Tech & Science
BCBusiness + TELUS By offering security and automation solutions in residential buildings, property managers are likely to see an increase in demand, both by being able to lease-up quicker and retain tenants longer. Modern technology An industry insight survey conducted by Wakefield Research found that 86% of millennials want smart home technology in their...
When Laurie Schultz joined what is now Galvanize as CEO in 2011, some people were skeptical about the business, she remembers. Then called ACL Services, the Vancouver-based audit analytics software maker had been struggling, so former chief executive Harald Will...
We take a sometimes weekly and always tongue-in-cheek look at some B.C. companies making noise with big-money raises. Don’t take this too seriously. Unless you make money off it—then we want some. As annoying as the Toronto-based NHL team’s recent success has...
For the second year in a row, public companies in B.C. and across the country will need to think digital when planning their annual general meetings. Last year, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses were forced to hold their...
When it comes to cutting-edge digital professions, one local organization is working with industry to help ensure that women don’t get left behind. Athena Pathways, which has financial backing from Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster, has set a goal of helping 500...
As Internet-connected cars go mainstream, Mojio plans to be in the driver’s seat. Thanks to alliances with customers like Telus Corp., Deutsche Telekom and its U.S. subsidiary T-Mobile–all three are investors, too–the Vancouver company now has more than 1.2 million...
The esoteric world of blockchain and cryptocurrency got a much-needed dose of fun in late 2017, when Vancouver “venture studio” Axiom Zen launched CryptoKitties. Consumers quickly took to the first game on the Ethereum network, which lets players use digital...
When I planned to meet Anthonia Ogundele, I had no idea we’d end up flying over a place called Sushi Island. But here I am with the founder of Ethọ́s Lab Lab, whose avatar is showing mine around Atlanthọ́s, a virtual space for youth aged 13-18 who belong to the local innovation academy. Accessible via a portal hidden in a wall, Sushi Island is just one corner of the complex, which also includes an auditorium and an art gallery. Since...
After racing other people for years, Dan Eisenhardt has been just fine swimming with the sharks, too. The former competitive swimmer sold his first entrepreneurial venture, a sports eyewear technology firm called Recon Instruments, to Intel Corp. in 2015. Just...
Scientist, entrepreneur, billionaire—Carl Hansen can now add tax wonk to his list of credentials, too. The founder and CEO of AbCellera Biologics revealed that side of himself by pushing for lower taxes on innovation during a virtual chat with Wendy Hurlburt, president...