101 Top Digital Media Startups and Companies in Canada

August 7, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Digital Media companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Digital Media industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top Canada Digital Media Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Vidyard

Vidyard

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Vidyard is a video marketing platform, enabling customers to derive information on viewer-behavior for marketing automation systems and CRM.

Voices

Voices

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Voices is the #1 creative services marketplace, connecting brands with the professional creative talent they need.

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Sharethrough

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Sharethrough is one of the top global independent omnichannel ad exchanges

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Elastic Path Software

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Elastic Path Software is the pioneer of headless commerce with the first API oriented e-commerce platform for the enterprise space.

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theScore

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TheScore creates mobile-first sports experiences through real-time news, scores, fantasy information, and alerts.

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Stingray

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Stingray Business is a leader in the field of media solutions, including commercial music, digital innovations & in-store audio advertising.

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Kidoodle.TV

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Kidoodle.TV is an online video streaming platform that provides on-demand content for children.

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District M (now Sharethrough)

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Sharethrough merged with District M in February 2021

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MediaValet

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MediaValet stands at the forefront of the enterprise, cloud-based, digital asset management industry.

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Bitstrips

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Bitstrips gives you an entertaining and dynamic visual identity that lets you express yourself in ways that words can’t capture.

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STN Video

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STN Video is an Online Video Platform delivering content, technology and monetization to over 1800 publishers

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Realvision

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Realvision is an immersive media technology company that builds 3D media solutions for the real estate industry.

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NOBAL Technologies

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NOBAL creates innovative and intuitive digital interfaces to enhance customer experience.

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Viafoura

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Viafoura sparks thriving conversations across 600 media brands worldwide, unlocking the power of digital communities.

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Brizi

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Brizi lets anyone tap into nearby cameras to capture group memories at iconic places.

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Sociable Labs

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Sociable Labs is a software-as-a-service provider of social and viral marketing solutions.

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headversity

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headversity is a workplace mental health and resilience platform

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Félix & Paul Studios

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Montreal-based Felix & Paul Studios is focused on the creation of cinematic virtual reality experiences.

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PNI Digital Media

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PNI Digital Media provides enterprise and mobile ecommerce solutions for world class brands.

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Underknown

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Underknown is a social video company based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Sortable

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Sortable’s ad technology works intelligently behind the scenes to optimize ad impressions so clients can focus on creating great content.

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Coalision

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Manager of the Lolë and Paradox brands

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Chango

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Chango is a programmatic advertising platform .

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Soundpays Inc.

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Soundpays is a patented engagement solution transmitting supplemental information from ads to mobile using ultrasonic sound.

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Crowdlinker

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Crowdlinker is an end-to-end digital product studio based in Toronto with a relentless focus on our customers.

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Digital Journal

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Digital Journal is a digital media news network providing information submitted by a global network of journalists.

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Vuru

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Vuru’s analysis engine does thousands of hours of stock analysis in seconds.

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Reflex Photonics

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Reflex Photonics provides high-speed light-on-board connectivity solutions for broad-based digital data transfer applications.

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Neuranet

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Neuranet helps organisations create amazing digital experiences efficiently.

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Kitara Media

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Kitara Media is a digital media company providing media solutions with video, display and mobile strategies.

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Einthusan

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The premium South Asian digital streaming portal for licensed feature films from various languages of India.

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Blue Ant Media

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Blue Ant Media is an international producer of gaming video content .

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Index Exchange

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Index Exchange is an exchange technology, enabling digital publishers and suppliers to sell ad impressions programmatically and in realtime.

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VIKTRE

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VIKTRE (“vik’tr’ee”) is a content publishing platform and private network for pro, Olympic and National Team Athletes.

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Captual

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Captual offers ePresence, a system that allows organizations to capture rich media presentations for live or on-demand webcasting.

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Switch Video

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Switch Video is a producer of animated explainer videos to tell story about a company.

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U-Feast Corporation

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An e-commerce marketplace and experiential marketing platform for unique food and drink experiences.

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Spinzo

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The Social Group Sales Platform That Fills Seats.

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LocalSphere inc

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LocalSphere inc is a company that provides customers with tools, apps, and advice in order to help businesses.

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Valnet

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Valnet is a leader in Online Media Publishing, creating and distributing original content for its brands and audiences, worldwide.

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PressReader

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PressReader offers unlimited digital access to over 7,000 newspapers and magazines from all over the world.

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Droit-Inc

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Droit-Inc is a business site for Quebec lawyers and legal advisers.

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Maple MicroSystems

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Maple microsystems is a provider of manufacturing monitoring sensors.

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LifeLearn

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LifeLearn offers custom digital solutions designed specifically for veterinarians and animal health organizations.

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ruby

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ruby is a Canada-based open-minded dating service that helps people to connect and communicate by using their online brands.

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Thinkwire

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Activate communities with panel discussions.

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Critical Mass

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Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer.

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Sparkit Media

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Sparkit is a fan-directed media network that allows influencers and brands to engage users and generate quality content for sponsors.

