| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.10.2024 | She Started a Business With $300 After Getting Laid Off. It Made $300,000 in Year 1 and Became a Multimillion-Dollar Company. Bobbie Racette wanted to revamp the virtual assistance space — and provide... | Bobbie Racette, founder and CEO of virtual assistance company Virtual Gurus, didn't always have a clear sense of how her story would unfold. She didn't necessarily envision a chapter on becoming an entrepreneur — but it would turn out to be... |
| 21.08.2024 | Crypto Airdrops Ban U.S. Users, but Americans Are Claiming Tokens Anyway | Out of an abundance of legal caution, many cryptocurrency projects exclude U.S. residents from token airdrops.
U.S. crypto users – even insiders at similarly cautious projects - regularly find ways to claim tokens anyway.
This "hypocri... |
| 08.07.2024 | Винтон Серф – человек, который придумал интернет | Сегодня мы познакомимся с большим фанатом научной фантастики, хорошего вина и компьютерных технологий. С одним из «отцов интернета», соавтором TCP/IP и ряда иных разработок. Винтон Серф совсем недавно отпраздновал свой 81-й день рождения и ... |
| 15.05.2024 | Save Da Sea Secures Funds for Expansion, Proving that “Profit with Purpose” is Possible | Canadian plant-based seafood startup Save Da Sea recently secured CAD 650,000 in a seed II financing round to accelerate the US expansion of its salmon and tuna alternatives and hire additional team members at its headquarters in Victoria.
... |
| 15.05.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Delicious Salads, Vegan Lidl & EU Support | 6 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers a vegan salad partnership, a plant-based cheese rebrand and E... |
| 08.04.2024 | Hootsuite to acquire Talkwalker for social media analytics | Hootsuite has agreed to acquire Talkwalker to expand its social media monitoring and analytics tools.
Why it matters: The consolidation comes as brands juggle a growing number of platforms for digital marketing and seek better returns on in... |
| 07.04.2024 | Fintech representation in YC’s Demo Days is definitely shrinking | Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at just how many fintech companies made it into Y Combinator’s Winter 2024 cohort, how much funding slid in the first quarter, and more!
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and mo... |
| 12.03.2024 | Celebrating Diversity and Achievement in Canada’s Private Capital Industry | In an industry often characterized by its fast pace and competitive nature, it’s essential to take a moment to celebrate achievements and progress, especially when it comes to diversity and inclusion. The Canadian Venture Capital and Privat... |
| 06.03.2024 | NFT fantasy sports startup Sorare lays off 13% of staff as web3 gaming continues to sputter | Web3-enabled fantasy sports platform Sorare laid off 22 employees based in its New York office in February. The move comes as the startup wants certain teams to be concentrated at the company’s Paris headquarters to improve communication an... |
| 03.03.2024 | When startups fail, these startups clean up | Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! Apologies for being out last week — a cold got the best of me, but I’m back and here to talk about the fact that shutting down startups is big business, Stripe’s new valuation, Klarn... |
| 07.02.2024 | 44 startups to bet your career on in 2024 | Premium Startups 44 startups to bet your career on in 2024
Ben Bergman, Julie Bort, Vishal Persaud, Darius Rafieyan, Leena Rao, Melia Russell, Samantha Stokes, and Rebecca Torrence
2024-02-07T10:00:01Z
Share icon An curved arrow pointing ri... |
| 02.02.2024 | Femtech Canada Officially Launches Network to Support Women’s Health Innovation | Network includes over 120 companies, industry partners, investors, accelerators.
By Isabelle Kirkwood (BetaKit)
A Canadian network focused on supporting technology companies addressing women’s health has officially launched.
