Last summer the 18,600-capacity Rogers Arena was sold out when it hosted the world’s largest video game tournament, the International Dota 2 Championships. Now, the owners of the Vancouver Canucks are bringing professional eSports team to the city. The Aquilini Group is proud owners of the Vancouver Titans, a new franchise in The Overwatch League. […]
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Kabam to Lease Seven Floors in New Vancouver Centre Tower
Vancouver-based mobile game developer Kabam has secured a lease for 105,000 square feet of office space at Vancouver Centre II (VCII). The project, which is being developed by GWL Realty Advisors, has a targeted completion date of 2021. VCII will be the first office tower completed in the current cycle of downtown office development. The 33-storey […]
Tech Vancouver Returns on January 9th
Tech Vancouver returns to the Yaletown Roundhouse on January 9th. In addition to a great evening of networking, the event will feature a great lineup of presenters including: Lance Montgomery, Founder & CEO of HeyBryan Jennifer Chan, Co-Founder & CEO of Preview Careers David Besemer, VP of Engineering at OmniSci Grab your ticket today.
B.C. Supercluster Secures $153 Million in Funding
Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster has announced its official launch and funding allocation by the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development and funding commitments by its initial cohort of members. The Government of Canada will invest up to $950 million over five years to support industry-led innovation superclusters to accelerate economic growth, productivity, and competitiveness across five Superclusters. […]
B.C. Receives ‘A’ on 2018 Technology Report Card
For the first time ever British Columbia’s tech sector has earned an A grade when compared with other provinces. The BC Tech Association and KPMG have released the 2018 instalment of the BC Technology Report Card, a comprehensive analysis that compares the BC tech sector against other sectors in the province and against tech sectors […]