TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) was founded in Silicon Valley in 1992 by successful entrepreneurs with roots in the Indus region (the Indian subcontinent). With a mission to support startups through networking and the raising of capital for entrepreneurs, TiE has spread over 72 chapters in 17 countries with over 20,000 Members. RELATED: Six Things that […]
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Esports Startup GameSeta Acquired by U.S. Leader PlayVS
Vancouver’s GameSeta Esports has been acquired by Los Angeles’ PlayVS (pronounced Play-versus), the leading amateur esports platform in the United States. The GameSeta platform manages all the logistics that go into an esports league including a secured platform for schools and students to monitor game performance, conduct training sessions, and manage teams. PlayVS is the […]
Immersive Tech To Launch Virtual Reality Shipping Container Attraction
Vancouver’s Immersive Tech is launching a new Location Based Entertainment (LBE) VR attractions franchise division named UNCONTAINED, to capitalize on the growing demand from its Family Entertainment Centre clients for COVID-safe outdoor attractions. UNCONTAINED will be the world’s first free-roam hyper-immersive interactive VR attraction, built for a COVID world within shipping containers. The experience will […]
Autozen Emerges From Stealth With $4.2 Million Round
No longer operating in stealth mode, Vancouver startup Autozen announced today that it has raised a $4.2 million funding round. 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 sell […]
Rivian Is Worth $27 Billion and Vancouver Is Home To Its Vehicle Management Software Teams
In preparation for a summer launch, electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian has selected Chase as their private label partner to provide customers with a truly digital-first vehicle financing journey. Set to launch in early 2021, ahead of scheduled June deliveries of Rivian’s R1T pickup, Rivian Financial Services will deliver a best-in-class financing journey for retail customers through […]
The Future With VR Integration
Through my 20 plus years of technology experience, tech predictions have been a hit or miss—mostly a miss—however, the innovations that are fabricated every year still leave me in awe. When it comes to virtual reality (VR), I don’t think I’m exactly making predictions, but instead commenting on the trend of VR integration into everyday […]
M&A In Uncertain Times: Lessons From Successful Vancouver Exits
The Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum is hosting their first event of the year on Tuesday, January 19th and the topic is exits. M&A In Uncertain Times: Lessons From Successful Vancouver Exits will include stories and insights from entrepreneurs that have successfully sold their companies before and during the pandemic, as well as their thoughts on COVID-19’s impact […]
Thinkific Announces Launch of Amplify 2021 Virtual Summit
Last year 63 million courses were taken on the Thinkific and the Vancouver-born online course platform platform hit 100 million courses overall in December. To date, Thinkific’s course creators have earned an estimated $650 Million selling their knowledge. “2020 lit a fire in the world of online learning. This 100 million milestone reflects the soaring demand […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2021
2020 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good one for the Vancouver tech community and the province as a whole. The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to adapt quickly to change and redesign their products or services or even create new ones to respond to our new […]
BBTV Renews Its NBA Playmakers Partnership
Vancouver’s BBTV is expanding their partnership with the NBA to include content distributed beyond YouTube. Created in 2016 as a joint commercial partnership between BBTV and the NBA, NBA Playmakers is the premier basketball culture video network working with influencers across fitness & training, fashion & lifestyle and gaming content. In addition to YouTube, NBA […]