Vancouver’s Canalyst has raised $70 million in a Series C financing led by Dragoneer Investment Group. Canalyst customers Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Alta Fox Capital participated, along with existing investors HighSage Ventures, Vanedge Capital, and ScaleUP Ventures. Canalyst combines software with human expertise to create the most accurate and detailed financial […]
Vancouver-born HR Tech Group Is Now TAP Network
Vancouver-born HR Tech Group is now Tech and People Network, or TAP Network for short. This is not the first name change for the association. They began in 1992 as the Compensation Exchange Group and in 1996 they changed their name to High Tech Exchange Group. Ten years after that they became an association under the name […]
D-Wave Launches First-ever Quantum Computer In Europe
Today in Jülich Germany, Burnaby’s D-Wave Systems announced the launch of the first Leap™ quantum cloud-based system outside North America at Forschungszentrum Jülich Supercomputing Centre. The offering provides access to the Advantage™ quantum system, which contains more than 5,000 qubits and will be available to European users at Forschungszentrum Jülich immediately in the cloud via […]
Ryan Holmes Recruits Heavy Hitter Investors For LOI Venture Fund I
One month after announcing their fund LOI Venture has unveiled their first close of LOI Venture Fund I. LOI Venture was launched by Hootsuite co-founder Ryan Holmes and New Avenue Capital founder Manny Padda. LOI Venture invests solely in the brightest entrepreneurs in Canada under 30, with a high percentage of them coming out of League […]
Victoria’s Kixeye Studios Acquires Mobile Strategy Game Rise of Firstborn
Victoria’s Kixeye Studios has acquired the popular mobile turn-based strategy game Rise of Firstborn developed and published by Netmarble Corporation. Rise of Firstborn, which was released globally in May 2018 as Iron Throne: The Firstborn, is a mobile strategy game that combines hero role-playing-game (RPG) elements with real-time player-versus-player (PVP). In September 2021, the game […]
Seven B.C. Companies Named to 2022 Global Cleantech 100
Canadian cleantech companies are making their mark on the world stage with 13 companies being named to the prestigious 2022 Global Cleantech 100 list, the 13th edition. This year the list of innovative and promising clean technology companies represents strong diversification of markets and sectors with representation from across Canada. But the West Coast stands […]
ESG Inks Multi-year, Multi-game Partnership With Mighty Kingdom Games
Vancouver’s East Side Games (ESG) continues to add to its library of games. The LEAF Mobile subsidiary has inked a two-year, co-development partnership with Australia’s Mighty Kingdom Games for the global release of four mobile games on iOS and Android. Established in 2010, Mighty Kingdom has released more than 50 games, with more than 50 million […]
BBTV Offers to Pay Creators at Scale in Cryptocurrency
Vancouver’s BBTV is now able to pay creators at scale in cryptocurrencies. “Pay To Crypto” is a new payment option for creators that enables them to receive their BBTV earnings in a range of popular cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and USD Stablecoin. According to BBTV, Pay To Crypto is the first offering of its kind […]
Burnaby’s Wondershare Picks Up Challenger Brand Award
Wondershare has picked up the Challenger Brand award for “Best Creative Software Suite” at the 2021 Future Tech Awards held during this January’s in-person Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Challenger Brand awards features leading software companies that are pushing the boundaries of consumer technology and Wondershare was honored alongside Rivian. Focused on building products for […]
Vancouver Startup Accelerates Electrification of Fleet Vehicles
With the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) underway across North America and commercial fleets faced with the challenges of meeting new sustainability standards, Vancouver’s 7 Generation Capital (7Gen) is helping fleets pivot sooner rather than later. By focusing its turn-key charging infrastructure and vehicle leasing solutions on the delivery and waste-hauling segments, 7Gen is making […]