Femtech Canada ... |
| 19.12.2023 | Inverted AI Secures $4 Million in Institutional Funding to Drive Advancements in AV/ADAS Development | Inverted AI, a leading generative AI company specializing in AV/ADAS development, proudly announces the successful completion of its institutional early stage financing round, securing over $4 million USD. The funding, spearheaded by Yaleto... |
| 25.10.2023 | Startup employees are reeling as they brace for back-to-back rounds of layoffs: 'When it happens again, you start to lose that confidence and faith in your leadership.' | Samantha Lee/Insider This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Redeem now
Some startups are laying off workers for the second, third, and even fourth time.
The cuts come as... |
| 17.10.2023 | Secondary Market for Private Securities Hiive Closes on Venture Funding | Hiive, a secondary market for private securities, has raised venture funding, setting a post-money valuation of $77 million on the Canadian startup. The company reportedly raised USD $4.2 million in a SAFE. Hiive was founded in 2021.
Hive s... |
| 30.08.2023 | Loom Launches AI Upgrades To Maintain Lead In Async Communication Space | Video messaging platform Loom unveiled several generative-AI focused upgrades this week, as it aims ... [+] to stay ahead of the competition in the red-hot asynchronous communication space.Loom |
| 21.08.2023 | Как оптимально вернуть в офисы сотрудников, которые привыкли работать дома в Пандемию. HR | Канадский стартап получил более 13 миллионов долларов, чтобы сделать платформу аналитики по оптимальному размещению сотрудников в офисе.
Прблема возникла на ровном месте. После пандемии, большая часть сотрудников, привыкшая работать из дома... |
| 13.08.2023 | Обзор технологических стартапов в образовании за последнюю неделю | Субраманиан Вишванатан и Кулджит Чадха, соучредители Disprz
0 Обсудить
56 просмотров
Что стало известно об инвестировании в стартапы EdTech за прошедшую неделю
В порядке возрастания раскрытых привлеченных инвестиций.
OILA
Образовательное пр... |
| 09.07.2023 | GeologicalAI Secured $20M from Bill Gates' BEV to Bring Technology to Mining | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 09 July 2023, 11:07 pm
A company from Calgary, Alberta, Canada has secured a Series A funding of $20 million, with GeologicalAI obtaining a massive sum for its continued operations in its expansion in modern minin... |
| 01.07.2023 | The good and the bad about Canada's startup scene | In a fancy Toronto hotel on Wednesday, Canadian investor John Ruffolo introduced me to Martin Basiri, a young immigrant and entrepreneur who just raised $40 million in seed funding for his second startup. In 2021, his first one became one o... |
| 25.06.2023 | Обзор технологических стартапов в образовании за последнюю неделю | Партнеры-основатели Brighteye Бен Вирц и Александр Спиро Лацис
0 Обсудить
18 просмотров
Что стало известно об инвестировании в стартапы EdTech за прошедшую неделю
В порядке возрастания раскрытых привлеченных инвестиций.
CyberWarfare Labs
те... |
| 13.06.2023 | Канадский стартап конкурент Open AI привлек 270 миллионов долларов в свой ИИ. AI | Посмотрит на этих основателей из Канады. Действительно мультикультурная страна и это дает свои преимущества.
Стартап Cohere, основанный на искусственном интеллекте (ИИ), основанный в Торонто, который конкурирует с создателем ChatGPT OpenAI,... |
| 01.06.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Neat Burger raises $18m, Debut bags $34m to expand cell-free biomanufacturing platform | This week, Neat Burger raised $18m to take its plant-based restaurant chain into new markets, synthetic biology startup Debut raised $34 million to expand its cell-free biomanufacturing platform, and biofertilizer startup Anuvia Plant Nutri... |
| 29.05.2023 | Стартап в области искусственного интеллекта (ИИ) Cognosys привлек 2 миллиона канадских долларов в ходе начального раунда... | Никак не отойти от темы ИИ. Скорее всего появятся тысячи стартапов, которые используя генеративне модели, будут делать надстройки над ними для решения конкретных задач пользователей. Вот пример канадского стартапа, который только что получи... |
| 26.05.2023 | Сложная ситуация на рынке венчурных инвестиций в Торонто. 2023 год провален. Venture. Toronto | Когда вы планируете релоцировать свой стартап в Северную Америку, и в частности в Канаду, вы точно должны понимать, что сейчас происходит с рыноком венчурного финансирования. Особенно это касается компаний на стадиии до Раунда А.
