What the surge in Vancouver acquisitions means

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🗞️This week, InBC — the province’s $500 million investment fund — has been busy, announcing a $10 million investment into Vanedge Capital, as well as a partnership that will ramp up its focus on intellectual property. (Plus, last week, InBC was part of Novarc’s $50 million funding round.) Meanwhile, there’s been news of three more Vancouver acquisitions (scroll down to the “in other news” section to learn more), including one by UniUni, which is B.C.’s fastest-growing company. Oh, and find out which popular Vancouver business paid a six-figure settlement for unregistered trading, read about the launch of a platform for fintech innovators and regulators, and check out the business opportunities for B.C. companies as the provincial government rallies against Elon Musk.

-Kate Wilson, managing editor