LayerZero Labs raises $135M, valued at $1B

The blockchain technology business is Vancouver’s latest unicorn.

🤫 Bootstrapping startups and secrets

Eight events we have on our radar over the next few weeks.

Uber Canada and FLO join forces to accelerate EV adoption

Yvette Wu is on the other side of the coin

How does it feel to jump from a bank to a fintech company? “You can actually get shit done.”

💯—but not a good one | The Morning Report

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The B.C. startups who pitched at Y Combinator's Winter 2022 Demo Day

Say hello to Instant Domains, Trueplace and Spade.

Michelle Kwok sold a company in her early 20s. What comes next?

The co-founder of FLIK is now leading community growth at Scale.

$1.1M in Cognito's bank account | The Morning Report

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Victoria-based Cognito Health closes a $1.1M pre-seed round led by Garage Capital

Its high-profile investors include Shopify co-founder Scott Lake and Redbrick’s Tobyn Sowden.

Vancouver-based Zoomd acquires AI-firm Albert, kickstarts M&A strategy

The company acquired a U.S-based firm to accelerate product growth.

🏆 Icons, builders and rising stars

Ahead of the Oscars, meet the locals who recently took home awards for more critical activities (i.e. saving the planet). Welcome to the Sunday Briefing.

Meet this year's cleantech award winners | The Morning Report

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