Four months ago free-to-play gaming group LEAF Mobile announced that they were acquiring Vancouver’s East Side Games. East Side Games (ESG) is a leading publisher and developer of mobile games. Founded in 2011 by game industry veterans, it has created chart topping hits for top Hollywood brands as well as Canadian superstars The Trailer Park […]
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Dan Gelbart’s Rapidia Partners With Metal 3D Printing Pioneer
Vancouver metal 3D printing startup Rapidia has partnered with metal 3D printing pioneer ExOne to launch the Metal Designlab system and X1F furnace. As part of a new partnership between the firms, ExOne will exclusively market the machines, which feature Rapidia’s proprietary ‘two-step’ 3D printing technology. The technique is predicated on a water-based metal paste, that […]
Addy Adds North Vancouver Apartment Building To Portfolio
Vancouver proptech startup addy has launched its fifth real estate investment opportunity and this time around it is a multi-family property in North Vancouver. Avesta Apartments is a 100% occupied, twenty-two suite apartment building at 1629 St Georges Avenue. addy is offering 1,018,500 units in the property valued at $1 each to enable B.C. residents […]
Burnaby’s Advanced Intelligent Systems Lands $400,000 for Harvesting Robots
Clean technology is revolutionizing our world, and Canadian entrepreneurs are leading the way. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, has announced investments of $55.1 million in 20 clean technology companies across Canada through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). This funding will support small and medium-sized companies that are developing innovative solutions to help reduce greenhouse gas […]
Mogo Buys Piece of Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Coinsquare
Vancouver fintech Mogo (TSX:MOGO) is paying $56.4 million to acquire 20% of Coinsquare, Canada’s leading digital asset trading platform for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies. Today’s strategic investment news builds on a multi-year relationship between the two companies. The agreement also includes the ability for Mogo to acquire an additional 20 percent ownership interest in […]
Alpha Insights Acquires SAR-XL Technology Gets Investment From Prime Movers Lab
Vancouver’s Alpha Insights, a developer of groundbreaking high-resolution, dual-band synthetic aperture radar, has announced a seed investment from Prime Movers Lab to advance its new SAR-XL innovation offering. The funds will be used to scale the team while working toward the launch of Alpha Insights’ initial space program following the acquisition of the SAR-XL technology […]
Lighthouse Labs’ 21-Day Data Challenge Starts Next Week
It’s no secret that Lighthouse Labs is passionate about making tech more accessible to a wider swath of people. The ongoing digital revolution presents so many opportunities for people to accelerate in their current careers or change careers entirely. Skills like data analytics and web development have so much potential to push people towards greater, […]
Notch Therapeutics Raises USD $85 Million For Stem Cell-Derived Cancer Immunotherapies
Vancouver’s Notch Therapeutics has closed a USD $85 million Series A financing led by an exclusively healthcare-focused investment fund, with participation by existing investors including Vancouver’s Lumira Ventures. Notch is developing renewable, stem cell-derived immunotherapies, with an initial focus on cancer. Proceeds from the financing will support the continuing development of Notch’s portfolio of iPSC-derived […]
Deloitte’s Technology Predictions Tour Is Coming To Vancouver
Deloitte’s annual Technology Predictions tour is coming to Vancouver. The Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum is hosting Deloitte’s Duncan Stewart for his annual Global TMT Predictions report on February 23rd at 3:45pm. Stewart will provide an in-depth look at the trends set to affect and disrupt your business. This year’s nine predictions highlight how trends in technology, […]
Fraction Raises $289 Million, Takes Aim At Reverse Mortgages
Vancouver’s Fraction Technologies has raised $289 million in a combination of equity and debt financing from Impression Ventures, Primetime Partners, Global Founders Capital, and Panache Ventures, among others. In contrast to reverse mortgages and home equity loans, Fraction’s flagship product, the Fraction Appreciation Mortgage, has no monthly payments. Instead it offers a reasonable interest rate […]