When we talk about tech in #Canada, it normally stops at the #Ontario border, while we in the creative mecca of #Canda's West Coast gets little to no love.
In the last 6 months alone 6 #Vancouver co's reached $1 billion mark🦄
Here's a 🧵on the City's burgeoning tech ecosytem
In the last 6 months alone 6 #Vancouver co's reached $1 billion mark🦄
Here's a 🧵on the City's burgeoning tech ecosytem
1. At the top of the list is @dapperlabs, the makers of @nbatopshot, with their latest investment round they are now valued at $7.5 billion. Michael Jordan and Kevin Durant are investors.
NFT's are the future, and Dapper is leading the charge globally.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/mich…
NFT's are the future, and Dapper is leading the charge globally.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/mich…
2. Hailing from Burnaby is @goclio. They recently raised at a valuation of $1.6B, making them the first legal practice management unicorn in the tech world!
Props to @jack_newton for what he and his team have built.
techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/can…
Props to @jack_newton for what he and his team have built.
techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/can…
3. Galvanize the risk management and compliance software company was recently acquired by Diligent Corp out of #NewYork for $1 billion.
fortune.com/2021/02/24/ins…
fortune.com/2021/02/24/ins…
4. @Thinkific the #Vancouver-based platform for creating and selling online courses, went public on the TSX and is now valued at over $1 billion.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/thin…
dailyhive.com/vancouver/thin…
5. Once located in Vegas, GeoComply relocated to #Vancouver mainly to access the talent pool. This cybersecurity firm is now valued at $1 billion.
This should further reiterate to the @BCNDP and @KahlonRav that we need to strengthen our talent pool here
biv.com/article/2021/0…
This should further reiterate to the @BCNDP and @KahlonRav that we need to strengthen our talent pool here
biv.com/article/2021/0…
6. Last but not least we have #Canada's biotech darling @AbCelleraBio now valued at $16 billion on the stock market.
They're also opening up a brand new HQ in Mount Pleasant aka Mount Pixel creating hundreds of new well paying jobs.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/abce…
They're also opening up a brand new HQ in Mount Pleasant aka Mount Pixel creating hundreds of new well paying jobs.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/abce…
These are all on top of many other great success stories from Hyper Wallet to Article and many in between.
#Vancouver is home to Amazon's Canadian HQ, 4 Microsoft offices, a world-leading VFX hub, the 2nd largest AR/VR hub, and a big player in E-Sports and Gaming.
#Vancouver is home to Amazon's Canadian HQ, 4 Microsoft offices, a world-leading VFX hub, the 2nd largest AR/VR hub, and a big player in E-Sports and Gaming.
Traditional media (even locally) won't talk about it, our politicians both provincially and municipally won't boast about it.
Goddammit somebody needs to be the CEO of #Vancouver because right now we're wasting it on mediocre leadership on all levels.
Goddammit somebody needs to be the CEO of #Vancouver because right now we're wasting it on mediocre leadership on all levels.
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