Canadian tech firms are getting funded, but gaps remain

The Financial Post article by Danny Bradbury captures it well: “Things are looking up for venture capital funding in the tech industry but in the middle [of a venture’s development from startup to exit] is a chasm that needs more cash input.” Yaletown shares the perspective offered by Tom Houston… Read More

Vancouver entrepreneurs tweak online food service until the price is right

Vancouver — In the last 18 months, Foodee’s monthly sales have risen to $200,000 from $30,000 in part because of wisely adapting their pricing model. Foodee started out as a way for consumers to order restaurant delivery online. It didn’t catch on. The Vancouver company — spearheaded by Jon Cartwright… Read More

Lexus Campaign Streamed on Mixpo Wins Digiday Video Award for Best In-Stream Video Ad

Microsoft and Team One partnered with Mixpo to develop the “Other Side of Lexus” campaign to familiarize consumers with the other side of Lexus. The campaign won for Best In-Stream Video Ad in New York’s 2015 Digiday Video Awards. Competing for the awards included brands such as Gilette,… Read More

Yaletown ranks as Canada’s most active VC firm first 9 months 2014: Q3 report by Thomson Reuters for CVCA

In it’s ongoing review of Canada’s VC market, Thomson Reuters has ranked Yaletown Venture Partners as the most active private independent VC for the first three quarters of 2014 – a ranking Yaletown held all of 2013. Canada’s Venture Capital Market in Q3 2014 report prepared by Thomson Reuters… Read More

Solegear, one of North America’s most innovative plant-based plastics producers, plans to go public in 2015

The plastics industry is one of the largest in world worth half a trillion dollars in annual sales. The bioplastics component of that industry has been growing at about 33 per cent annually. Solegear is North America’s largest producer of bioplastics with clients including one of… Read More

Equicare Health Recognized for Innovation in the Global Digital Health 100 Awards from the Journal of mHealth

Vancouver, BC – Equicare Health Inc, a leading provider of care coordination software, announced today it has been recognized as one of the top 100 global digital health companies in the Global Digital Health 100 Award as compiled by The Journal of mHealth. This is a prestigious honor which recognizes… Read More

Yaletown Lends Perspective on BC’s Investment Outlook in a Report by CFA Vancouver Society

The CFA Vancouver Society – an organization of financial analysts – has launched an initiative called The Future of Finance to create positive change in the financial industry. Part of that initiative is to provide quarterly publications on the BC Investment Outlook. This month, Yaletown was asked to lend our… Read More

Solegear and TEQ Sign Agreement to Increase Use of Sustainable Packaging Material

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Solegear Bioplastics and US-based Thermoform Engineered Quality (TEQ), an industry leader in the retail and medical packaging space, have signed a strategic agreement to accelerate the growth and expansion of Solegear’s bioplastics into identified growth sectors of the rigid plastic packaging marketplace. Read More

Cooledge Lighting wins product innovation award

Canada – Cooledge Lighting, Inc  announced that its innovative light sheet products have won the BC Technology Impact Award for Excellence in Product Innovation. Since 1994 the BC Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) have been awarded annually to recognize outstanding achievement in the technology industry in British Columbia. The Excellence in… Read More

Equicare Health completes installation of care coordination software at e+CancerCare – US leader in outpatient cancer care

Vancouver, BC – Equicare Health Inc, a leading provider of care coordination software has completed the installation of EQUICARE CS™ at 13 e+CancerCare facilities. e+, one of the leading operators of outpatient cancer care centers offering a variety of cancer imaging, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy services, kicked off the project… Read More