Vancouver’s Paidia Gaming has announced an oversubscribed $5.5 million seed round to fund the development and growth of its fully-integrated, gaming portal. Named after the Greek goddess of play and amusement, Paidia is a women-led gaming, technology and media company building an inclusive gaming community to empower gamers to safely connect, learn and play. Paidia’s gaming portal […]
Ekona Power Lands $79 Million Investment to Commercialize Clean Hydrogen Technology
Last month Burnaby’s Ekona Power was one of 13 Canadian cleantech companies named to the prestigious 2022 Global Cleantech 100 list. Today they announced the close of a $79 million equity investment round led by Baker Hughes, with participation from prominent partners, including Mitsui, Severstal, ConocoPhillips, TransAlta, and BDC Capital. Ekona Power develops a revolutionary methane […]
Good Gamer to Develop and Launch Play-to-Earn NFT Game Franchise, Chosen Ones
Vancouver’s Good Gamer Entertainment announced today that they have signed an agreement with Fork Gaming that will see them develop and launch the play-to-earn (p2E) non-fungible token (NFT) game franchise, Chosen Ones. Good Gamer is developing studio-quality play-to-earn NFT games, and will be the first publicly-traded Canadian company to incorporate blockchain into multiplayer games. Under […]
Vancouver Fintech Empties The Bench With Exit Of CEO Ian Crosby
Vancouver’s Bench announced the appointment of Jean-Philippe (JP) Durrios as the company’s first President and CFO today. The c-suite update comes on heels of Bench co-founder Ian Crosby departing his role of CEO, confirmed by Betakit. The announcement of Crosby’s departure was made at an all-hands meeting on January 10th at Bench’s Vancouver headquarters. Durrios brings […]
East Side Games Launches Mobile Game Based On The Office
Vancouver-headquartered East Side Games Group announced today the worldwide launch of The Office: Somehow We Manage on iOS and Android. Created in collaboration with Universal Games and Digital Platforms, the free-to-play idle game is inspired by NBC’s critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning U.S. version of The Office, which is now streaming exclusively on Peacock. “The Office: […]
MintList Announces $2.6 Million Seed Round Led by StandUp Ventures
The winner of the 2021 New Ventures BC Competition has raised a $2.6 million seed round led by Toronto’s StandUp Ventures. Vancouver’s MintList (formerly known as TrafficDriven) is focused on revolutionizing the auto sales industry for both consumers and dealers, is announcing the details of their seed round funding raise. Founded by CEO Mike Wood […]
Procurify Decentralizes Spending With Launch of Spending Card
Vancouver’s Procurify is getting into the credit card game with the Procurify spending card. Customers can now take advantage of their Cash Back Blitz Program and earn 3% cash back on spending card and 1% cash back on bill pay transactions, making Procurify one of the most attractive spending card providers on the market. Designed […]
BBTV Launches Jackass Human Slingshot Game With Johnny Knoxville
Vancouver’s BBTV recently surpassed 1 billion ad impressions across all of its mobile gaming apps and has now added Jackass to its portfolio. Developed in conjunction with a subsidiary of Viacom and Johnny Knoxville, Jackass Human Slingshot is BBTV’s latest mobile game. Based on the hit Jackass franchise created by Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and […]
Autozen Brings Online Auto Marketplace To Toronto
Vancouver-based Autozen is bringing its hassle-free, zen-like experience for private car sellers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Named one of Techcouver’s 10 homegrown B.C. startups to watch in 2022, Autozen is a new consumer-to-business (C2B) marketplace on a mission to create an easier, safer and more transparent way for car owners to sell their […]
New Report Urges Academia and Industry To Work Together To Bolster B.C.’s Tech Talent Pipeline
Tech leaders, thinkers and founders are calling for a more coordinated approach by universities and industry to prepare the tech workforce of the future, concludes University Canada West’s new report Fuelling B.C.’s Tech Talent Pipeline. With access to talent currently the biggest constraint facing B.C. tech companies, the report explored what companies had to say […]