101 Top Media and Entertainment Startups and Companies in Canada

August 7, 2021
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This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Media and Entertainment companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Media and Entertainment 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 Media and Entertainment Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Engine Media

Engine Media

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Engine Media focuses on accelerating new, live, immersive esports, and interactive gaming experiences.

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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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OverActive Media Group

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OverActive Media Group is an integrated global esports and entertainment organization focused on multiple esports titles.

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BroadbandTV

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BroadbandTV is a media-tech company that uses technology enabled solutions to help content creators and influencers become more successful.

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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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Resemble AI

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Resemble AI creates Custom Voices using proprietary Deep Learning models that can produce realistic Speech Synthesis.

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You.i TV

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You.i TV offers a software development kit for Streaming Video apps across mobile, tablet, game consoles, streaming devices, and Smart TVs.

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Vice Industry Token

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Vice Industry Token is a Blockchain company.

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JIGSAW

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Luxury British Fashion Clothing & Accessories.

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Caravan

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Makers of bespoke consumer brands and companies, backed by data & co-founded with people of influence. In partnership with CAA.

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Fio

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Fio is a developer of a point-of-care medical device used to gather data through interactions with a healthcare system.

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TritonHQ

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We simplify brand and content ownership with media library automation tools and exceptionally high quality video production.

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ole

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ole is a rights management company that provides the entertainment industry with IP acquisitions and creative development services.

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The GIST

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The GIST is a media company that provides sports content, experiences, and community for women.

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Omescape

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Omescape is a real-life room escape game venue operator for an outing with friends, featuring intense escape games, board games and a cafe.

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Underknown

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

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TransGaming

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TransGaming creates socially-engaging consumer experiences through the curation and delivery of games.

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Pelcro

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Pelcro is the #1 Content Subscription Platform that has everything publishers need to sell digital content subscriptions.

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SiriusXM Canada

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SiriusXM Canada is a Canadian radio channel broadcasting satellite radio channels featuring premier sports, news, entertainment, and more.

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Circus

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Circus is an HR Platform that helps content creators take care of their Talent.

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Madlipz

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MadLipz lets users make instant voiceover and subtitle parodies to share with other people.

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The Logic

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The Logic is an online media that covers updates on innovation, venture capital, digital economy, social and e-commerce portals.

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Locketgo

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Smart locker network for secure parcel and food deliveries

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Rogers Communications

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Rogers Communications is a communications and media company that specializes in telecommunications and internet.

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TikTiks

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TikTiks is a transparent secondary ticket market for live entertainment events across North America.

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Dood

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Live streaming platform for modern professionals to broadcast their products, services, and experiences to a global audience.

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Tutturu

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Tutturu is helping people to have meaningful social experiences in a remote world with virtual browsing.

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Pinkbike.com

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Pinkbike.com is a news, video, photo and community site for the Cycling community.

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GameSquare Esports

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GameSquare is an international esports company.

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SpherePlay

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SpherePlay creates, delivers, and monetizes VR experiences across all platforms.

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IMAX

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IMAX Corporation is one of the world’s leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in immersive motion picture technologies.

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Backpacker College

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Backpacker College is a marketplace and smartphone app that markets beds for travelers to book and find fun experiences.

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Robin

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Robin helps businesses optimize their entertainment spend while sourcing great live experiences for clients and employees.

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Pixelbug

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Pixelbug develops proprietary augmented reality solutions that drive conversions and engagement.

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Signal

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Signal is a marketplace for cryptocurrency investment advice.

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Unlimited

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UNLIMITED is at the forefront in the design and creation of high-end Virtual Reality Experiences.

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Entertainment One

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Entertainment One is an online platform that provides its users with media content.

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Ludia

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Ludia creates and distributes cross-platform interactive entertainment games.

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Discourse Media

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Discourse Media is an innovative digital news media company .

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Cyberpost

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Cyberpost is the first ever worldwide video

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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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SWFTCharge

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Eliminating low battery anxiety at music festivals, concerts and live events!

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Portl Media

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Portl Media is an entertainment for the sharing economy company.

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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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Wavo.me

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Advanced Analytics for Music Professionals. Make your marketing predictable and scaleable with Wavo.

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Sago Mini

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Sago Mini is an award-winning kids app & toy company devoted to educational play.

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Global Reporting Centre

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Global Reporting Centre is dedicated to highlighting important neglected stories around the world

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Densyfy Inc.

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Densyfy eliminates all filler, repeat and unimportant video utilizing AI

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Corus Entertainment

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Corus Entertainment is one of Canada’s most successful integrated media and entertainment companies.

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Media Coin

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Digital payment platform for Media and Cultural industries

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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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Trend Hunter

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Trend Hunter is the #1 largest trend website, host of Future Festival & an AI-driven innovation consultancy

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Noyoko Production

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Virtual live entertainment company

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Sinking Ship Entertainment

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Sinking Ship Entertainment is an award-winning production, distribution and interactive company specializing in family & kids live action.