Чтобы стро... |
| 18.05.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: GoodLeaf Farms snags $78m, Prime Roots raises $30m, Miso Robotics gets new investment | This week, Prime Roots raised funding for its mycelium-based take on deli meats and GoodLeaf Farms raked in funding to expand across Canada. Elsewhere, restaurant-tech startup Incentivio scored new funding, a South African bank took a stake... |
| 09.05.2023 | Канадский стартап 1Password ставит перед собой задачу возглавить переход от традиционных паролей к новой системе доступа... | Незаметная гнонка за лидерство, в которую вступил канадский стартап, может дать шанс компании 1Password войти в тройку мировых лидеров.
В заявлении, переданном BetaKit, генеральный директор 1Password Джефф Шайнер назвал решение Google отказ... |
| 09.05.2023 | уда перенаправили свои деньги канадские венчурные инвесторы в 2023 году. Angel. Investors. Canada. SaaS | В то время, как венчурные инвестиции в первом квартале упали по сравнению с 2022 годом, неожиданно инвесторы повернулись в сторону стартапов ранних стадий. В Канаде эта тенденция тоже есть и вот пример. Просто посмотрите, какие технолггичес... |
| 08.05.2023 | Обзор технологических стартапов в образовании за последнюю неделю | Майкл Лондон, основатель, генеральный директор Uwill
0 Обсудить
37 просмотров
Что стало известно об инвестировании в стартапы EdTech за прошедшую неделю
В порядке возрастания привлеченных инвестиций.
Argedu
предоставляет высококачественный ... |
| 28.04.2023 | Как дела с финтехами в Канаде? Есть и большие. Fintech. Canada | Как известно, в Канаде рынок фнансовых услуг монополизирован пятеркой основных банков и казалось бы им и карты в руки. Но как всегда бывает в консервативной индустрии, какие то небольшие компании создают новые финанансовые инструменты и бан... |
| 28.04.2023 | Как Канада стала пилотным рынком для новых сервисов от Reddit Twitter. Canada. Pilot market | Мы всегда напоминаем нашим клиентам, что Канада - это пилотный рынок для их продукта. Если ваш продукт сработал в Канаде, значит он сработает и в США. А с учетом более дешевого выхода на рынок, ваш стартап обойдется меньшими ресурсами. Сего... |
| 17.04.2023 | Куда летит этот Канадский Единорог? AYERZERO LABS ПРИВЛЕКАЕТ 120 МЛН ДОЛЛАРОВ ПРИ ОЦЕНКЕ 3 МЛРД ДОЛЛАРОВ | Крипта еще не умерла. Вот как инвестируется в Канаде платформа для этого рынка, которая собрала 120 миллионов от уважаемых инвесторов.
«LayerZero… создает единую экосистему, подобную Интернету, которая объединяет разработчиков каждого блокч... |
| 12.04.2023 | Where We Are Investing Now: Pivotal Personal Health | Photo by Ketut Subiyanto
Personal health is, and long has been, big business.
The US healthcare expenditure reached $4.3 trillion in 2021 and is estimated to reach $6.2 trillion by 2028. The US spent nearly 16.8% GDP on healthcare in 2019... |
| 10.04.2023 | Canadian virtual care startup Felix raises C$18M | Photo: Thomas M. Barwick/Getty Images |
| 08.04.2023 | Что такое строительная аналитика и как она использует AI. Real Tech | Стартап Mercator AI из Алгари привлек 5,1 млн канадских долларов (3,75 млн долларов США) в рамках начального раунда инвестиций, поскольку он разрабатывает свою платформу строительной аналитики для бизнес-разработчиков.
