Technology

B.C. government’s $100m venture capital fund takes aim at startups

Province will hire a fund manager from private sector to choose which startups will receive money

Dec 8, 2015 3:22 PM Read more >

Coding bootcamps gain traction as number of grads double in one year

Developers aim to introduce youths to coding early to make B.C. workforce more competitive

Dec 8, 2015 3:00 PM Read more >

D-Wave’s play for AI attracts biggest deal yet for quantum computer firm

Burnaby-based firm is supplying NASA and Google with computing system to advance artificial intelligence

Dec 8, 2015 2:30 PM Read more >

Eventbase raises US$6m as it prepares to expand Vancouver HQ

A year ago, Eventbase had about 30 employees working on tailor-made mobile apps for events like the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver or the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival.

Dec 8, 2015 6:30 AM Read more >

CRTC serves first warrant under anti-spam law, targets malware-spreading server

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has served its first-ever warrant under anti-spam legislation that went into effect last year.

Dec 4, 2015 7:35 AM Read more >

Real estate startup Two By Fore aims to settle ‘Wild West’ of online reputations

A new partnership between RE/MAX and startup Two By Fore has the potential to calm the “Wild West situation” real estate agents face when building an online reputation, according to the Vancouver tech company’s co-founder.

Dec 3, 2015 10:04 AM Read more >

Hootsuite lays off 20 Vancouver employees

Company spokeswoman said she is ‘unable to comment further’ on whether there were layoffs in other locations

Dec 2, 2015 7:43 AM Read more >

Initiatives help patients avoid the waiting game

Surrey health-care company's published wait times, video conferencing aimed at improving convenience

Nov 30, 2015 11:00 PM Read more >

How Launch Academy created 635 jobs ripping startups ‘out of their basement’

Vancouver-based incubator has helped raise $57 million in venture capital for startups, according to Launch Academy's 2015 impact report

Nov 27, 2015 12:52 PM Read more >

BCIC's first-ever B.C. Tech Summit ‘not just all about downtown Vancouver’

Greg Caws wants to be clear — B.C.’s tech sector is “not just all about downtown Vancouver.” So when the B.C. Innovation Council (BCIC) launches its first-ever B.C.

Nov 27, 2015 8:20 AM Read more >