Vancouver’s LEAF Mobile is becoming East Side Games Group. Canada’s leading free-to-play mobile game group will also change its TSX trading symbol from LEAF to EAGR. “We’ve been working on this change for some time, and it represents a change in our trade name; not our purpose, our vision, our structure, or how we operate […]
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GameOn Partners With Polygon Studios To Bring NFT Games To The Masses
Vancouver’s GameOn Entertainment Technologies has struck a strategic partnership with Polygon & Polygon Studios to build NFT-Based games on their Ethereum-based scaling platform. GameOn provides consumers, broadcasters, sportsbooks, venues and brand partners with interactive, social experiences around sports, television and live events. Victory Square Technologies portfolio company V2 Games has acquired the Techstars 2019 Alumnus in […]
EV Battery Tech Launches the IONiX Pro Smart Station
Last summer the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris announced their support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF) which included the largest investment in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in history with a goal to build 500,000 EV charging stations across the United States. We are beginning to see governments […]
InBC Appoints Jill Earthy as Chief Executive Officer
Jill Earthy has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer of InBC Investment Corp. (InBC) a newly created Crown corporation responsible for a $500-million strategic investment fund that will help B.C.-based businesses grow and diversify the economy. “InBC is vital to stimulating innovation in B.C., creating family-supporting jobs, and building a resilient and sustainable economy that […]
Looking Glass Labs To Create Metaverse-Ready 3D Assets for Popular NFT Collections
Vancouver’s Looking Glass Labs‘ and their flagship studio House of Kibaa (HoK) will soon be creating metaverse-ready 3D assets in collaboration with the well known NFT collections of Gutter Cat Gang and Bored Ape Yacht Club. Looking Glass Labs is a digital agency specializing in non-fungible token (NFT) architecture, immersive extended reality (XR) metaverse design, […]
General Fusion Raises USD $130 Million Series D Round
Vancouver’s General Fusion has raised a USD $130 million Series E round from investors including billionaire Jeff Bezos to help develop a commercial reactor. Backed by the Canadian, U.K., and U.S. governments, General Fusion is globally recognized for its practical and economical approach to creating fusion energy. Fusion is the only zero-carbon firm power solution that […]
Klue Raises USD $62 Million Series B Round From Tiger Global & Salesforce
The hits keep coming for Vancouver’s Klue. Hot on the heels of growth accolades and culture awards, the AI-powered competitive enablement platform has raised a USD $62 million Series B round led by Tiger Global with participation by Salesforce Ventures. The new round takes Klue’s total funding to date to USD $81 million. Klue helps companies […]
FDA Authorizes PrecisionOS to Market VR Surgical Planning Tool
Vancouver’s PrecisionOS has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its InVisionOS™ virtual reality surgical planning tool. The patented software, to be available in early 2022, lets surgeons use an Oculus Quest 2 device to do preoperative planning. Currently surgeons view a simulated 3D image of the patient on a computer […]
Spare Raises $18 Million To Build The World’s First Mobility Operating System
Vancouver’s Spare has raised a $18 million Series A round led by Inovia Capital for its mobility software for collective transportation. Spare will use the investment to further develop its mobility operating system, an all-in-one solution that allows transportation providers to efficiently manage their on-demand operations, including fleets, drivers and bookings. Lead investor Inovia Capital […]
Why Virtual Healthcare is Here to Stay Post-Pandemic
The pandemic has impacted industries across the country, but its effects have been felt most profoundly in the healthcare industry. While front-line workers have been working tirelessly to care for patients suffering from COVID-19, Canadians looking to access basic healthcare have faced their own set of challenges: increased wait times at clinics and doctors’ offices, […]