It's beginning to look a lot like...

...your Sunday Briefing.

How early is too early for Christmas decorations? I ask because — as I looked out of the 23rd floor, waterfront-view office windows of CBRE at our last buzzing Vancouver Tech Journal morning coffee — I saw a fully adorned tree and Santa suit in someone’s apartment.

Is this a thinly veiled promotion for how awesome VTJ’s events are? It might be. A reminder: spaces are now completely full for the final two morning coffees on our tour (addy and Microsoft), but we have a whole slate of events coming up in the first week of December. Grading Vancouver’s innovation economy in 2022? Check. Digital transformation beyond buzzwords? Check. Calgary’s tech scene: Competition or complementary? You know it.

Now onto today’s briefing. It’s 918 words: a three-minute read.

-Kate, @KateWilsonSays

- P.S. VTJ members always get a discount to our events (as well as a whole lot of other benefits). Want to join the club?

19 B.C. companies recognized by Deloitte for lightning-fast growth

Plus, find out which Vancouver firm was named the top company to watch. Start reading »

State of the Nation: three key takeaways from the BC Tech report

The organization talked to 12 scale and anchor CEOs to provide a snapshot of where the local tech industry is now. Start reading »

Side Door: the tech platform helping artists make a living

Co-founded by Vancouver musician Dan Mangan, the startup enables artists to perform in non-traditional venues and recently secured a deal on Dragons’ Den. Start reading »

Trendi launches BioTrim: the startup’s first product to tackle food waste

The foodtech venture showcased its first product to transform on-farm food waste into fruit and vegetable powders. Start reading »

Member exclusive: What do all Vancouver’s tech unicorns have in common?

Discover how fast B.C.’s billion-dollar businesses got to $1 million in revenue, and other previously undisclosed details about their growth. Start reading »

🤝 Funding and deals

  • Vancouver cleantech company Ostara closed $96 million in Series-C funding to scale its North American production. Start reading »

  • Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of natural resources, announced that approximately 60 projects have been selected to receive funding under the Government of Canada's $1.5-billion Clean Fuels Fund — with 12 recipients residing in B.C. Continue »

  • Yvette Wu, CEO of Yield Exchange, won big at SAAS North in Ottawa. Wu was the winner of 2022 AWS Pitchfest and also secured $100k from Firehood Angel Camp, a community advancing women in tech.

  • Metaspectral raised $4.7 million to launch Fusion, a cloud-based AI platform that analyzes hyperspectral imagery in real-time. Learn more »

  • PDFTron, a company that creates developer tools for enterprise PDF software, has acquired Eversign: a cloud-based electronic signature innovator. Learn more »

🗞️ In other news

  • Join Vancouver Tech Journal on December 7 for our event Calgary's tech scene: Competition or complementary, an insight into how tech is growing in B.C.’s eastern neighbour. Get tickets »

  • BCIT is inviting companies to apply for its Industry Sponsored Student Projects (ISSP) Program, where senior students work on IT or software development projects directly for industry. Learn more »

  • SX Network, a layer-two blockchain running on Polygon, continues to be a viable and attractive ground to build upon. Learn more »

  • Vancouver Tech Journal contributor Erin Gee sat down with crypto influencer and consultant, Megan Nilsson (AKA Crypto Megan). d3crypto »

  • Floorspace, a commercial real estate agency, presented its Q3 2022 update on notable office leasing activity in Vancouver. Start reading »

  • Voltsafe was named a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree by the Consumer Technology Association for its two products: the Voltsafe Home and the Voltsafe Marine.

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