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Stompy Bot Corporation

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SBC is also an intellectual property and acquisition holding house with successful property acquisitions already secured.

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Media Coin

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Digital payment platform for Media and Cultural industries

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Snappa

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Create online graphics in a snap.

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Experience Headphones

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Specializing in high fashion headphones and designer accessories. We bring a fully integrative Retail 2.

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Torstar Corporation

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Torstar Corporation is a broadly based, progressive media company.

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Newsana

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Newsana is a community-powered news site that operates as a news aggregator.

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Planitar

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Planitar is the maker of iGUIDE, a proprietary camera and software platform for capturing and delivering immersive 3D virtual tours.

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Bell Media

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Bell Media is home to assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media.

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Major Tom

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Major Tom is a full services digital agency offering strategy, creative, marketing and development.

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Thrive Digital

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Online Marketing Agency Specializing in Ecommerce, Lead Generation, User Acquisition and Brand Visibility.

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Noyoko Production

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Virtual live entertainment company

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Draft Canada

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Draft Canada is a digital media company.

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Pressed News

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A digital media company that makes the news easy to understand.

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Masstech Group

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Masstech Group is a video workflow solution to manage valuable digital media content and related information throughout its lifecycle.

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Brandark

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Brand(ark) creates digital media platforms to connect brands and consumers through weekly-held professional sporting events.

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Blue Salt Digital Media

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Blue Salt Digital Media provides marketing & advertising solution for brands to connect with their customers right at the point of sale.

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Live Current Media

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Live Current Media is an internet commerce and media company developing domain names into consumer-facing destinations.

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NordStar Capital

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NordStar Capital is a privately held holding company.

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MASV

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MASV is designed to upload and download file sets as fast as the internet connection can handle via the masv network.

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Legible

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Legible is a publishing company that connects authors and readers through open access to a global reading and publishing platform.

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Sodatone

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Large-scale analytics platform for the music industry.

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Ti 360

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Ti 360 develops web-based solutions for enterprise planning & management, data analysis and compression, and digital assets and currencies.

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Curiocity Group

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Online Media

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HipHopDX

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HipHopDX is an online source for Hip Hop news, interviews, music, and reviews as well as videos and mixtapes updated daily.

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briefbid

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Making advertising outside of Facebook and Google accessible.

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AdPerfect

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Self-serve advertising, Digital & print classifieds, Web-based technology, Obituaries, Mobile-Responsive Marketplace

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Invoke

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Invoke partners with the big thinkers behind startups and established brands to create new revenue and digital service opportunities.

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Ricoh Canada

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Ricoh Company Ltd., is an international leader in the document management and image communication industry.

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Partnered Filmed Entertainment

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Producer’s, Director’s , Cast and Crew members from all corner of the planet rave about Vancouver and British Columbia.

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Tagizo

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Tagizo is an ads free streaming website which provide video intelligence to its users.

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Kinex Media

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Kinex Media is a web design agency offers web design, development, ecommerce and marketing services.

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ADFLOW NETWORKS

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ADFLOW is very experienced with digital media management in the wireless retail space.

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MUNDOmedia

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MUNDOmedia is the global leader in data-driven performance marketing.

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Datablocks Inc.

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Publisher monetization solution focused on removing inefficiencies that are currently embedded in online advertising.

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Eyereturn Marketing

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Eyereturn Marketing is the only end-to-end digital advertising platform in the market

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ENDLESS Esports

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ENDLESS is a professional North American esports organization focused on gaming content, lifestyle, and apparel

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Zoom Web Media

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Zoom Web Media is a Canadian web Design and development, Digital Marketing company spreading its wings all over the globe.

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Bron Studios

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BRON is a worldwide media and entertainment company committed to furthering the art and craft of meaningful commercial storytelling.

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Alive.com

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alive is an online publication that provides information about natural health and wellness.

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Delvinia

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We’re a digital strategy and customer experience design firm.

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Civilized

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Civilized is a premium media and lifestyle brand.

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Rainmaker Entertainment

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Rainmaker Entertainment is a CG animation studio creating unique CG animation styles using artist friendly tools.

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Pretio Interactive

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Pretio is an engagement and monetization plug-in allowing brands to offer rewards to fans for social sharing and shopping.

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Readocracy

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Readocracy is a verification technology that identifies attention to the content online.

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Creo

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Computer-to-plate digital solutions.

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Adviso

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Adviso est une firme d’experts en stratégie Web et marketing Internet.

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BLUE Digital Agency

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BLUE is a small digital agency specialised in custom website development, e-commerce solutions, CMS, apps, & digital marketing.

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Nstein Technologies

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Nstein Technologies provides content management solutions that help information-rich enterprises centralize, understand and manage big data.

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Overstory Media Group

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Bridging communities through stories and thoughtful dialogue.

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Conquer

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Conquer is a Canadian charity bike ride whose proceeds are donated to help fight cancer.

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Imagex Media

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Imagex Media is a information technology information services company located in Vancouver.

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Rippel INC

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Rippel is a civic tech platform on a mission to enhance transparency and accountability in modern day politics.

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