A thriving economy, high quality of life and picturesque landscapes makes Vancouver one of the top cities to live in. Not to mention its encouraging environment for innovators to launch and grow their startups. According to StartupBlink, Vancouver is home to 14% of Canada’s startups. It is also rated as the second best city in the country to start a business.
The tech scene in Vancouver is certainly booming, where networking opportunities for entrepreneurs are endless. Worldwide tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon are based in the city, and there is no shortage of skilled professionals. This makes it attractive for startups who can meet and collaborate with like-minded people to get businesses off the ground.
Securing funding is key to assisting with startup growth, and the city of Vancouver recognises this. The increase in venture capital firms, investors and government grants has caught the attention of entrepreneurs who can see the investment potential that the city offers.
Let’s take a look at a few of the startups that have prospered in Vancouver’s supportive business ecosystem.
1. Jobscan
Looking for a new job can be a daunting, and tedious, process. By uploading your résumé to Jobscan, it will provide recommendations on how it can be improved for job applications. Using their available job tools can increase your chances of securing an interview by 50%. It offers additional features such as generating cover letters, optimising LinkedIn profiles and job application tracking.
2. Payday
Founded in 2021, PayDay is a fintech platform that brings global payments together on one centralised platform. You can create multiple global accounts to send and receive money internationally. Additionally, you can load virtual cards onto the app for quick and easy payments. It supports popular currencies including the pound, dollars and euros.
3. Checkfront
Checkfront offers a flexible booking software to help owners manage their bookings more efficiently. The system aims to remove the time-consuming complexities of securing and tracking company bookings. It is an ideal solution for tourism companies who struggle with using mail forms and spreadsheet to create a high-quality, streamlined booking process.
4. Arca
Arca Climate was founded in response to climate change and its consequences. With the goal of reversing climate change and stablising it, Arca removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by turning it into rocks. Operating in existing industrial sites, the startup is leaving an ultra-light footprint behind.
5. Orca Water
Orca Water has developed revolutionary water-monitoring systems with a focus on sustainability. The startup’s areas of expertise include monitoring water usage, consumption analysis, leak detection and water conservation. It’s an easy-to-use system for residential, industrial and commercial properties who want to be more conscious about their water-usage.
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6. Withe
Withe is a video interview platform that connects companies to the most qualified candidates to be hired in the shortest amount of time. Recruiters can use the platform to conduct candidate interviews during hiring events which candidates can schedule ahead of time or join once the event is live. This eliminates the time-consuming task of scheduling calls and reducing the risk of no-shows.
7. Produce8
Founded in 2020, Produce8 systems focus heavily on employee well-being and productivity. Its founders felt that teamwork needed to be more of a priority especially for remote teams post-pandemic. Using the analytics system to improve work habits and focus can increase productivity by 50%.
8. Legible
Legible’s journey began in 2007 with the vision of making literature more widely-available. The mobile-first ebookstore offers nearly 2 million ebooks on its platform for readers to access worldwide. It has positioned Legible at the forefront of the digital reading revolution, connecting authors to readers with no more barriers.
9. Trulioo
Trulioo is a global identity platform that allows companies to onboard customers globally with ease. It assists with regulatory compliance and business growth with the ability to verify 5 billion people and 700 million businesses worldwide. It brings people and companies together across borders with world-class technology.
10. Thinkific
With Thinkific, you can create courses, communities or digital downloads to monetise your knowledge. With more than 1 million courses published, you can bring your customised courses to students everywhere. You can choose from pre-existing themes to build your course the way that you want it, and focus on the knowledge that matters.
