Tech in Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia is known for AI, quantum, cleantech, games, B2B SaaS. Here’s what’s happening in its tech and startup scene this month, and where to plug in.
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Latest Vancouver tech news
- 01FundingVistara Growth goes evergreen with launch of sixth private credit fundVancouver investment firm targeting $500-million USD fund as it looks to hop off the perpetual fundraising wheel.
- 02SoftwareRepeat tech entrepreneur Ryan St. Germaine joins Raven as partnerSt. Germaine comes aboard as Vancouver-based Raven gears up to raise another fund.
- 03AIMore damaging AI hacking incidents to come unless changes are made, scientists warn
- 04SoftwareBuilding biotech: How to solve the people problem in the country’s life sciences ecosystemThe Building Biotech series explores how this country can become a global player in life sciences by streamlining the entrepreneurial path to commercialization. Canada’s biotech sector continues to produce promising therapies, medical technologies and…
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Flickr and Slack both began as failed video games in Vancouver
Stewart Butterfield's team set out to build online games. Game Neverending turned into Flickr; Glitch flopped, but its internal chat tool became Slack, which Salesforce bought for US$27.7B.
Source: Wikipedia: Slack Technologies ↗4,000+
BC's product managers have a home on Slack
Product BC's Slack community has 4,000+ members, plus events, roundtables and mentorship. It's the first place I'd send any PM new to British Columbia.
Source: Article: The two PM communities in BC ↗Other hubs: Victoria · Calgary · Edmonton · Saskatoon · Winnipeg · Waterloo · Toronto · Ottawa · Montréal · Québec City · Fredericton · Halifax · St. John’s