In March 2020, the Vancouver Cantonese Opera (VCO) closed its theatre doors due to COVID. The charity works to preserve and protect the art of Cantonese Opera, an endangered form of intangible cultural heritage connected to the Chinese Canadian community. Like so many arts organizations in this country, this also meant closing the door on […]
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Netflix To Acquire Visual Effects Company Scanline VFX
Netflix is acquiring Vancouver-headquartered visual effects company Scanline VFX as it ramps up its production in Europe and Asia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The video streaming giant announced the acquisition today, marking their foray into the visual effects industry. “Netflix will invest in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure and workforce and continue to […]
BuildDirect Expands U.S. Pro Market Share With Acquisition
Vancouver-headquartered BuildDirect has acquired Michigan-based full-service flooring retailer, Superb Flooring & Design for USD $10 million. BuildDirect (TSXV: BILD) is an innovative technology platform for purchasing and selling building materials online. Superb is an established brand name serving Pro builder customers – home builders, condominium developers, commercial and residential contractors, interior designers, architects, and multi-family […]
TCap Private Equity Startups Partner To Win Prestigious Marketing Award
Vancouver digital product studio Neon has won a 2021 Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) award for its partnership with Jima, a BC-based recreational cannabis company. Neon landed the prestigious prize in the Marketing Technologies (Martech) category. Both companies are part of TCap Private Equity’s portfolio. Founded by ex-Teligence executives, TCap’s portfolio of companies has included companies […]
iQmetrix Acquires Viva Tracker to Expand its Web-Based Retail Management Solutions
Vancouver’s iQmetrix has acquired Viva Tracker—a web-based, back-office software solution built for wireless retailers, specifically in the T-Mobile channel. iQmetrix is North America’s leading provider of telecom retail management software. An agile software-as-a-service company launched in 2011, Viva Tracker’s solutions power nearly 2,000 T-Mobile and Sprint retail locations across the US. The purchase of Viva […]
EMERGE Commerce Enters B2B Space With Acquisition Of WholesalePet.com
Direct-to-consumer e-commerce leader EMERGE Commerce is in acquisition mode, adding their 8th brand in North America. In their first foray into the B2B e-commerce space, EMERGE has acquired WholeSalePet.com for up to USD $25 million. Founded in 2001, WholesalePet.com connects over 8,000 independent retail locations with over 400 independent pet vendors, offering over 1 million […]
NFT-101: Still Sleeping on NFTs? Here’s How to Get Involved
We claim to be a community-oriented group with a goal of introducing NFTs to the masses. So, why isn’t democratizing the NFT industry every artist’s top priority? On May 3rd, 2014, Kevin McCoy minted the first NFT (non-fungible token), “Quantum,” long before the crypto market exploded. A pixelated image of an octagon filled with denoting […]
BC Tech Announces Winners of 2021 Technology Impact Awards
Now in their 28th year, the Technology Impact Awards (TIAs) have never had more reasons to celebrate than they did last night at Science World. The sold-out TIAs Gala returned to an in-person format while also broadcasting the event live to the tech community. “It was wonderful to come together as a community and experience […]
Twitter Expands Engineering Footprint In Vancouver
Twitter has big plans for Canada and that includes Vancouver. The social network hosted a press roundtable today that featured Tristan Jung, Senior Engineering Manager & Canadian Engineering Site Lead, Hanson Ho, a Staff Software Engineer in Vancouver, and Paul Burns, Managing Director of Twitter Canada. Twitter currently has 200+ employees in Canada, spread across […]
APOLLO Recruits For Their Rocketship As They Redefine Insurance
Vancouver-headquartered APOLLO Insurance is redefining the distribution of insurance and now offers the largest selection of online insurance in Canada through thousands of digitally enhanced agents and embedded finance partnerships. Launched in April 2019, APOLLO’s proprietary technology platform, the APOLLO Exchange, transacts insurance business in real time, leverages extensive data and sophisticated algorithms to quote, collect […]