Rebecca Kerswell

Founded by Alfred Newton Wolverton in 1910, Wolverton Securities Ltd. is a full-service, independent, Canadian-owned investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm provides a wide range of financial services to both corporate and retail clients. They are connected with every principal stock exchange in North America as a member or through trading agreements. Wolverton Securities is the oldest member of the Toronto Stock Exchange Group. To serve the U.S. market, the firm owns and manages Wolverton Securities (USA) Ltd., a fully-licensed U.S. brokerage subsidiary. Wolverton Securities' investment products and services include: (1) Canadian, U.S. and foreign equities and options (2) Government and corporate bonds (3) money market instruments (4) RRSP eligible investments (5) public offerings (6) tax deferred investments (7) mutual funds and (8) wealth management services.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Pyng Medical Corp. operates as a global medical device company, which discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a suite of trauma and resuscitation products for front-line critical care personnel. Its product portfolio includes lifesaving tools, such as intraosseous infusion, pelvic stabilization, hemorrhage control, and emergency airway management. The company was founded by Michael W. Jacobs in 1997 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.

Cinematx Digital, Inc. operates as an online advertising and Canadian video content infrastructure company. The private company is based in Kelowna, Canada.

Part of Microsoft Corp., Teleo is a company that provides voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) software and services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Cory Brandolini and Wendell Brown. Teleo was acquired by Microsoft Corp. on August 30, 2005.

SureWerx, Inc. engages in wholesale, distribution and sale of tools, equipment and safety products. Its products include abrasives, air tools and air line components, drilling, fleet and auto maintenance, hand tools, hydraulic cylinders and pumps, lifting and material handling equipment, lubrication, and tool storage. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Coquitlam, Canada.

Conation Capital Corp. operates as an investment holding company. It looks for situations where the magnitude of any success can pay the company for the risk incurred in its investment. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Networks of Centres of Excellence offers programs that focuses on research and development. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Xtract Technologies, Inc. designs, builds and deploys advanced AI and deep learning technology. The firm's platform is capable of powering smarter applications that transform the way businesses operate. It is advancing the state of artificial intelligence by building a mega deep neural network that scales how machines learn. The company was founded by Elliot Holtham in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Contigo Systems, Inc. provides location-based services using wireless and GPS technology. Its products are used by resellers, major wireless carriers and enterprise customers, leveraging its rapid-cycle product development processes. The company was founded by Greg J. Peet, Robert R. Goehring and John Tedesco in 2002 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

webBASIS, Inc. provides web-based software solutions to educational institutions and government organizations. The private company is based in Bakersfield, CA.

BC Tech Association is a trade association that supports the growth of technology companies. The private company is based in Vancouver, Canada.