Vancouver’s Acuitas Therapeutics and Pfizer have entered into a Development and Option agreement under which Pfizer will have the option to license, on a non-exclusive basis, Acuitas’ LNP technology for up to 10 targets for vaccine or therapeutic development. Acuitas is focused on developing lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems to enable messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapeutics. […]
ShareWares Is Building Platform To Reduce Single-use Waste
As the City of Vancouver begins implementing its new Single-Use Reduction Strategy, the hospitality industry must adhere to new policies aimed at drastically reducing the 441 million disposable cups and takeout containers that usually hit the landfill each year. Vancouver’s ShareWares aims to be a key partner in reducing that waste. Launched as the pandemic […]
Tribe Property Technologies To Raise $18 Million Led By Round13 Growth Fund
Vancouver’s Tribe Property Technologies is raising $18 million via a marketed offering with Round13 Growth Fund leading the financing with $10 million of their own funds. Round13 Growth Fund is part of the Round13 Capital family of funds and invests in growth companies where there is an opportunity for technology enablement. Key to the fund’s mandate […]
Victoria’s Redbrick Acquires Email and Marketing Automation Leader
Victoria’s Redbrick has acquired Delivra, a provider of advanced email marketing automation that helps businesses engage in meaningful conversations with customers through email and SMS marketing strategies. The announcement marks Redbrick’s second major acquisition in the past two years, with Delivra becoming the fifth company within the Redbrick portfolio. Redbrick has acquired Minnesota’s Leadpages in 2020. Leadpages is […]
Damon Unveils Electrifying HyperFighter Family of Motorcycles at CES
Vancouver’s Damon Motors officially unveiled the newest edition to its family of motorcycles today at CES in Las Vegas. The mobility startup introduced the HyperFighter Colossus motorcycle, as well as a future model, HyperFighter Unlimited. HyperFighter is a raw, muscular-silhouetted, electrifying streetfighter motorcycle built for a new generation of urban riders. The HyperFighter is derived […]
Kevin O’Leary-backed WonderFi To Buy Crypto Platform Bitbuy
Vancouver’s WonderFi is acquiring Bitbuy, a leading cryptocurrency platform and the first approved crypto marketplace in Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, Bitbuy shareholders will receive approximately $206 million consisting of shares and cash, upfront and deferred. WonderFi is on a mission of create better access to decentralized finance (DeFi) through their high-growth consumer […]
Anna Sainsbury Returns To CEO Role At GeoComply
Vancouver unicorn GeoComply has announced that Chairman Anna Sainsbury has been reappointed as the firm’s CEO, a position she held for seven years when she co-founded the company in 2011. GeoComply announced last March that they have received a significant investment from Blackstone Growth and Atairos at a valuation over $1 billion. Sainsbury will succeed fellow […]
WestCoastNFT Partners with The MetaArt Club to Launch NFT Collectibles Project
Vancouver’s WestCoast NFT has announced the launch of their latest drop, The MetaArt Club (TMAC), the first dedicated fine art NFT platform linking emerging and established digital artists to global blue-chip art collectors. Launching on December 20th, The MetaArt Club is a collection of 9,888 NFT artworks designed by a curated mix of 35 established […]
Autozen Expands into the Okanagan After Accelerated Success in Vancouver
Online private auto sales marketplace, Autozen is expanding from Vancouver into the Okanagan, starting with the Kelowna, Kamloops and Vernon areas. Positioned to disrupt the stressful and unnecessarily complex car sale process, 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 […]
BlocPal To Launch A Financial Services Marketplace In Nigeria
Vancouver’s BlocPal and PayPassage have announced a partnership to uplift and integrate financial services in Nigeria. Nigeria is one of the top three unbanked countries globally, with almost half of Nigerian adults having no access to a bank account. Out of the 59 million unbanked adults, 73 percent don’t have the required documents to open a […]