LEAF Mobile’s East Side Games has entered into a three game partnership with Victoria’s Kano Apps for the global release of three mobile games on iOS and Android. Forged in 2019 when the companies first collaborated on FUBAR as an exploratory project testing narrative driven mobile idle games, the partnership extends the official relationship with […]
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Marketing Platform Wishpond Launches Payments Product
Vancouver’s Wishpond has launched Wishpond Payments, a new service enabling the company’s 2,000+ customers to sell and collect payments directly through landing pages. Wishpond offers an “all-in-one” marketing suite that provides companies with marketing, promotion, lead generation, and sales conversion capabilities from one integrated platform. Wishpond replaces entire marketing functions in an easy-to-use product, for […]
Vancouver Meal Kit Delivery Service Fresh Prep Launches Industry-First Zero Waste Kit
Vancouver-based meal kit delivery service Fresh Prep has announced the launch of its Zero Waste Kit, an industry-first. The Fresh Prep Zero Waste Kit is a reusable meal kit container that significantly reduces waste from single-use plastic, and allows for an easier and more organized cooking experience. Delivered in Fresh Prep’s reusable and insulated cooler […]
Axiom Zen Spin Off ZenHub Raises $5.9 Million
Vancouver’s ZenHub has raised a $5.9 million round led by BDC Capital and Ripple Ventures. Founded in 2014 and spun out of innovation studio Axiom Zen, ZenHub is a leading team collaboration and project management suite in GitHub, empowering teams of 2 to over 20,000 to work together. Over the past six years thousands of […]
London Drugs Chooses Medimap For In-store Virtual Doctor Visits
Medimap is Canada’s largest online and mobile real-time resource for same-day access to care. In response to the COVID-19 health pandemic, Medimap launched a new virtual care service that connects patients across B.C. with an available walk-in clinic doctor over secure video call. Today London Drugs selected Medimap‘s virtual care platform to make in-store virtual doctor […]
Vancouver Startup Chosen for Google’s First Voice AI Accelerator Cohort
Google has selected the companies for its first Google for Startups Accelerator: Voice AI program and a Vancouver startup has been included in the inaugural cohort of twelve. The three-month program is a digital accelerator for Seed to Series A technology startups based in North America. The accelerator program is designed to bring the best […]
12 Change-Makers Honoured in 2021 BC Cleantech Awards
Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre announced the winners of the 2021 BC Cleantech Awards at a virtual awards ceremony this week. Twelve individuals and organizations were recognized for their contribution to British Columbia’s thriving cleantech community. “We continue to be so impressed by the dedication, enthusiasm, and innovative spirit that is alive and well in BC […]
Dapper Labs Reportedly Raising $250 Million At $2 Billion Valuation
Vancouver’s Dapper Labs is on the verge of raising more than USD $250 million at a valuation of USD $2 billion. According to The Block, which cited sources familiar with the deal, Dapper Labs has closed an initial tranche of new bridge financing aiming to raise up to USD $50 million. Dapper Labs has yet […]
Global Relay Named BC’s Exporter of the Year
Vancouver’s Global Relay has been named the Exporter of the Year at the 2020 BC Export Awards. Hosted by BIV, the BC Export Awards celebrates the achievements of BC-registered export companies in promoting and delivering top-quality BC products and services to the global market. Global Relay also took home the category award for Advancing Technology […]
TIMIA Capital Provides $2 Million In Financing For RocketRez
Steinbach, Manitoba’s RocketRez announced today it has raised USD $5 million from Blueprint Equity and an additional CAD $2 million in revenue-based financing from Vancouver’s TIMIA Capital. RocketRez’s cloud-based platform allows tours and attractions to maximize their customer experience, such as allowing businesses to easily manage customer flow in accordance with COVID guidelines. TIMIA provides […]