Основанная в 2020 год... |
| 20.03.2023 | Стартап из Ванкувера на коне. Trulioo - сервис проверки личности, и оценка в 2 миллиарда долларов. Personal data | Мы уже писали про эту компанию раньше (может вы пропустили эту новость), но всегда приятно похвастаться успехами канадского стартапа. Идея совершенно проста - мониторинг персональных данных в Интернет и идентификация личности, но сделала эт... |
| 21.02.2023 | 2023 data, ML and AI landscape: ChatGPT, generative AI and more | It’s been less than 18 months since we published our last MAD (Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Data) landscape, and there have been dramatic developments in that time.
When we left, the data world was booming in the wake of th... |
| 09.02.2023 | Form lays off 18 as Vancouver tech cuts continue | Photo credit: @formswim on Twitter
Local AR swim goggles outfit Form has laid off 18 employees. It’s at least the third major example of cuts for Vancouver-based companies in 2023, including Thinkific (76 employees on January 10) and Hootui... |
| 27.01.2023 | In leaked memo, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke announces CTO departure and other engineering shakeups | Shopify CTO Allan Leinwand is departing the company. Shopify This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Shopify CTO Allan Leinwand is leaving the company, CEO Tobi Lütke announced on... |
| 23.01.2023 | Startups measuring the brain that you need to know | Companies are using biomarkers to diagnose and treat mental illness and other neurological disorders
Mental illness is considered the silent pandemic that's been overlooked since the start of COVID. The World Health Organization found the g... |
| 09.01.2023 | 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, ... |
| 18.12.2022 | Обзор технологических стартапов в образовании за последнюю неделю | Основан в 2017 году, Индия. Интегрированная платформа сбора платы за обучение для образовательных учреждений, которая позволяет родителям вносить ежегодную плату за обучение гибкими ежемесячными платежами без процентов. Создали программу по... |
| 18.12.2022 | The top fintech stories of 2022 | Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll ... |
| 06.12.2022 | Fintech firm Fintel Connect raises $4.8M seed round | From left to right: Carson Lappetito of Sunwest Bank, Charles Potts of ICBA, Alana Levine and Nicky Senyard of Fintel Connect, Carey Ransom of BTV, and Wayne Miller of ICBA (Photo courtesy of Fintel Connect on PR Newswire).
Fintel Connect, ... |
| 04.12.2022 | The forecast calls for more tech news | This newsletter is just a glimpse of the amazing tech news happening in Vancouver every day. Don’t want to miss a story? Become a Vancouver Tech Journal member »
At every Vancouver publication I’ve worked at, the top article — without fail ... |
| 01.12.2022 | Calgary tech is calling | November, we hardly knew you. That’s how I’m feeling anyway as we say goodbye to the 11th month of the year and enter December. But while 2022 is almost over, our slate of local events is not. We’ll see you a few more times before we ring i... |
| 14.11.2022 | A software engineer from India says he was fired by Meta 2 days after he moved to Canada for his job | A Meta employee said he was laid off two days after moving from India to Canada for work.
Meta laid off 11,000 employees, or 13% of its workforce.
Advertisement
A Meta employee says he was laid off from the company two days after relocating... |
| 14.11.2022 | A software engineer from India says he was fired by Meta 2 days after he moved to Canada for his job | Facebook Meta sign Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Redeem now
A Meta employee said he was laid off two days after moving from India to Canada for work.
Meta laid off 11,000 employees, or 13% of its workforce.
Meta's Canada office previously an... |
| 29.10.2022 | HyperComply Raises Series A to “Get Rid of Security Questionnaires”
BetaKit / 09.08.22
All News
Betakit cover’s HyperComply’s Series A financing – read the full announcement here.
HyperComply co-f... | Betakit cover’s HyperComply’s Series A financing – read the full announcement here.
HyperComply co-founder and CEO Amar Chahal believes that “the way companies build trust with each other is fundamentally broken.”
