Solegear Announces Significant Increase in Business with Leading U.S.-Based Produce Provider

Vancouver, BC – Solegear Bioplastic Technologies Inc. (the “Company” or “Solegear”) (TSX-V:SGB) is pleased to announce that it has received an increased annual program from a leading U.S. ready-to-eat produce provider that is expected to generate 400% growth in revenue from this customer in the current year. The associated purchase orders… Read More

Cooledge Lighting Enables New Generation of Fixture-free Luminous Exteriors

Vancouver, B.C. – Cooledge Lighting Inc. will alter the course of decades-old façade lighting with the launch of TILE Exterior, an LED system that frees light from the constraints of fixtures to illuminate any architectural geometry, scale with ease, and give designers entirely new ways to accentuate buildings without “spill… Read More

Tasktop Announces Strong Momentum in First Half Fiscal Year 2017

Vancouver, BC – Tasktop, the leader in Value Stream Integration, today announced that during the first half of fiscal year 2017, the company signed more than 200 new customers, adding to its portfolio of global leaders in financial services, insurance, government and manufacturing, which include 43… Read More

PHEMI Named a 2017 Gartner Cool Vendor as Healthcare Provider

VANCOUVER, British Columbia– PHEMI, the company delivering big data solutions with built-in privacy, governance, and enterprise-grade management, says its status as a Gartner Cool Vendor for Healthcare Providers is based upon a big data warehouse solution that meets the complex challenges associated with precision medicine and… Read More

DevOps Expert Gene Kim to Serve as Tasktop’s Strategic Advisor

VANCOUVER, BC –  Tasktop, the leader in Value Stream Integration, today announced that Gene Kim, DevOps expert, author and multiple award-winning CTO, will serve as Tasktop’s strategic advisor. Kim is a prominent figure in the DevOps world, a multi-award winning CTO, researcher and author of The Phoenix Project: A Novel About… Read More

Yaletown Partners Announces Nate Glubish as Investment Manager for Accelerate Fund II

Calgary, AB – Yaletown Partners is pleased to announce that Nate Glubish has joined the Accelerate Fund II team as Investment Manager based in Edmonton. Accelerate Fund II is Alberta Enterprise’s second early-stage fund announced with a $10 million investment in November. Yaletown Partners manages Accelerate Fund II with The A100. Read More

Tasktop Raises $11.3 Million in Second Round from AVX Partners, Austin Ventures and Yaletown

Vancouver, BC – Tasktop, the leader in Software Lifecycle Integration, today announced that it has raised $11.3 million in second round funding led by AVX Partners, with participation from existing investors Austin Ventures and Yaletown Partners. Funding will be directed primarily towards the go-to-market development, marketing and… Read More

Yaletown Newsletter – Roundtable Report and Top Exit of 2016

In it’s Market Overview for 2016, the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association reported the Top Exit of the last year was GE Digital’s acquisition of Bit Stew Systems, an IIoT company with significant cleantech impact. In February, the TMX-backed Advancing Innovation Roundtable released… Read More

Gartner Positions Elastic Path as a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce

Elastic Path Software Inc., a leading enterprise commerce company funded by Yaletown Partners, was positioned by Gartner as a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce for the second year in a row. Elastic Path was singled out along side Shopify, Salesforce and NetSuite among other industry leaders in the 2017… Read More

Ready to Rocket winners: 6 Yaletown portfolio companies

Since 2003, British Columbia’s Ready to Rocket list has aimed to predict which technology companies will be revenue growth leaders and the most likely to attract future investment. In March, 2017 Ready to Rocket recognition was handed out to six Yaletown Partners’ portfolio companies that showcased standout performance and growth. Read More