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đď¸ Seed rounds all round
Find out who's in the money, plus how Vancouver funding has fared so far in 2023. This is your Sunday Briefing.
Kate Wilson
August 27, 2023
Itâs official!! Weâre bringing the one and only Jason Fried to Vancouver next month, for a conversation you wonât want to miss. Even better â youâre invited.
In case you didnât already know, Fried is the co-founder and CEO of 37signals, the creators of project management software Basecamp and email platform HEY. He also co-wrote the New York Times bestselling book Rework, and a decade before COVID, he pioneered the idea that four-day workweeks could actually drive productivity.
Join us on September 21 as we welcome Fried and special guests at the Vogue Theatre for an in-depth discussion of technology, the big ideas changing business, and what it all means for you and the future of entrepreneurship.
Oh, and a heads up. Last time we brought big-name speakers to the Vogue, we sold out â so itâs worth getting your tickets now.
Now onto todayâs briefing, which covers everything from the state of Vancouverâs VC funding in the first half of 2023 to two local companies that are up $2 million. Itâs 1,102 words: a four-minute read.
-Kate, @KateWilsonSays
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đ¤ Funding and deals
East Side Games Group announced a partnership with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) to create a new mobile game, AEW: Rise to the Top.
ElectraMeccanica, an electric vehicle designer and manufacturer, has proposed a merger with medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle company Tevva.
Generative AI Solutions Corp (GenAI), which focuses on developing a vertically integrated AI solutions business, will acquire certain intellectual property assets of Vancouver-based Metachain Technologies.
Version One Ventures, a leading local early-stage venture firm, announced its investment in Dinari, a decentralized stock trading platform.
Agtech business CubicFarmsâ livestock feed subsidiary company, HydroGreen, has signed a memorandum of terms with Bar None Dairy.
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đď¸ In other news
VC firm Nimbus Synergies has partnered with Spring Activator to introduce the Health Impact Investor Challenge, an eight-week program that provides investors with an opportunity to take part in a pooled investment of approximately $100,000.
A B.C. man has settled with the B.C. Securities Commission for trading in securities and acting as an advisor without being registered.
EcoToken unveiled its new beta platform, which simplifies access to and retirement of carbon credits across blockchains.
QuarkBaby, a baby product design and manufacturer, added a trio of accolades to its trophy cabinet.
Boast, which helps companies capture more of their eligible R&D tax credits, is expanding its solutions by introducing an AI-enabled universal data ingestion feature.
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đĄ Ideas and insights
VTJ contributor Erin Gee interviewed Cleve Mesidor, executive director of The Blockchain Foundation and former staffer in the Obama Administration, about crypto regulation, financial literacy, and diverse perspectives on her podcast Alt-Text.
Traction podcast interviewed Jason Lemkin, founder of SaaStr, about how he built the worldâs largest community for business software.
Chris Hobbs, co-founder and president of TTT Studios, writes on LinkedIn about how researchers at the University of Edinburgh have leveraged machine learning to discover new anti-ageing medicines.
Terence Sawtell, founder and strategy director at Goat, writes on his organizationâs blog: 7 Guiding Principals to Citizen Centric City Websites and Digital Experiences.
Greg Smith, co-founder and CEO of Thinkific, speaks on BNN Bloomberg: Weâve set ourselves up for profitability with the changes weâve made.
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