Cities throughout the world are trying to capture more tech talent, and our neighbors to the north are no different. Vancouver B.C. is planning a big push to bolster online government services, boost free Wi-Fi and strengthen its entire technology ecosystem, using efforts from Chicago, New York and other cities as a model. According to… Read More…
Facebook already has a growing engineering operation in Seattle. Now, the social networking powerhouse is heading north of the border — but not in the traditional sense. The Vancouver Sun reports that Facebook is looking to establish a temporary facility in BC with room for up to 150 staffers. The office is set to open… Read More…
Amazon.com is expanding aggressively in Canada, with plans to open a new development center next month in Vancouver, B.C. We discovered the new office via a Facebook post from Amazon.com engineering director Mai-lan Tomsen Bukovec. “I am opening a new dev center in Vancouver in March if you know any devs or managers who would be… Read More…
It’s a tough time for many in the venture business, with many firms struggling to raise new funds. But don’t tell that to Boris Wertz, the Vancouver, B.C.-based super angel and former COO of AbeBooks. After successfully raising an oversubscribed $15 million venture fund last summer, Wertz has attracted more cash from Business Development Bank of… Read More…
TED is heading north of the border. To mark the organization’s 30th anniversary, it just announced today that it plans to move its West Coast conference from Long Beach, California to Vancouver, B.C. in 2014. The event will take place March 17th to March 24th at the stunning Vancouver Convention Centre, with the TedActive portion… Read More…
Geoff Entress has the BC bug. The Seattle angel investor is partnering with HootSuite founder Ryan Holmes and others to create a new startup incubator in Vancouver, B.C. dubbed Invoke Labs. The incubator is the latest step for Invoke Media, the development and design firm that spun out social media management startup HootSuite in 2008…. Read More…
We’ve heard the complaints loud and clear that the Pacific Northwest simply needs more money flowing into early-stage startups. Well, Boris Wertz wants to do something about it. The Vancouver, B.C. angel investor and former COO of AbeBooks (sold to Amazon.com in 2008) has been investing his own money for some time, bankrolling more than… Read More…
If you’ve ever gotten stuck, frustrated or bent out of shape using QuickBooks, the team at Kashoo wants to talk to you. The company is developing what they describe as super-simple cloud-based accounting software for small business owners. We chatted with Jim Secord, a Bellingham resident who commutes to B.C. three times per week, for the… Read More…
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