Vancouver’s Daz 3D, a market leader in NFT creation using their advanced 3D modeling and avatar technology, today announced the company will be a launch partner of Coinbase NFT. Coinbase NFT, a web3 social marketplace, recently entered Beta. Daz 3D will include their debut NFT collection, Non-Fungible People, on the platform. Daz 3D is also working on a […]
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Meet The 14 Ready-to-Raise Ventures At UBC’s 2022 Investor Showcase
entrepreneurship@UBC is hosting their 2022 Investor Showcase in-person on May 10th at UBC Robson Square. From human health discoveries and technological advancements to climate solutions and social impact, UBC entrepreneurs are putting Canada on the global stage, leading ventures who are solving the most pressing challenges we face today. entrepreneurship@UBC in collaboration with the Institute […]
Creative Destruction Lab Launches New Compute Stream In Vancouver
In the midst of a digital transformation precipitated by a global pandemic, Creative Destruction Lab-Vancouver is launching CDL Compute, a specialized stream to advance core enabling technologies that will have the impact of the printing press, personal computer or internet. CDL-Vancouver is based at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. […]
Black and White Zebra Adds SaaS Lead-Generation Platform To Portfolio
Vancouver’s Black and White Zebra (BWZ) has been quietly connecting people with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed professionally. Founded in 2011, the independent media company has a portfolio of publications that cover project management, product management, people management, customer experience, quality assurance and more. BWZ’s publications, with niche names like The Product […]
Investment Firm Offers To Buy Zymeworks For USD $733 Million
Vancouver’s Zymeworks has received an unsolicited offer from investment firm All Blue Capital to acquire the publicly traded company for USD $10.50 per share, for a total of USD $773 million in cash. The proposal offers a share price more than twice the value at market close today. Dubai-based All Blue Capital currently owns close […]
Vancouver’s Later Acquired by Boston’s Mavrck
Boston’s Mavrck has acquired Vancouver’s Later, a visual marketing platform that allows businesses to manage their Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, TikTok, and LinkedIn accounts, from end to end. Mavrck is a leading influencer marketing platform for enterprise consumer brands. Originally named Latergramme and rebranded as Later.com, the Vancouver startup was the first Instagram scheduling tool. Later […]
Charitable Impact Reaches $1 Billion In Donations
Vancouver’s Charitable Impact has reached $1 billion in total donations. Charitable Impact is Canada’s first fully web-based donor-advised fund (DAF) and it reached the $1 billion mark faster than any other DAF in Canadian history. DAFs are registered charities in Canada that allow a donor to donate to the charity but the donor retains the ability […]
Q+A with CEO of FrontFundr, Canada’s Leading Equity Crowdfunding Platform
Peter-Paul Van Hoeken is the CEO of FrontFundr, a Canadian crowdfunding platform. When he moved from the Netherlands to Vancouver in 2010, he worked closely with startups to help them raise capital–this is where he noticed a gap in the Canadian market. An opportunity to enable everyday Canadians to invest in the private market. Peter-Paul […]
VFS Named the #1 Game Design School in Canada
Vancouver Film School has been ranked among the top game design schools in North America by The Princeton Review. In PRJ’s official 2022 list of Top 50 Game Design Schools, VFS was ranked #1 of all Canadian institutions and took the #14 spot overall. Vancouver Film School’s accelerated Game Design program allows its students to […]
B.C. Minor Hockey Platform HiSports Acquired By Montreal’s Spordle
Vancouver-born HiSports Ventures has been acquired by Montreal’s Spordle, a national leader in sports technology. Minor hockey team managers across the province will recognize the HiSports brand as it is the official and exclusive league and tournament management platform of all minor hockey in B.C. Founded in 2015, HiSports started with the simple idea that […]