The Honourable Michelle Mungall, newly-named Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness, was in town on Friday to tour a slate of prominent Vancouver tech companies, according to tweets posted to the politician’s Twitter account. She kicked off her tour with a stop at Crown Agency Innovate BC.

Michelle Mungall@michellemungall

Great to meet the team @innovate_bc & Angie Schick @nvbc. They play an important role in the tech sector, connecting innovators with the tools, resources & support needed to succeed in #BC’s tech & innovation ecosystem. #BCtech @raghwagopal @nvbc

February 21st 2020

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She then made her way to MetaOptima, a medtech firm that develops advanced dermatology and skin cancer imaging and management software. MetaOptima was recently announced as participants with the Digital Technology Supercluster’s Dermatology Point‐of‐Care Intelligent Imaging Network project (with Providence Healthcare, Telus, Change Healthcare, Care Team and the University of Victoria). Last year, the firm announced a CAD$8.6M financing round.

Michelle Mungall@michellemungall

Learning firsthand from @MetaOptima about how they’re advancing technology and revolutionizing the dermatology & skincare industry. #digitalhealth #innovation #BCTech

February 21st 2020

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Next on the tour was VentureLabs, a world-class business accelerator for science and technology companies. VentureLabs has been recognized as a top North American accelerator by UBI Global.

Michelle Mungall@michellemungall

I toured the world-class business accelerator @SFUVentureLabs today. Their programs & services help tech & innovation entrepreneurs expand their networks & grow their businesses. #BCTech #SFUinnovates

February 21st 2020

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Next was Terramera, an up and coming cleantech startup that leverages tech to increase farm productivity and reduce pesticide use. Last year, Terramera was recognized as LifeSciences Company of the Year by LifeSciences BC, and they recently raised CAD$63.9 million Series B round.

Terramera@terramera

Thanks to Hon. @michellemungall, Min. of Jobs, Economic Development & Competitiveness & @innovate_bc CEO, @raghwagopal, for meeting our CEO, @karnmanhas, & VP Strategic Initiatives, Steve Slater, where they discussed how the #futureoffood depends on innovations in #agriculture.

February 22nd 2020

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The final stop was Unbounce, a leading marketing software company with around 16,000 customers world-wide. They’re impressively about 200 employees strong, and what’s more, 50% of them identify as female.

Michelle Mungall@michellemungall

Thanks to @unbounce for the warm welcome today. An impressive #BC-based landing-page platform. I’m inspired by their recent milestone of reaching gender parity within their employees; 50% identify as female. Great to see #WomenInTech! #artificialintelligence #innovation #BCTech

February 22nd 2020

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