Victoria’s Redbrick is doubling down on software for the digital entrepreneur with the acquisition of New York-based Animoto, a cloud-based video creation platform. Animoto’s patented Cinematic AI technology makes it easy for anyone to turn photos, screen recordings, and short clips into powerful, professional videos. Redbrick set its sights on a $100 million revenue goal […]
Redbrick
Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Learnings from Three Women CEOs in Tech
Co-authored by three women CEOs heading technology companies within the Redbrick portfolio: Jeanette Dorazio, CEO of Leadpages; Nadia Tatlow, CEO of Shift; and Barbara Berry, CEO of Delivra. Despite increasing efforts to implement more inclusive workplaces, there is still a lack of representation in many industries. Most notoriously, the STEM sector has struggled to diversify […]
Vancouver Tech Experts on How to Navigate Layers of the Digital Realm
The digitization of everything is well underway, with an increasing percentage of everyone’s lives—both personal and work—being online. Today, “online” can mean a lot more than it used to. There was a time when we might have a computer at work, and maybe one at home, and even then, we were not always online. Now […]
BC-Based CEOs on How Young Entrepreneurs Can Navigate Volatile Markets
Turbulent times have arrived: A storm comprised of pandemic hysteria, inflation and recession fears, supply chain issues, spiralling housing costs, widespread layoffs—the list goes on. By 2025, half the workforce is expected to consist of Gen Z and Millennials, most of whom have never dealt with such cumulative chaos. To navigate such a volatile market, […]
Leveraging Culture and Remote Work to Avoid Losing Canadian Tech Talent: Q+A with CMO of Redbrick
When Meta announced its plans to hire 2,500 Canadians over the next five years, the Canadian tech sector was worried about its ability to compete for Canadian talent. The Canadian tech talent pool is already strapped without these tech giants setting up shop on Canadian soil. Meta joins Microsoft, Pinterest, Google, and Klarna, who have […]
Victoria’s Assembly Digital Acquired by St. Joseph Communications
Victoria’s Assembly Digital has been acquired by St. Joseph Communications, Canada’s largest privately-owned print, media, and content marketing company. Through its acquisition of Assembly, St. Joseph is furthering its investment in the digital publishing space. Launched in 2015 by Redbrick, Assembly is a digital publishing company that currently reaches over 25 million visitors, monthly across the brands […]
Companies Redefine Role of Office as Hybrid Work Takes Over Canada
As Covid-19 mandates are finally lifted across Canada, many companies are in the process of having employees return to physical offices—in some cases, for the first time in two years. The process is expected to be gradual, with companies testing the waters through a wide variety of approaches. But one thing seems certain: everyone is […]
Victoria’s Redbrick Acquires Email and Marketing Automation Leader
Victoria’s Redbrick has acquired Delivra, a provider of advanced email marketing automation that helps businesses engage in meaningful conversations with customers through email and SMS marketing strategies. The announcement marks Redbrick’s second major acquisition in the past two years, with Delivra becoming the fifth company within the Redbrick portfolio. Redbrick has acquired Minnesota’s Leadpages in 2020. Leadpages is […]
Fostering Emerging Talent Can Be The Key To Bucking Tech’s High Turnover Rate
You are no doubt already aware that the technology industry (specifically software) has a notoriously high turnover rate. In fact, according to one oft-cited statistic, tech actually has a higher employee-turnover rate than any other industry, at 13.2%. It’s not hard to explain why this is the case. For one thing, compensation is a major […]
An Founder’s Advice: Attracting Top Talent In BC’s Tech Industry, Now
Access to top talent has long been one of the biggest constraints for founders looking to grow and scale a tech company in B.C. With the current shift towards a digital economy, skilled tech workers are in higher demand than ever. Tech job postings in Canada were up 30% from pre pandemic levels in early […]