โ

ICYMI: Our parent company Overstory Media Group announced the purchase of the iconic Vancouver publication The Georgia Straight.

First established in 1967 by life-long Vancouver resident Dan McLeod, The Straight has been an outspoken alternative media outlet, setting the standard for meaningful, thought-provoking, and transformational editorial.

Our boss Farhan Mohamed, Overstory co-founder and CEO, had this to say about the news: โ€œFor decades The Straight was the place to discover the community, while also giving thousands of talented groups and individuals the chance to be discovered. Iโ€™m proud to bring it into the Overstory community, and to have the chance to rethink what the next 55 years will look like.โ€ The Straight is now the second alt-weekly Overstory has acquired recently. In spring, Halifaxโ€™s iconic The Coast, established in 1993, joined our family of publications.

Now onto todayโ€™s briefing. Itโ€™s 787 words, a 3 & 1/2-minute read.

-William, @notionport

PS: See you soon?

- Tuesday, Oct 4, 8-10 a.m.: Vancouver Tech Morning Coffee (and IRL t-shirt giveaway)

- Oct 20: #vtjtalks: Burnaby Tech Is Booming (Super Early Bird tickets already sold-out)

Dapper Labs co-founder Sam Gharegozlou

These companies have their eye on the Spirit of BC Tech โ€“ Ambition award

The category shares the theme of this yearโ€™s BC Tech Technology Impact Awards and is proving to be a banger. Start reading ยป

Turtle Island NFT's treasure hunt offers new ways to engage with Web3

The project aims to showcase Indigenous art on a global scale, with half the profits to be donated to Indigenous charities. Start reading ยป

With a $1.1 million pre-seed raise, RELICSxyz goes independent

This new venture seeks to bring fully licensed music to the metaverse. Start reading ยป

The Great Resignation has intensified Canadian techโ€™s war for talent: report

Voluntary turnover at Canadian tech companies has doubled from previous years. Start reading ยป

๐Ÿค Funding and deals

  • Forward Security received $150,000 of NRC IRAP funding to further develop its Eureka next-generation DevSecOps platform. Continue ยป

  • Novarc Technologies Inc., a robotics company specializing in the design and commercialization of collaborative and AI-powered robots has closed a Series A investment (specific amount not disclosed) from Graham Partners Growth. Continue ยป

  • Streamline Athletes is partnering with NIL (name, image, and likeness) platform Matchpoint Connection to open up more opportunities for track and field and cross country athletes to secure endorsement deals. Details ยป

โ

Switchboard Public Relations

As the countryโ€™s leading tech PR firm, Switchboard helps innovators create positive change by driving communication strategies that get results. Whether you need brand positioning, media relations, issues management or content creation, see how theyโ€™ll get you real results.

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ In other news

  • Pocketed and EY are working together to help companies access funding and resources. Continue ยป

  • Family care management platform Tuktu launched a seed raise for $2 million at an $8 million pre-money valuation on the Frontfundr platform. Continue ยป

  • Multiple B.C. government websites were out of service for almost 12 hours last weekend, but the government is denying they were hacked, instead blaming an issue with a firmware update. Business in Vancouver ยป

  • Polaris Realty announced itโ€™s developing a new state-of-the-art connectivity hub in the Spencer Building Carrier Hotel, part of the iconic Harbour Centre. Business in Vancouver ยป

  • Vancouver unicorn Trulioo announced that itโ€™s expanded to Singapore in response to rapidly growing customer demand in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Biometric Update ยป

  • TTT Studios head Chris Hobbs announced that his companyโ€™s Afternoon โ€œTโ€ podcast has relaunched for season five. Listen now ยป

๐Ÿ’ผ Take your career to the next level

๐Ÿ’ก Ideas and insights

๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ Before you goโ€ฆ

  1. Forward this newsletter to your colleagues, clients or anyone else you think would find it valuable.

  2. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.

  3. Send story ideas and tips to [email protected]

Reply

or to participate

Keep Reading

No posts found