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Boat Rocker Media

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Boat Rocker Media is a global entertainment company.

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TuneStars

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TuneStars is a new social media platform to help music artists, fans, and executives meet, create, and discover the world’s best music.

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Goalcast

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With over 15M fans across its social networks & more than 500M views each month, Goalcast is the world’s largest community of achievers.

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Playmaker

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Playmaker is a digital sports media company that lives at the intersection of sports, gambling, media and technology.

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Moment Factory

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Moment Factory creates multimedia entertainment to bring people together.

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Cineplex Entertainment

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Cineplex Entertainment is a motion picture exhibitor.

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The Coalition Studio

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The Coalition is a growing team of talented, creative, fun-loving professionals who are united in their passion for Gears of War.

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AMI

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AMI offers broadcasting, media production, art, entertainment and scholarship services for the blind and partially sighted people.

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ringID

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ringID is a social networking platform that offers voice & video calls, live sports, entertainment and professional services.

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Ramos Family Office

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The Ramos Family Office is Roberto Ramos Casas’ personal holding group. Roberto is a Mexican national with lifelong expertise and investments in logistics and customs brokerage in Mexico, the United States, Asia and Europe. The family office is co-headquartered in Mexico City and Montreal.

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Diply

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Launched in 2013, Diply is a leading social entertainment publisher that creates captivating content for millennials.

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Intelimax Media

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Intelimax is a media and advertising company engaged in the development of industry-specific web sites on new media and online games.

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Uken Games

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Uken Games builds games such as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Jeopardy! World Tour.

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9 Story Media Group

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A leading content creator, marketer and distributor of kids & family focused intellectual property.

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Screen Rant

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Screen Rant is the most visited, non-corporate-owned movie and TV news site online.

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Glacier Media

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Glacier Media offers depth, breadth and quality along the decision-making spectrum.​

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NordStar Capital

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NordStar Capital is a privately held holding company.

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Tangent Animation

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Tangent Animation is media and production company specializes in CG Animation, Visual Effects & Software Development & more.

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Narcity Media

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Narcity Media is a media and entertainment company that specializes in they connect brands and audiences with the stories that matter most.

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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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Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

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Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. is a professional sports and commercial real estate company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Podkast Entertainment

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Podkast is owns exclusive contracts to create podcasts and NFT content with respect to several well known celebrities.

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Rodeo FX

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Rodeo Fx offers visual effects services for cinema and television.

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Expertise Finder

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Search Engine for Journalists to Find Experts

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AGNT

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AGNT is a digital booking platform that provides access to thousands of real DJs & a suite of tools that manages every stage of the booking.

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Informa Canada, Inc.

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Informa Canada Inc. creates, produces, and manages seminars, conferences, and trade and consumer shows.

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Hitlab

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Hitlab is a tech media company employing pattern-matching technology to connect artists with fans.

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Sympatico

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Sympatico is Canada’s most popular source for news, autos, finance, music, celebs, fashion, movies, videos and more!

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DiveThru

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DiveThru is a mental wellness company that helps people DiveThru what they go thru.

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Mr. X

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Mr. X is a provider of visual effects (VFX) to premier television and international film clients.

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Nerd Corps Entertainment

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Nerd Corps is one of the largest animation studios in Canada boasting a diverse portfolio of award-winning original properties such as

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Youtooz

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Youtooz is a manufacturer of collectibles intended to make vinyl figures of content creators, streamers, and influencers.

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Mentionmapp Analytics

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Mentionmapp is a Twitter tool that helps discover hot topics, key hashtags, and trending stories.

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Eon Media

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Empowers content providers and sponsors with accurate ROI data for sponsorship “EVERY LOGO EVERY TIME”.

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Notetracks Inc.

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Notetracks is a workflow and productivity tool for music creators and collaborators.

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The Source (Bell) Electronics

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The Source (Bell) Electronics Inc. retails electronic products and accessories.

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Annex Business Media

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Annex Business Media is the largest business-to-business media company.

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The Quantum Daily

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The leading provider of data, news, insights, capital markets and media for the Quantum Technology industry

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LVL

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Product and Service Design company specialized in Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment

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Dunya Media

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Dunya is a production company that provides social films about Canadian citizens with Indian ancestry.

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Global News

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Global News provides community based news, weather and information about issues.

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One Toronto Gaming

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One Toronto Gaming is Partnership formed by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation and Brookfield Business Partners L.P.

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Exact Media

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Reinventing Direct Mail through e-commerce parcels

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HypeX.gg

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HypeX.gg is a gaming platform that provides social gaming.

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Boxcat Inc.

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The first quantum startup in the world to render an image using a quantum computer.

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MediaHub

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Mediahub offers a wide selection of solutions all geared towards helping businesses become successful in the digital world.

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