Redbrick, a Victoria-based company known for building and acquiring innovative businesses, has announced its acquisition of Paved, a leading newsletter advertising platform connecting publishers with advertisers. Paved operates a premium marketplace that facilitates advertising partnerships between major brands—such as Uber, DoorDash, and Salesforce—and 3,000+ publishers, including The New York Times, NBC, Bloomberg, and TechCrunch. With […]
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Redbrick CEO Tobyn Sowden Named Pacific Region’s EY Entrepreneur of Year
Tobyn Sowden was recently named this year’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Pacific Overall Award winner. Sowden was recognized among nine other entrepreneurs at last night’s celebration hosted in Vancouver. “As a seasoned entrepreneur, Tobyn uses his knowledge to help other innovators succeed by guiding them through the complex stages of growing their businesses […]
Redbrick’s Path to B Corp Certification: Balancing Profit and Purpose in the Tech Industry
Tech is a $113 billion industry in Canada, approximately 5.5% of the overall economy. In CBRE’s tech talent report, Vancouver had the highest tech job growth rate across North America. The tech sector’s influence on both our economy and society is significant, but what many people don’t realize is its impact on the environment. Techcouver recently sat down […]
The B.C. Tech Founders Who Rank as Finalists for Canada’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Title
EY Canada this week recognized more than 160 entrepreneurs as regional finalists in the organization’s Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 program. Selected by an independent panel of judges, businesses from coast-to-coast have been recognized for their value creation, purpose-driven leadership, and the impact of their work on communities around them. Now celebrating its 30th year […]
Redbrick Empowers Digital Entrepreneurs with Animoto Acquisition, Surpassing $100 Million Revenue Mark
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 […]
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 […]