Florida’s Steamroller Studios is setting up shop in Vancouver. The studio provides animation services in all sectors of the entertainment industry, specializing in high-quality animation performances for major clients such as Sony, Paramount, Apple, Blizzard Entertainment, Epic Games, Framestore, and DNEG. Steamroller began its journey in 2014, opening in the back of a T-shirt shop […]
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ThisFish Receives Boost from CFIN to Automate Seafood Factory Work
The Canadian Food Innovation Network announced this week that it is awarding $386,078 across four food-tech projects throughout the country, including one project that is based in British Columbia. The capital hails from CFIN through the organization’s Innovation Booster Program. Industry will match these funds to create projects valued at $772,154, according to CFIN. The […]
Up to $300,000 for B.C. Innovation Projects Is Up for Grabs
Applications are now open for Innovate BC’s Ignite program, which awards up to $300,000 to fund B.C.-based research and development projects that are creating game-changing innovations in the areas of natural resources, engineering and applied sciences. Supporting the Province of B.C.’s Stronger BC Economic Plan, the Ignite program helps aid B.C. businesses with the funds needed […]
Vancouver to ‘Reshape the Way We Do Business’ via Digitization, Mayor Says
The City of Vancouver is spearheading the use of digital credentials in a bid to reduce the need for manual verification steps with regard to permitting and licencing services. This work would see digital creds used to fill out forms with trusted information, eliminating the need for manual verification, in turn saving staff time and […]
Quantum Innovator Photonic Adds ‘Industry Forerunners’ to Growing Team
A leader in distributed quantum computing in silicon recently announced a scaling up of its executive leadership team. Vancouver’s Photonic is building one of the first distributed, fault-tolerant, and unified quantum computing and networking platforms based on optically linked silicon spin qubits. And now with more than 130 employees, Photonic boasts one of the world’s […]
Vancouver’s Miraterra Plants Seed Investment to Grow Soil Analysis Tech
A company looking to revolutionize advanced soil measurement this week announced the close of a seed funding round. The investment into Vancouver’s Miraterra was led by At One Ventures, and marks a “pivotal moment in the company’s mission to transform soil insight,” according to a statement from the B.C. startup. Investors S2G Ventures, One Small […]
Broader Restructuring Efforts Lead to Layoffs at Vancouver’s A Thinking Ape
A longstanding mobile games developer based in Vancouver has let go of staff amid organizational restructuring. A Thinking Ape recently revealed the news online, with layoffs impacting a number of departments including engineering, design, and art. “Unfortunately . . . ATA had to restructure leading to the departure of some incredibly talented people,” the Vancouver […]
Seed Capital Sparks Growth for Victoria Foodtech Making Salmon from Carrots
A food-tech startup located on Vancouver Island recently secured seed financing. Save da Sea launched from Victoria in 2019 to replicate seafood products with plant-based alternatives and is seeing success in 2024. The B.C. firm last month closed $650,000 in capital, a report from BetaKit reveals, bringing the food-tech’s total raised to $1.6M. The latest […]
Lomi Becomes First Home Food Recycling Appliance Approved As A Verified Carbon Credit
Smart food recycler Lomi has been awarded first-in-class certification as an approved methane emissions reduction methodology for decentralized organic waste processing. The Kelowna-based company received approval from the Gold Standard Technical Advisory Committee for its new, groundbreaking methodology, titled ‘Reduction in Methane Emissions from Landfills Through Decentralised Organic Waste Processing’. Gold Standard is known as the […]
Sanctuary AI and Microsoft Partner to Pioneer Next-Gen AI Models
Sanctuary AI today announced its latest partnership – this time with Microsoft to bolster AI research and development. This continues a wave of recent momentum from the company having recently announced partnerships and investments with Accenture and Magna, along with the launching of Gen 7 of its Phoenix robot. The partnership positions both companies to take an essential […]