2020 | Sunday Briefing | #112 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
“Even in the COVID environment, B.C.’s tech companies continue to create ... |
| Aug 9, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #111 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
New job, who dis?
I (William) joined CSuite Content as a Senior Editorial... |
| Jul 19, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #110 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Foodee, Vancouver’s leading corporate catering tech startup, has closed $... |
| Jun 14, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #106 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
TRENDINGMeet Matthew Cross, the new guy in charge of the $100M BC Tech Fu... |
| Jun 5, 2020 | Cutting Room Floor: Investor Rich Osborn on how he knows when to back an entrepreneur | When I interview people for stories, most of what they say to me doesn’t make the final article. If you’ve ever been interviewed by a journalist or broadcaster, you already know this. A 20 minute interview generally gets cut to a few lines ... |
| May 24, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #103 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
My latest piece of writing is a profile of Rich Osborn, the managing part... |
| May 17, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #102 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
After nine years at the helm, Richard Smith steps down as director of Van... |
| May 3, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #100 + Survey | Here we are at 100 issues. It’s time for a pulse check. Help improve this newsletter by completing a 1 question survey, and you’ll be entered into a draw for a $50 Amazon e-Gift Card. The survey is really only 1 question. Please complete it... |
| Apr 26, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #99 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Food-X Technologies, a SaaS startup, has received $250,000 from the Digit... |
| Apr 12, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #98 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
10 Vancouver tech investors share their startup survival tips. Last weeke... |
| Mar 29, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #97 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Meet Christy Wyatt, one of the most important Vancouver CEOs that you’ve ... |
| Mar 15, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #96 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
32 things learned about Shopify and their massive Vancouver expansion. Th... |
| Mar 8, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #95 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Its International Women’s Day: Read what local leaders and organizations ... |
| Mar 1, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #94 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Issue #94 is brought to you by Mind Meld PR Inc. Learn how they get media... |
| Feb 23, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #93 | The Vancouver Tech Journal brings you news, insight, opinions, and the lesser-known stories from Vancouver's innovation ecosystem. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
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Vancouver-based Semios, which has developed a platform for cr... |
| Jan 26, 2020 | The Sunday Briefing | #90 | The Vancouver Tech Journal spotlights the city's most important technology news and business stories. This is The Sunday Briefing. Enjoy.
Mastercard unveiled its new Intelligence and Cyber Centre in Vancouver, a $510 million investment. The... |
| Nov 7, 2019 | Corporate, public investments spur interest in Pacific Northwest startups | Dan Burgar Contributor
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| Oct 27, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #80 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing, read about Vancouver’s massive plans for zero emissions buildings; how an investor leverages experience in Toronto and NYC to benefit Vancouver; TransLink’s pilot that will enable Compass Cards to pay for car... |
| Aug 25, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #73 | Digital marketing platform Unbounce, which started in Gastown with just 6 people in 2009, now employs 182 people across two offices, in Vancouver and Berlin, and counts 15,000 customers worldwide, including The New York Times, Hootsuite, an... |
| Aug 12, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #72 | The University of Toronto’s Impact Centre has updated its 2019 Narwhal List, a report that highlights Canada’s fastest scaling private tech companies.
The Narwhal List ranks financially attractive firms by financial velocity. This metric is... |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #71 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: A profile of Modo’s environmentalist CEO; Chip Wilson says technology has made us lazy and fat; a local teenager created a smartphone system that helps detect whether someone might have Alzheimer's disease; a... |
| Jul 21, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #70 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: Housing affordability is key to the technology industry’s success; our top FinTech startups according to the Digital Finance Institute; an esports documentary featured at CBC; and 21 other tech and business s... |
| 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... |
| Jun 24, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #67 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: Slack is a public company worth nearly $20B; Procurify just raised $20M; a local health tech startup is getting coverage in TechCrunch; and McDonald’s Green Concept Restaurant is coming to town. Enjoy.
A Bell... |
| Jun 16, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #66 | In this week’s Sunday Briefing: Etihad Airways taps a Vancouver startup for an AI-crowdsourcing solution; UBC launched Canada’s first-ever blockchain training path; a new venture fund to improve Indigenous outcomes; Lululemon’s extraordinar... |
| May 26, 2019 | Vancouver Tech Journal | #64 | In this week's Sunday Briefing, learn about UBC and Huawei's precarious position, Shahrzad Rafati's new job, why B.C.'s ridesharing debate continues to rage on, and where $2.5B in early-stage company financing could come from.
Trailblazer: ... |
| May 13, 2019 | Jessie Adcock fuses passion and unparalleled skill to advance Vancouver’s tech-enabled future | Eight months after Jessie Adcock was named Vancouver’s first chief digital officer (CDO), she was speaking with PR executive Bridgitte Anderson on an episode of Cambridge House Live. Anderson had one question: “What is it that you do as the... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | Nicole Bradbury Named to BC Business’s Most Influential Women in Finance | Nicole Bradbury, Renewal Funds Partner (and first employee, 2008) has been honored as one of British Columbia’s most influential women in finance – investing: https://www.bcbusiness.ca/BCs-Most-Influential-Women-in-Finance-Investing |
| Feb 7, 2018 | Second annual Pitch for the Purse competition enters final round | The Pitch for the Purse competition awards big bucks to a female business owner. This month’s championship round tests the finalists’ powers of persuasion. |
| Jul 19, 2016 | BC Business Magazine Profile on Renewal Funds’ Co-Founder and Chair, Joel Solomon | BC Business Magazine’s Richard Littlemore chronicles the life’s work of Renewal’s Co-Founder and Chair, Joel Solomon, in anticipation of his upcoming book, Clean Money Revolution (2017). |
| Oct 4, 2013 | HootSuite puts that $165M Series B to work, hiring 'hundreds' of new people | HootSuite is putting some of its recently raised cash to work. The enterprise social media management company turned in a massive $165 million funding round for international expansion, and it’s wasting no time using that money.
The company... |