Security reviews are a n... |
| 25.10.2022 | Microsoft President Brad Smith is leading the vision of a connected Cascadia | Microsoft President Brad Smith interviews the company’s founder, Bill Gates, at the Cascadia Innovation Corridor conference. Photo: Robert Ritchie Photography.
“If there's one thing that doesn't respect the border, it's carbon,” Brad Smith,... |
| 16.10.2022 | Sim City: What the new mayor means for Vancouver tech | Have you wondered where B.C.’s smartest investors think current venture capital trends are headed? Want to know who the most interesting and fastest-growing Vancouver companies are? We’ll be answering those kinds of questions over the comin... |
| 10.10.2022 | More micromobility layoffs, digging into the Mobileye S-1 and a Rivian recall | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. This is a shorter version of The Station newslette... |
| 18.09.2022 | $46M for Indigenous businesses | When I was a co-op student at Innovate BC, you could have told me the Technology Impact Awards were on par with The Emmys. It took me a few years, but when I attended my first TIAs last year, I got what all the fuss was about. Now you can s... |
| 12.09.2022 | Mental health companies that have raised funding so far in 2022 | Funding to mental health companies dropped 60% in Q1, as the VC environment has tightened
Last year was a great year for the mental health space, and digital health in general: companies brought in $5.5 billion globally across 324 deals, a ... |
| 06.09.2022 | Health social network Curatio merges with Australia’s RxMx to form patient experience giant | (Credit: Unsplash)
Mobile health company Curatio and Sydney-based RxMx have merged to form RxPx, a new patient management software firm for life sciences companies. The deal was financed by private equity firm Pemba Capital Partners, which ... |
| 04.09.2022 | The last companies standing in B.C.'s hottest competition | It’s the Labour Day long weekend: the annual holiday that’s not just about buying back-to-school tech deals at bargain prices, but which celebrates the achievements of Canadian workers. Join me in spending today reflecting on all the excell... |
| 28.08.2022 | The event-tech industry strikes back | When the pandemic hit in 2020, it changed everything. Nowhere was this more evident than in the events industry, which — in many ways — was compelled to reinvent itself as lockdowns shuttered in-person gatherings and entertainment.
Vancouve... |
| 10.08.2022 | Vancouver tech layoffs, talent, and hiring companies | As the innovation economy comes under pressure, a number of local tech companies have been forced to lay off employees. Here we’re sharing details on who has let go of staff, how to reach newly-available tech talent, and which companies are... |
| 09.08.2022 | Hootsuite lays off nearly a third of its workforce as CEO tries to ‘refocus’ | Social media marketing firm Hootsuite says it has slashed its workforce by 30%.
“We need to refocus our strategies to drive efficiency, growth and financial sustainability,” CEO Tom Keiser said in a statement sent to TechCrunch. The company... |
| 01.08.2022 | 👀 Why Softbank, Snap and Mitsubishi are coming to town | Hey, it’s William. I hope you’re using this extra day to relax. I know I will be… mostly. I’ll be catching up on emails (probably from some of you) before watching a bunch of Netflix or TikTok videos later. Anyway, although the week ahead i... |
| 22.07.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: String Bio raises $20m, SVG heads south with $50m agtech fund | Indian biotech company String Bio landed Series B funding this week and announced plans to turn methane into alternative protein. California’s SVG Ventures announced a new fund specifically supporting the ag sectors in Australia and New Zea... |
| 03.07.2022 | 😳 $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... |
| 18.06.2022 | Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary explains why he's buying the dip in bitcoin and ether — and says the collapse of risky tokens will help the crypto market in the long run | In an exclusive interview with Insider, Kevin O'Leary broke down how he's approaching the crypto bear market.
The "Shark Tank" investor said the market correction hasn't yet seen a defining moment.
Advertisement
"Shark Tank&q... |
| 15.06.2022 | Wealthsimple, valued at $4B last year, joins the fintech layoffs list | Canadian fintech giant Wealthsimple, which was valued at $4 billion as of last year, is laying off 159 people — or about 13% of its staff.
