East Side Games (ESG) has entered into a multi-year publishing and IdleKit partnership agreement with Vancouver’s Night Garden Studio for the global release of a mobile game. Leveraging ESG’s IdleKit technology, the game will be developed in-house by Night Garden and is expected to launch in Q4 2021. “At Night Garden Studio, we’re thrilled to […]
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C100 Names Three B.C. Startups To 2021 Cohort
48Hrs in the Valley is C100’s largest and longest-standing flagship program. It has helped over 300 Canadian-led startups, which today employ over 12,000 people and have cumulatively raised $2.4+ billion in equity capital. A few of the many exceptional local organizations include; Beatapp, Jane, Spocket, Lumen5, Skyhive, CTO.ai, Dooly, Klue, Picatic, and more. Now that […]
Immersive Tech Adds Three Game Changers To Its Board
Earlier this year Vancouver’s Immersive Tech announced the launch of UNCONTAINED, a new Location Based Entertainment (LBE) VR attractions franchise 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 within shipping containers. The experience will allow […]
Tradable Bits Partners With MLSE To Launch Digital Arenas For Raptors and Maple Leafs
Vancouver’s Tradable Bits is a leading fan marketing platform for music, sports and entertainment. Unfortunately with limited to no fans, the entire live fan experience has been turned on its head during the pandemic. But that didn’t stop Tradable Bits. The plucky startup has partnered with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) to release a […]
Vancouver Ranks 12th Globally As Fintech Hub
As the Canadian fintech sector looks to rebound from challenges brought on by the pandemic, its future global strength will depend, in part, on the willingness and ability of all ecosystem players to foster innovation, collaborate and expand internationally. A new report from Accenture titled Collaborating to Win in Canada’s Fintech Ecosystem benchmarks four Canadian technology […]
Cyberpunk 2077 Creator CD PROJEKT RED Acquires Vancouver’s Digital Scapes Game Studio
Polish game studio CD PROJEKT RED is acquiring Vancouver game development studio Digital Scapes. The Warsaw-headquartered studio is responsible for the much-hyped title Cyberpunk 2077. Digital Scapes was founded in 2012 by industry veterans hailing from BioWare, Radical Entertainment and Relic and currently employs a dozen experienced game creators. Along with the acquisition news, CD PROJEKT RED […]
NuData Security Named Cybersecurity Service Provider of the Year
Vancouver’s NuData Security has been awarded the North American Cybersecurity Service Provider of the Year by the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. Acquired in 2017, NuData Security is a Mastercard company. Last year Mastercard announced that it would invest $510 million into its global technology centre in Vancouver, creating 270 jobs by 2029. The Vancouver office is currently […]
Electric Vehicle Maintenance Training Program Expanded Across Province
More automotive technicians in B.C. can now upgrade their skills to work on electric vehicles (EVs) through the expansion of the EV Maintenance Training program to three additional colleges. With $440,000 through the Province’s CleanBC Go Electric program and in partnership with Trades Training BC (TTBC), the program will be offered at Okanagan College’s Kelowna […]
Victoria Startup Ergonomyx Is Revolutionizing Work From Home Fitness
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit this time last year, we all had to adjust quickly to spending most of our days – and doing most of our work – at home. In a situation like this, it’s easy to forget to stay active. So how do you motivate yourself to exercise when you’re barely moving […]
Dapper Labs Raises USD $305 Million Round That Includes NBA Legend Michael Jordan
Rumors confirmed. Vancouver’s Dapper Labs has raised USD $305 million in an enormous financing round led by the tech-focused investment firm Coatue that values the three-year-old startup at USD $2.6 billion. “It’s just more fuel in the tank,” Roham Gharegozlou, Dapper Labs’ CEO and founder, told Forbes, characterizing the funding as “a big bet on […]