Technology

Coquitlam's Curtis Kim, a BCIT computer systems grad, created a real-time online COVID-19 tracker

What happened: Checkfront Inc. raises $9.3 million in Series A round Why it matters: The Victoria tech firm plans to ramp up hiring as a result of the new capital When Jason Morehouse founded Checkfront Inc.

Number of B.C. employees decreased despite company revenue growth

What happened: Industry group launching new program to expand artificial intelligence expertise for hundreds of B.C. women Why it matters: Initiative will try to improve gender balance in male-dominated tech sector B.C.

Mobile parking payments firm processing nearly 130 million transactions annually

Fisheries data used to develop technology to detect endangered whales’ movements

What happened: Additional access to capital announced for Lucent BioSciences and SemiosBio Technologies Why it matters: West Coast agtech firms have been raising substantial investment since the start of the year Two Vancouver-based agriculture techn

What happened: American fintech Brex is employing 40 local workers in its first international office Why it matters: U.S. companies have been targeting Vancouver in recent months Add Brex Inc.

What happened: Redbrick Technologies Inc.

What happened: Telus, Bell are now offering wireless coverage to customers in the underground portion of the Expo Line Why it matters: Commuters along the Canada Line have been able to get uninterrupted coverage for more than a decade Some Vancouver