Vancouver’s Zymeworks has received an unsolicited offer from investment firm All Blue Capital to acquire the publicly traded company for USD $10.50 per share, for a total of USD $773 million in cash. The proposal offers a share price more than twice the value at market close today. Dubai-based All Blue Capital currently owns close […]
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Vancouver’s Later Acquired by Boston’s Mavrck
Boston’s Mavrck has acquired Vancouver’s Later, a visual marketing platform that allows businesses to manage their Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, TikTok, and LinkedIn accounts, from end to end. Mavrck is a leading influencer marketing platform for enterprise consumer brands. Originally named Latergramme and rebranded as Later.com, the Vancouver startup was the first Instagram scheduling tool. Later […]
Charitable Impact Reaches $1 Billion In Donations
Vancouver’s Charitable Impact has reached $1 billion in total donations. Charitable Impact is Canada’s first fully web-based donor-advised fund (DAF) and it reached the $1 billion mark faster than any other DAF in Canadian history. DAFs are registered charities in Canada that allow a donor to donate to the charity but the donor retains the ability […]
VFS Named the #1 Game Design School in Canada
Vancouver Film School has been ranked among the top game design schools in North America by The Princeton Review. In PRJ’s official 2022 list of Top 50 Game Design Schools, VFS was ranked #1 of all Canadian institutions and took the #14 spot overall. Vancouver Film School’s accelerated Game Design program allows its students to […]
B.C. Minor Hockey Platform HiSports Acquired By Montreal’s Spordle
Vancouver-born HiSports Ventures has been acquired by Montreal’s Spordle, a national leader in sports technology. Minor hockey team managers across the province will recognize the HiSports brand as it is the official and exclusive league and tournament management platform of all minor hockey in B.C. Founded in 2015, HiSports started with the simple idea that […]
East Side Games’ Dragon Up Mobile Game Is Coming To Netflix
Vancouver’s East Side Games Group has announced that their upcoming mobile game Dragon Up will be available to play exclusively on Netflix starting May 2022. The game will feature no ads or in-app purchases, and will be included with your monthly Netflix subscription. Dragon Up will be a premium version of the narrative-driven title that […]
Damon Motors HyperSport Wins 2022 Edison Best New Product Award
Vancouver’s Damon Motors has received a 2022 Edison Best New Product Award for its flagship HyperSport motorcycle. The HyperSport was awarded Gold in the Consumer Solutions—Sports and Recreation category. Damon was selected as a finalist from hundreds of nominations globally. “At Damon, we continue to innovate and push the boundaries of what is possible on […]
2022 Vancouver Summer Formula E Race Called Off
One year after we asked if Formula E racing might be coming to Vancouver in 2022 and Vancouver City Council said a resounding YES with a 9-1 vote, the event has stalled. According to the organizers of the event, Vancouver’s first-ever Formula E Race proposed for False Creek on Canada Day weekend has been called off. One […]
Responsive Lands $3.5 Million Strategic Investment Led By Co-operators
Vancouver fintech startup Responsive has landed a $3.5 million Series A round led by Co-operators. Responsive leverages machine learning to help financial advisors to better serve and engage investors. The investment will help the company expand to US and European markets, as well as commercialize their APIs and integrations to help advisory businesses and platforms […]
Hydra Energy Adds To Heavy-duty Fleet With World’s First Hydrogen-converted Armoured Vehicle
Vancouver’s Hydra Energy, the world’s first Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS™) provider for commercial fleets, is celebrating Earth Day with the announcement of its second heavy-duty truck fleet customer, Veteran Express Secure Logistics (VEXSL). The announcement follows on the heels of its initial milestone customer announcement with Lodgewood Enterprises late last year and marks the world’s first hydrogen-converted […]