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Now here’s what’s been happening in Vancouver tech this week.
-Emily
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Insporos, a Vancouver agtech startup developing intelligent seed-sorting technology, has won Frontier Collective's $20,000 pitch competition, taking home non-dilutive funding from Vancity. Read more →
The federal government is investing $3.25 million in the Canadian Food Innovation Network to help small and medium-sized agri-food businesses develop clean technologies through its True North Sustainable Food Fund. Read more →
The Canadian Food Innovation Network and CDL-Rockies have announced a partnership to strengthen the commercialization pipeline for early-stage agrifood ventures across Canada. Read more →
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In Other News
Legal Now founder Steve Lowry shared how the Vancouver legal tech company used its own AI platform to successfully defend a domain and LinkedIn dispute brought by a larger U.S. company claiming trademark rights in Canada. Read more →
Vancouver-based TAP Network has released a new study introducing Employee Lifetime Value (eLTV), a financial framework for measuring workforce performance, based on data from 84 Canadian tech companies. Read more →
CBRE's High Technology Facilities Group has released its Q1 Tech Quarterly, tracking office market activity and company moves across the Vancouver area. Read more →
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