Tagged: vancouver

October 17, 2023 @ 3:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hiive, a secondary market for private securities, has raised venture funding, setting a post-money valuation of $77 million on the Canadian startup. The company reportedly raised USD $4.2 million in a SAFE. Hiive was founded in 2021. Hive stated: “We are pleased to announce that… Read More

October 3, 2022 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PwC Hong Kong announces the signing of a collaboration agreement with TerraZero Technologies, Inc. With offices in Vancouver and Los Angeles, TerraZero brings together specialists and entrepreneurs “from blockchain, web3, design, programming, entertainment, marketing and finance backgrounds.” PwC and TerraZero are “devising a go-to-market strategy… Read More

July 19, 2021 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new industry report, published by Trulioo, the global identity verification firm, and One World Identity, looks at the “nuances” of digital identity verification. As noted in a release shared with Crowdfund Insider: “In particular, it explores how adopting a consumer-centric and layered approach to… Read More

June 9, 2021 @ 3:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada’s Trulioo, a global identity and business verification solution provider, recently revealed that it has finalized a $394 million Series D round at a $1.75 billion valuation. Trulioo‘s latest investment round was led by TCV, an established growth equity company, along with contributions from existing… Read More

May 16, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A newly filed lawsuit alleges that the sale of NBA Top Shot “Moments” is in violation of the federal Securities Act of 1933, which is a law that aims to ensure investor protection when acquiring publicly-traded securities. Michael McCann and Jacob Feldman from Sportico note… Read More

March 23, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Vancouver-based Fintech firm Beanworks will reportedly be acquired for $105 million. As reported by BIV, Beanworks is considered a high-growth tech firm and its acquisition deal is estimated at over $100 million. French enterprise services company Quadient SA ADR stated on Monday (March 22, 2021)… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 7:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ubitquity LLC, an enterprise-grade blockchain-enabled platform for real estate and title recordkeeping, is teaming up with LavaTrust Consultancy in order to gain key insights into the US real estate closing sector. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, LavaTrust Consultancy aims to bring its industry expertise and… Read More

February 16, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG; OTCQB: BBKCF; WKN: A2PS9W), which is the owner of Netcoins (Netcoins.ca), the online digital currency brokerage that makes it convenient for Canadians to purchase, sell, and learn about cryptos, and the owner of Blockchain Intelligence Group (BIG), a developer… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 11:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dapper Labs, which is the company behind highly-popular digital collectibles like NBA Top Shots and CryptoKitties, has finalized an initial tranche of bridge financing. Dapper Labs confirmed that it plans to secure as much as $50 million in capital. Last year,  Dapper Labs had acquired… Read More

July 20, 2020 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matthew Unger, CEO at Vancouver, Canada-based iComply Investor Services Inc, a global compliance platform for digital finance, reveals that updated regulations for strong client authentication and transaction monitoring now require Fintech companies to manage many complex tools. He points out in an Op-Ed on Finance… Read More

January 24, 2020 @ 10:10 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mastercard announced on Thursday its new Intelligence and Cyber Center. The center, which is located in Vancouver, Canada. is expected to expand the multinational financial services giant’s Canadian presence by creating and maintaining a total of 380 jobs, and accelerate innovation in digital and cybersecurity,… Read More

November 7, 2019 @ 12:16 am By Cali Haan  |  

Another Vancouver-based cryptocurrency exchange, ezBTC, is being investigated by the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) after the regulator received complaints from customers claiming they cannot access funds stored on the platform, The Tyee reports. The investigation was confirmed in an exclusive statement from the BCSC to… Read More

May 22, 2015 @ 11:40 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Financial technology is going to revolutionize the banking industry,” Lawyer Christine Duhaime told the Georgia Straight over coffee in downtown Vancouver. “It’s really important to encourage women to be involved in tech, and then fintech especially—we’re 50 percent of the equation—so that we’re not left out at the… Read More

November 3, 2014 @ 4:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to help protestors take on the famous pipeline expert, Kinder Morgan, a group known as Land Defenders has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $40,000 for their legal defense team after the company served them with a $5.6 million dollar lawsuit. According to the Vancouver… Read More

August 1, 2014 @ 7:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Building on $861K of previous funding, Healthy Crowdfunder Corp seeks to raise and additional $1,000,000 in its current crowdfunding round on AngelList.   The Vancouver-based Healthy Crowdfunder technology platform launched in 2012 seeking to match the financing needs of health ventures and the investment criteria… Read More

December 28, 2013 @ 1:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A woman from Vancouver, British Columbia recently took to Indiegogo to raise funds for a trip to Iran. Alaleh Sahabi was able to reconnect with her mother through Facebook and wanted to fly back to Iran to see her for the first time in over 20… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

We created the GROW conference to help entrepreneurs build the next billion dollar company. GROW is about the future of innovation, growth and entrepreneurship. It is a curated environment that brings together technology pioneers, founders, executives, influencers and investors who are passionate about identifying problems worth… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Vancouver’s City Session will have food, drinks, great company and of course…crowdfunding! Indiegogo’s Principal and Evangelist Adam Chapnick will address the crowd with helpful practices based on year’s of Indiegogo’s data — and local crowdfunders will share their tips and tricks for running a successful… Read More

August 12, 2013 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo continues their ambassadorial outreach trips to various cities across Canada.  To date they have scheduled and visited both Toronto and Montreal, hosting successful gatherings for potential crowdfunders.  Next up they are heading West to Vancouver. This next city session will feature principle and evangalist… Read More

May 30, 2013 @ 8:48 am By VentureBeat  |  

Almost a year after President Obama signed the JOBS Act into law, crowdfunding for equity is still not legal … at least for the 99 percent of people that are not accredited investors. But there is at least one place in North America where crowdfunding… Read More