Social media manager Hootsuite raises $60 million at valuation near $1 billion Hootsuite, the Vancouver, B.C.-based startup that helps organizations better manage social media efforts, has pulled in another $60 million in… Read More
Microsoft to open new R&D center in Vancouver, B.C., hire up to 400 Microsoft is expanding its footprint in Canada, announcing today that it plans to open a new training and engineering center… Read More
Venture capitalist Boris Wertz joins Andreessen Horowitz in part-time board partner role Many in the Pacific Northwest technology scene may already be familiar with Boris Wertz, the Vancouver, B.C. super angel who… Read More
Why super angel Geoff Entress is smiling: HootSuite just scored a whopping $165M VC round Seattle super angel Geoff Entress told me a few months ago that HootSuite, the B.C.-based maker of social media analysis… Read More
Vancouver, B.C. looking to spend $30M in digital push Cities throughout the world are trying to capture more tech talent, and our neighbors to the north are no different.… Read More
Facebook establishing temporary engineering center in B.C. Facebook already has a growing engineering operation in Seattle. Now, the social networking powerhouse is heading north of the border… Read More
Amazon.com expanding in Canada, plans to open new development center in March Amazon.com is expanding aggressively in Canada, with plans to open a new development center next month in Vancouver, B.C. We… Read More
B.C. super angel Boris Wertz keeps on trucking, raises another $4M for Version One It’s a tough time for many in the venture business, with many firms struggling to raise new funds. But don’t… Read More
A big win for BC: Annual TED conference headed to Vancouver TED is heading north of the border. To mark the organization’s 30th anniversary, it just announced today that it plans… Read More
HootSuite’s Ryan Holmes, angel Geoff Entress launch new BC startup incubator Invoke Labs Geoff Entress has the BC bug. The Seattle angel investor is partnering with HootSuite founder Ryan Holmes and others to… Read More
Super angel Boris Wertz launches $15M VC fund Version One Ventures We’ve heard the complaints loud and clear that the Pacific Northwest simply needs more money flowing into early-stage startups. Well,… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Kashoo’s iPad app looks to make accounting easy If you’ve ever gotten stuck, frustrated or bent out of shape using QuickBooks, the team at Kashoo wants to talk… Read More
