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The Vancouver startup pacing after the $30B global sneaker market | The Morning Report
LockSimple

Jun 22, 2021

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The Vancouver startup pacing after the $30B global sneaker market | The Morning Report

Plus 4 other headlines from the last 24 hours.

Actioning growth plan, Semios acquires Centricity
LockSimple

Jun 21, 2021

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Actioning growth plan, Semios acquires Centricity

The acquisition comes less than a month after the local Agtech leader acquired California-based Altrac.

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James Matthews
Sneaker startup SoleSavy raises $15.5M in Series A funding from Shopify's president, Dapper Labs' CEO and Diplo
LockSimple

Jun 21, 2021

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Sneaker startup SoleSavy raises $15.5M in Series A funding from Shopify's president, Dapper Labs' CEO and Diplo

The funding comes less than six months after an initial $2.5 million seed round.

Experts share biggest cybersecurity threats ahead of cyber trends event
LockSimple

Jun 20, 2021

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Experts share biggest cybersecurity threats ahead of cyber trends event

"Businesses are becoming... dependent on software we expect to be engineered like bridges, but are more often than not hacked together like my childhood treehouse." - Alex Dow, Mirai Security

Canadian Forces fires funding into BC innovators | The Sunday Briefing
LockSimple

Jun 20, 2021

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Canadian Forces fires funding into BC innovators | The Sunday Briefing

The Department of National Defence dolled out 42 financial awards for innovative ideas, with just over $2 million going to eight BC companies including Xtract AI, Metaspectral and Terra Sense.

44 businesses impacting BC tech | The Morning Report
LockSimple

Jun 18, 2021

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5 min read

44 businesses impacting BC tech | The Morning Report

Plus 8 other headlines from the last 24 hours.

Innovate BC fuels local R&D with $1M investment into 4 innovation projects
LockSimple

Jun 17, 2021

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Innovate BC fuels local R&D with $1M investment into 4 innovation projects

The funding, through Innovate BC’s Ignite program, is accelerating the commercialization of biotech, cleantech, mining and robotics projects.

44 finalists unveiled for Technology Impact Awards
LockSimple

Jun 17, 2021

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44 finalists unveiled for Technology Impact Awards

Local leaders to be recognized across a range of categories including technology adoption, resilience and diversity and inclusion.

 8 BC organizations were awarded Competitive Canadian Defence Contracts that will provide funding and insights to refine their innovations
LockSimple

Jun 17, 2021

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8 BC organizations were awarded Competitive Canadian Defence Contracts that will provide funding and insights to refine their innovations

The funding comes via the IDEaS program and totals over $2M.

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