TechVibes

Techvibes
Type of site
Canadian technology news
Available in English
Headquarters Vancouver, Canada
Editor Robert Lewis
Website techvibes.com
Alexa rank 1497 (February 2016)[1]
Commercial Yes
Registration None
Launched 2002
Current status Active

Techvibes is an online publisher of Canadian technology industry news. It primarily covers businesses ranging from startups to established firms. Techvibes was founded in 2002 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. It changed hands in 2007 to Techvibes Media Inc., and Robert Lewis became its President and Editor-in-Chief.[2][3]

Canadian Startup Awards

Canadian Startup Awards is an annual conference and awards ceremony for Canadian startups. Techvibes launched the awards to recognize key players in Canada's startup ecosystem.[4][5] Anyone can nominate an entrepreneur, company, or investment firm for the awards. Winners are chosen through public votes, although a panel of judges helps select the finalists. in 2014, there were 3500 nominations and 40000 votes cast. Notable past award recipients include Shopify, a publicly-traded company based in Ottawa, and Hootsuite, a private company also based in Vancouver.

Techfest

Since the fall of 2013, Techvibes has hosted hiring events in cities across Canada including London, Waterloo, Toronto and Vancouver.[6][7]

References

  1. "Techvibes.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
  2. "Techvibes.com Acquired and Due for a Makeover". Backbone Magazine. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. "About Techvibes". Techvibes.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  4. Bury, Erin. "Why early-stage startups should jump on the awards bandwagon". Financial Post. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. "Canadian Startup Awards". Startup Awards. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  6. "TechFest". Tech Fest. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  7. Wilks, Sam. "Kitchener-Waterloo's first ever Tech Fest a success". Imprint.
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