The South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) has announced the finalists for the 13th annual SXSW Pitch event, taking place virtually on March 17-18 as part of the SXSW Online digital experience. This competition takes place during SXSW Online 2021, with 40 startups chosen to compete based on the technological innovation brought to their fields. One […]
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Boast.AI Adds $100 Million In Fuel For Financing Startups
Boast.ai has secured a $100 million credit facility from New York’s Brevet Capital to launch an innovative financing platform enabling startups to receive cash advances on R&D tax credits and subsidies. This new financing is in addition to the $30 million Series A Boast.ai announced in December. Boast.ai’s flagship software product automates the complex process […]
LEAF Mobile Becomes Canada’s Largest Publicly-traded Free-to-play Mobile Game Company
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 […]
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 […]