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🏙️ $1.1 billion for Squamish company
Yes, that says billion. Plus, find out which tech investment bank just opened its first office in Vancouver.
Kate Wilson
August 20, 2023
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In the meantime, we’ve got a slate of big news you’ve missed, including which international tech investment bank has just opened a Vancouver office, and where the Generator startup tech hub has moved to next.
Now onto today’s briefing. It’s 1,105 words: a four-minute read.
-Kate, @KateWilsonSays
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🤝 Funding and deals
Carbon Engineering was acquired for a massive $1.1 billion by U.S. oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum to help it develop a string of carbon-capture sites it hopes will profit from tackling climate change.
Robotics company Novarc Technologies completed its Series A funding round with Caterpillar Venture Capital, the VC arm of the machinery giant.
IR Labs announced a strategic partnership with Connection Silicon Valley to support Canadian companies in expanding their reach, navigating the capital markets, and growing their businesses for the long term.
Horizon Blockchain Games, a Web3 company with a Vancouver hub, announced a strategic partnership between its offering — Sequence — and Planet Mojo.
B.C.-founded Tentarix Biotherapeutics and Gilead Sciences established three multi-year collaborations to discover and develop therapeutics for oncology and inflammatory diseases.
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🗞️ In other news
Nimbus Synergies, an early-stage health technology investor and mentor, announced it’s relocated its Generator startup hub to West Broadway and Oak.
Boast AI has introduced an AI-enabled way to classify relevant projects to help SMEs access more of the billions in R&D tax credits that go unclaimed each year.
Local media giant BBTV announced its Q2 2023 financial results, ending the quarter with $14.4 million in cash, compared to $22.8 million the same time last year.
Thinkific — an online course-creation platform — launched the ability for its customers to get their own mobile app, customized in their own branding, which is built and maintained by the company.
Wearable tech outfit Form announced a highly-requested integration with TrainingPeaks.
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