The Toronto-based company has been a leader in the realm of democratizing financial products for cons... |
| 01.06.2022 | Boldstart Ventures has two new funds to plug into teams with an idea and little else | Boldstart Ventures, a seed- and early-stage venture firm that markets itself as a “day one partner for developer-first, crypto-infrastructure and SaaS founders,” has closed on two new funds roughly 14 months after announcing its last two fu... |
| 29.05.2022 | 🚜 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... |
| 09.05.2022 | Canadian Neo Financial’s $185M CAD fund raise signals confidence in neobanks | The news: Canada-based digital bank Neo Financial raised $185 million CAD ($147.6 million) in a funding round, per PYMNTS.
More on this: In addition to the funding, Neo Financial announced it has reached 1 million users. The digital bank of... |
| 08.05.2022 | 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... |
| 05.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Zepto bags $200m, Stanford launches climate change school | This week, Indian “instant delivery” e-grocer Zepto got closer to unicorn status with its Series D fundraise, while Colombia’s RobinFood raised funds to expand its ghost kitchen network across Latin America. Elsewhere, cultivated leather st... |
| 01.05.2022 | 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... |
| 27.04.2022 | Untraceable Events Announces ETHToronto Hackathon Alongside Canada’s Largest Cryptocurrency Event, Blockchain Futurist Conference | We are excited to see the ideas and projects that come from this year’s event and the impact they have on the future.
TORONTO (PRWEB) April 27, 2022
Untraceable Events announces ETHToronto Hackathon on August 8-10, 2022 as part of the fourt... |
| 24.04.2022 | 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... |
| 13.04.2022 | Hootsuite Appoints Former Mailchimp Exec as CPO | Vancouver-based Hootsuite has appointed Natalia Williams as chief product officer (CPO). Prior to joining Hootsuite, Williams worked at Mailchimp as the email marketing company’s CPO. Before that, she spent almost a decade at Bloomingdales,... |
| 10.04.2022 | 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... |
| 09.04.2022 | Обзор технологических стартапов в образовании за последнюю неделю | Соучредители Glints: (слева направо) Си Ин Конг, Вонг Йонг Цзе, Стив Сутанто и Освальд Йео.
1 комментарий
50 просмотров
Что стало известно об инвестировании в стартапы EdTech за прошедшую неделю
В порядке возрастания привлеченных инвестиций... |
| 06.04.2022 | Circular Rubber Technologies completes the circuit | Last night’s Angels for Climate Solutions innovation challenge lived up to its name. A group of investors dolled out $122,000 to Circular Rubber Technologies, a rubber recycling startup with a product that rivals brand new rubber—just with ... |
| 03.04.2022 | 💯 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... |
| 01.04.2022 | Garrett Camp on his startup studio, its new $200M fund and what he makes of ‘Super Pumped’ | When I first met Garrett Camp in March 2007 on a reporting assignment, it was at the San Francisco-based offices of StumbleUpon, a web-discovery tool that had registered more than 2 million users and drawn attention to Camp, the startup’s t... |
| 27.03.2022 | 🏆 Icons, builders and rising stars | It’s Anthonia Ogundele here, on deck for this week’s journal. I’m a parent to an amazing 14 (soon to be 15) year-old girl and the founder of Ethọ́s Lab, a new STEAM-focused non-profit and after-school innovation academy for youth. We levera... |
| 27.03.2022 | A Wave Of Billion-Dollar Language AI Startups Is Coming | In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded the greatest language AI startup of all time. But a new ... [+] generation of challengers is coming. Wired |
| 24.03.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: African startups Apollo, Wasoko & ThriveAgric close big-ticket rounds | This has been a watershed week for African agrifoodtech, with a string of startups from the continent closing eight and nine-figure US dollar rounds over the past few days. Kenya’s Wasoko and Apollo Agriculture raised $125 million and $40 m... |
| 13.03.2022 | 🇩🇪 From East Berlin to B.C. | Good morning everyone. It’s Erin Gee here. I co-host the Bad + Bitchy Podcast where we discuss current events and pop culture through the lens of intersectional feminism, and I'm also one of VTJ’s special guest editors this month. Over the ... |
| 17.02.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Equip gets $58m to help manage eating disorders; Bowery acquires Traptic | This week, US telehealth startup Equip raised funds for its eating disorder management platform, while Danish agtech company Agreena secured $22.5 million to help farmers participate in carbon markets.
