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Phew! Iโ€™ve just got back from SXSW in Austin, and it was fantastic to see so many Vancouver companies representing our city on the world stage. Iโ€™m still recovering processing everything from Vancouver Day and beyond, but stay tuned in a few daysโ€™ time for an exclusive roundup of how the local ecosystem is making an impact on the U.S., and why our Vancouver Mayor and B.C. Minister for Jobs, Economic Development, and Innovation flew down to Texas to promote the cityโ€™s interests in tech.

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Vancouver tech responds to Silicon Valley Bank collapse

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Fantuan is Metro Vancouverโ€™s multimillion dollar tech secret

Tucked away in Burnaby, the venture bridges Canada and the Chinese diaspora, delivering food in over 40 cities worldwide. Start reading ยป

Moment Energy and Invest Vancouver among 50 BC Cleantech Award nominees for 2023

This year's finalists span categories including startups, scaling ventures, funders, corporate pioneers and ecosystem supporters. Start reading ยป

Karn Manhas steps down as CEO of Terramera

Manhas will remain on the board as executive chair and announces Nate Kelly as new CEO. Start reading ยป

The Index: 12 creator economy leaders to know

Instagram to TikTok, Web2 to Web3: meet the local innovators at the helm of all that the Vancouver tech community has to offer for creators. Members only. Get started ยป

Turning disaster into opportunity

Read our top member briefing from last week. Members only. Get started ยป

WomenInWeb3 Summit to elevate local talent, startups

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๐Ÿค Funding and deals

  • Tribe Property Technologies, a proptech company, announced a partnership with VendorPM, a vendor management and procurement software for the property industry. Read more ยป

  • FINCAD โ€” which provides pricing, modelling, and risk analytics to financial institutions โ€” has partnered with Beacon Platform to help quants, traders, and portfolio and risk managers have better insights into derivative and fixed income analytics. Learn more ยป

  • TerraZero Technologies, a Web3 venture, partnered with Seed Group to bring its suite of products and services to the UAE. Newswire ยป

  • Tabit, a local B2B buy-now-pay-later solution offered at point-of-sale, announced the launch of a new partnership with Lenovo that sees an integration of the pairโ€™s software. Learn more ยป

  • Ryan Reynoldsโ€™ budget wireless provider, Mint Mobile, has been acquired by T-Mobile for $1.35 billion dollars. Bloomberg ยป

  • The shareholders of Ritchie Bros voted to approve the proposed acquisition of IAA, a digital auto sales marketplace. Learn more ยป

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