Each month, the team at Switchboard Public Relations connects the dots between the trends, headlines and narratives informing the B.C. tech sector. For September’s Connecting The Dots, the team breaks down recent funding announcements and multimillion-dollar M&A action, shines a spotlight on BC Tech’s first-ever Dragon’s Den Pitch Night, and explores new partnerships. Funding flows […]
Doodles
Doodles Nears Billion Dollar Valuation After First Funding Round
Vancouver-born Doodles today announced the closing of USD $54 million round at a USD $704 million valuation, a first round of financing led by Seven Seven Six, with participation from 10T Holdings, Acrew Capital and FTX Ventures. Founded in 2021 by Dapper Labs alumni Evan Keast and Jordan Castro, along with world-renowned artist Scott Martin […]
Doodles NFT Project Taps Pharrell Williams as Chief Brand Officer
Two months after being named as Partner and CEO of Vancouver-born Doodles, Julian Holguin has named star music producer Pharrell Williams as its chief brand officer. The announcement was made at a private Doodle-holder event during NFT.NYC, flashing a video of Williams speaking on the big screen of a packed Palladium Theater. “I’m a big […]
Doodles NFT Appoints Veteran Billboard President as New Partner and CEO
A community-driven collectibles NFT project, Doodle NFTs are a collection of 10,000 unique characters made up of a hundred exciting traits of faces, hair, hats, bodies, and backgrounds living on the Ethereum blockchain. Designed by burnt toast, each Doodle is meant to spark joy – and they do. Vibrant, pastel colours are the primary palette of […]
WestCoastNFT Helps Launch Doodles, One of the Most Remarkable Mints in NFT History
Vancouver-based WestCoastNFT is no stranger to hugely successful NFT drops. In their first three months of business, the smart contract development agency generated $2 million in revenue and $23 million in revenue for artists and creators. With 13 drops under their belt including, 888, Secret Society of Whales, Based Fished Mafia, and Boneheads, the team […]