In Asia, Next Gen Foods, the company b... |
| 13.02.2022 | 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... |
| 12.02.2022 | This Week in Apps: Microsoft’s app store principles, TikTok’s new safety policies, Apple reveals ‘Tap to Pay’ | Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy.
The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer sp... |
| 06.02.2022 | 100+ Fresh Startup Submission Sites List 2022 | Submit Your Startup Free | Startup Preeti Mishra 6 February 2022
One of the most opt asked questions from the startups in India that how to grow their business and how to promote? The most relevant answer by a digital marketing expert is ‘link building’. Now the thin... |
| 06.02.2022 | 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... |
| 03.02.2022 | The Salesforce-Vancouver love affair is 12 years in the making | Salesforce Vancouver
“Some things just make too much sense.” That’s how our affable senior editor led last week’s news that San Francisco-based Salesforce would acquire Burnaby’s Traction on Demand. I think there were at least two reasons h... |
| 30.01.2022 | 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... |
| 26.01.2022 | ‘You can be a global company and be based on Vancouver Island’: With acquisition of U.K.’s Credence, Victoria-based Certn is now a 270-person global operation | Certn CEO Andrew McLeod (Provided)
Victoria’s Certn has acquired Credence, a provider of background checks in the United Kingdom, to expand its offering and grow its client roster in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Why it matters: The a... |
| 19.01.2022 | Vetster Expands Leadership Team, Prepares for Next Phase of Growth | Rahul Nirula, CPO, Vetster The modern pet owner seeks on-demand, convenient solutions. Veterinarians seek ways to improve access to care while building out their practice with high-value solutions. Vetster sits at that intersection.
TORONTO... |
| 18.01.2022 | 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... |
| 14.01.2022 | Together lands $6.2 million CAD to pair mentors and mentees in companies |
Together, a software company that brings mentors and mentees, well… together, has raised $6.2 million CAD ($5 million USD). AltaIR Capital led the round with participation from TRAC, Garage Capital, Rebel Fund, and Funders Club.
Together... |
| 12.01.2022 | How An Ethical AI Startup Makes A Triple-Bottom Line Impact | As an ethical AI company, Sama provides economic opportunities to women and youth from underserved ... [+] and marginalized communities. getty |
| 11.01.2022 | 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... |
| 03.01.2022 | GeekWire 200: New changes coming to our rankings of top Pacific Northwest startups | After a busy year of deal making, our most recent update to the GeekWire 200 rankings doesn’t include any major shakeups. However, big changes are on the horizon.
This month, our index of the Pacific Northwest’s top privately-held startups ... |
| 19.12.2021 | 🚗 From $50k to $5 million, real quick | Good morning everyone. Last week, we sent you our top 21 stories from 2021. It was a subtle reminder that we’re almost at the end of the year. We’re so close that this very email is actually the second last one you’ll get from us until Janu... |
| 12.12.2021 | 🤑 $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... |
| 09.12.2021 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: India leads as AgroStar, Ola, WayCool & Samhitha score funding | Online farmer marketplace Agrostar scored $70 million while delivery and transport app Ola bagged $139 million as Indian startups led in the agrifoodtech funding stakes this past week. Elsewhere, the US’s Serve Robotics raised $13 million f... |
| 05.12.2021 | 🦄 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... |
