PHEMI Launches Zero Trust Data and Announces New Personalized Medicine Customer

VANCOUVER, BC – PHEMI, the company delivering privacy, security, and governance for big data, today introduced Zero Trust Data, an innovative, comprehensive approach to remove critical roadblocks standing in the way of enterprises aiming to become data-driven. A Zero Trust Data approach changes the way data is managed and secured,… Read More

Yaletown at Vancouver Startup Week – Join us!

Vancouver’s technology community is recognized as a top 20 ecosystem North America globally. Yaletown, headquartered in the middle of it, is as avid supporter of the local community. Next week, Vancouver Startup Week begins focusing on growth and scaling up. Yaletown is providing its expertise in emerging-growth stage companies by… Read More

Bit Stew Systems Makes Key Hires on Product Development and Customer Success Teams

VANCOUVER, B.C.-– Bit Stew Systems, a leader in Software Defined Operations for the Industrial Internet, today announced the appointments of Zack Wickes as Vice-President, Engineering and Tim Clark as Vice-President, Customer Success. “Since securing $17.2M in Series B funding, Bit Stew continues to aggressively strengthen our team, capabilities and reach… Read More

Yaletown Newsletter – Financing and two acquisitions highlights of the quarter

There were two significant acquisitions in the Yaletown portfolio this quarter. One acquisition we can publicize: Illumina acquired GenoLogics, the life science management software company in our portfolio. Yaletown also participated in a significant round of funding for big data player, PHEMI last month, and congratulated several portfolio companies… Read More

Equicare Ranked #5 Among Vancouver’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies

Business in Vancouver magazine annually ranks Vancouver companies to see who’s got fastest based on percentage growth in revenue in the previous four years. In its 2015 ranking, Equicare Health’s growth put them in fifth place among Vancouver’s top 100 rapid growth companies. The magazine gathers data in interviews with… Read More

nFluids profiled by Globe & Mail among sustainable tech companies innovating in the oil patch

Yaletown’s investment strategy focuses on two sectors sustainability innovation and intelligent enterprise technology. Sustainability innovation includes alternative energy technologies aimed at reducing waste, costs and inefficiencies in the energy sector. The Globe & Mail recently profiled technologies that hold promise for the oil patch, among them our portfolio company nFluids… Read More

Bit Stew was named as one of the Top 100 Analytics Companies for 2015 by Forbes Magazine

Forbes, the premier news source for the world’s business leaders, has recognized Bit Stew Systems as one of the Top 100 Analytics Startups globally. Bit Stew was named as one of only three Canadian companies by the Forbes list of the Top 100 Analytics Startups. For its ranking, Forbes utilised the… Read More

PHEMI Closes $12.2 Million Venture Financing

VANCOUVER, BC – PHEMI, the company delivering security, privacy, and governance insights through the promise of big data, today announced it has raised a $12.2 million round of venture financing to expand the commercialization phase of the company. Secured by a combination of new and existing investors, the financing was… Read More

Illumina Signs Agreement to Acquire GenoLogics

San Diego, CA — Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GenoLogics Life Sciences Software, a developer of industry-leading laboratory information management systems (LIMS) for life sciences organizations. The acquisition strengthens the industry-leading portfolio of Illumina genetic analysis solutions. “The acquisition of GenoLogics… Read More

Strategic Partnership Provides Building Envelope Solution Including Green Roof System

Portland, Oregon — Columbia Green Technologies (Columbia Green) has formed a strategic partnership with Carlisle Coatings and Waterproofing (CCW) to offer a single source solution for waterproofing, insulation and vegetative roofing. Sustainable building envelope design presents unique challenges for architects and engineers because of competing systems functions. A… Read More