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ALUULA on track to win more ‘big-ticket brands’

ALUULA, the makers behind high-performing composite materials that are ultralight, strong and recycle-ready, is becoming more in-demand for its fabric across industries.

In a recent interview with Techcouver, newly appointed president and CEO, Sage Berryman, shared that while ALUULA started out in wind sports, it’s now working with a number of brands to develop materials for applications in outdoor gear and aerospace.

ALUULA is particularly seeing an uptake with “big-ticket brands” in the outdoor arena. Berryman shared for this vertical, it had zero brands signed last year and that it expects to have up to 12 signed by the end of the year. To date, ALUULA has already signed partnerships with some of the world’s leading brands, such as Arc’teryx and Black Diamond.

Along with more partnerships, ALUULA is focused on improving the full life cycle of its products and noted it’s been making solid progress in helping its industry become more sustainable.

📰 More Victoria innovation news

📈 Mission complete: Open Ocean Robotics, which collects real time ocean data with our solar powered autonomous boats, revealed it recently completed a mission to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing with WildAid, an international environmental organization.

🎉 Five-year milestones: Susan Rae Blanchet, founder of Origen Air, which offers air purification solutions by using genetically-enhanced plants to reduce human-made toxins, shared the milestones achieved throughout the women-led, B-corp cleantech startup’s five-year journey.

📄 Calls for nominations: VIATEC, the one-stop hub that connects people, knowledge and resources to grow and promote the Greater Victoria tech sector, put out a call for nominations to serve on its board of directors and be an advocate for the community.

🕴️Tech jobs of the week

Find your next career:

• IT Manager at Hybrid Solutions Group

• Senior Backend Developer – Part Time at Certainty

• Senior Firmware Engineer at Synapse ITS

• Production Assembler (Conformal Coating) at Quester Tangent

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📅 Upcoming events

July 25 | Tech Nachos

​Victoria Tech Nachos… a covert group at the intersection of nachos and technology. A no-speaker, social-only, no-sponsor, nacho-friendly event.

August 23 | VIATEC Summer Tech Together

Picture this: Crowd surfing the CEO of your team to the raddest live band under the sun, and savagely beating your tech rivals in the potato sack race, all while showing off those summer gains in the tug-o-war.

• Chill and Connect: Soak up those summer rays with top tech teams in our city.

• Demolish Your Tech Rivals: Prove to the Tectorian community why your company is the best by sprinting to the finish line in the three-legged race and flaunting your superior senses in the blindfolded obstacle course.

• Bring Your Conductor Hat: Take a relaxing cruise through the heritage grounds on the trains with your kiddos.

• Wave Your Glow Sticks: Mosh-pit with your boss and embarrass your kids in front of the main stage.

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