Last week, I asked how many of you are hunting for a job. Turns out there’s more than you’d think. More than 60 percent of you who voted are looking for something new, while only four percent wouldn’t consider a change. (For the record, 22 percent of you are happy where you are, but open). All that to say: more than 82 percent of our community is either actively looking for, or could be enticed to, a new gig.
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🤝 Funding and deals
Operto Guest Technologies, a hospitality platform, raised a USD $25 Million Series B and announced the appointment of HotelTonight founder to its board of directors. Read in Vancouver Tech Journal »
Dyne, a SaaS-for-restaurants startup, received an influx of cash from Edmonton-based Sprout.vc as part of its now-oversubscribed 2022 seed round. Read in Vancouver Tech Journal »
TRIUMF, Vancouver’s particle accelerator centre, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian-German nuclear technology company Dual Fluid to advance the development of a small modular reactor. Learn more »
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🗞️ In other news
Canada Drives, an online vehicle retailer, announced a restructuring of business operations after filing for creditor protection. Learn more »
The provincial government extended its Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit, which will reduce costs for technology businesses while growing the sector, for another five years. Learn more »
Absolute Software, a provider of self-healing, intelligent security solutions, was named a gold winner in the 2023 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. Read more »
Hydra, a hydrogen-as-a-service provider, signed detailed MOUs with eight new commercial truck fleets in Prince George, bringing the company’s total to more than 80 heavy-duty trucks. Learn more »
Entrepreneurship@UBC welcomed 36 new teams for its 45th cohort of Venture Founder, UBC’s incubator and accelerator program. Read more »
East Side Games Group announced its studio, East Side Games, as well as one of their recent releases, Star Trek: Lower Decks – The Badgey Directive, have both been shortlisted for Mobile Game Awards. Learn more »
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💡 Ideas and insights
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Roger Patterson, co-founder and president of visual marketing platform Later and co-founder of accelerator Launch Academy, writing in Forbes: Three trends set to shape the creator economy during the downturn
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