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This article showcases our top picks for the best Canada based Digital Entertainment companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Digital 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 Digital Entertainment Startups
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Wattpad
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Wattpad is a digital entertainment company providing an online social storytelling platform for original stories.
WOMBO
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WOMBO is an AI-powered lip sync app that creates deepfake copies of images lip-syncing to a selection of songs.
Snack App
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Snack App is a video-first dating application in iOS that connects people online and focuses on Gen-Z.
Spin Master
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Spin Master creates, designs, manufactures, licenses, and markets a diversified portfolio of game products.
Victory Square
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Victory Square creates, funds, and executes on ideas in sports, health, and entertainment.
Big Viking Games
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Big Viking Games provides free-to-play social, mobile, and HTML5 games.
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.
Dark Slope Studios
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Dark Slope Studios is a VR/AR developer.
ole
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ole is a rights management company that provides the entertainment industry with IP acquisitions and creative development services.
D-BOX Technologies
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D-BOX Technologies designs and manufactures motion systems for the entertainment and industrial markets worldwide.
StellarAlgo
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Stellaralgo helps organizations to organize, analyze, and leverage the data they need to make successful business decisions.
Celtx
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Celtx is the world’s first all-in-one media pre-production system. It replaces ‘paper & binder’ pre-production with a digital approach
Triotech
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TRIOTECH is the creator of award winning immersive and interactive media-based attractions
UXP Systems
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UXP Systems is the industry leader in User Lifecycle Management (ULM). Our ULM Platform powers digital identity as a strategic service.
Askott Entertainment
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Askott Entertainment is a full-service development company that combines esports with the regulated iGaming space.
Dood
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Live streaming platform for modern professionals to broadcast their products, services, and experiences to a global audience.
Blue Ant Media
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Blue Ant Media is an international producer of gaming video content .
IMAX
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IMAX Corporation is one of the world’s leading entertainment technology companies, specializing in immersive motion picture technologies.
Fintech Select
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Fintech Select is a provider of robust and disruptive Pre-Paid Card programs, mobile banking solutions and Cryptocurrency technologies.
DeepMarkit Corp.
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DeepMarkit produces multi-platform HTML games and gaming solutions that drive audience engagement for brands and incentivize customers.
Wow Unlimited Media Inc.
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Wow Unlimited Media is creating the next generation kids & youth entertainment business by focusing on digital platforms and content.
Behaviour Interactive
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Behaviour Interactive is an independent world leader in the video game industry, employing 275 talented people in Canada and Chile.
Stompy Bot Corporation
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SBC is also an intellectual property and acquisition holding house with successful property acquisitions already secured.
SparkGig
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SparkGig, an online community platform of performers and event organizers that hires local performers on any budget, anywhere in the world.
Stage Ten
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Stage Ten is the leading maker of browser-based live streaming software, empowering online video creators in 70+ countries globally.
SmartTones Media
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SmartTones connect broadcast to mobile, delivering entertaining experiences with measurable results.
Corus Entertainment
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Corus Entertainment is one of Canada’s most successful integrated media and entertainment companies.
Bell Media
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Bell Media is home to assets in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media.
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.
Moment Factory
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Moment Factory creates multimedia entertainment to bring people together.
Cineplex Entertainment
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Cineplex Entertainment is a motion picture exhibitor.
Uken Games
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Uken Games builds games such as Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Jeopardy! World Tour.
Mash
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A radically better way to monetize your digital experiences and content
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.
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
Stambol
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Immersive Experiences for different verticals through Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
Toon Boom Animation Inc.
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Toon Boom has been changing the animation world one production at a time.
LVL
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Product and Service Design company specialized in Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment
crea-ture Studios
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crea-ture Studios is an independent videogame studio dedicated in bringing original IP’s to niche markets.
E Play Digital
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ePlay Digital is an industry-leading Augmented Reality Sports, Esports, and Entertainment Game Platform.
Deep (Canada)
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DEEP Inc. is a multi-platform production company,
Anime News Network
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Anime News Network is an online news platform offering an anime encyclopedia, forums, surveys, contests and more.
CTV Ltd
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CTV Limited operates a television broadcasting network in Canada.
Icon Creative Studio
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Icon Creative Studio is a animation video company located in Vancouver.
Tunezy
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Tunezy is a social platform for emerging and independent musicians to reach the community and collaborate with fans.
LMK Technologies, LLC
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Chunky’s Cinema Pub is an entertainment company that organizes functions, birthday parties, and corporate functions.
Reciprocity
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Reciprocity is a premier professional esports team franchise and content creator with the goal to become an industry brand.
Riff
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Riff builds a robo-adviser that provides growth plans to musicians, connects them with industry contacts & gives access to a platform.
FlowMotion Entertainment Inc
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FlowMotion Entertainment Inc. is committed to being one of the top publishers of mobile games for women.
Nuare Studio
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Nuare is an art outsourcing company. It is a team of great professional artists and illustrators working in video-game and movie industry.
Sim International
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Sim is a content creation platform that provides camera equipment, dailies and post-production solutions.
Ricardo Media
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Ricardo Media publishes and distributes RICARDO magazine eight times per year.
8x Labs
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8x Labs is a developer of a multi-access edge computing software designed to reduce traffic bandwidth for live streaming.
National Film Board
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The National Film Boardis produces and distributes films and other audiovisual works which reflect Canada.
Quantum Entanglement Entertainment
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Quantum Entanglement Entertainment creates films, games, and other entertainment content.
LISN
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LISN is a mobile application that lets users and creators clip podcasts into short segments to make them more discoverable & consumable.
Percyvites
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Personalized Video Invitations are short video clips featuring licensed characters, where your child’s image and party details are
Yare Media Group Inc.
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Yare offers sports and entertainment companies solutions to deliver live programming via PCs, phones, tablets and connected TVs.
Maktub
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Audiobooks and Podcasts for Persian / Farsi speakers in North America and Europe
Parlay Entertainment
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Parlay Entertainment is a Canadian-based developer of online bingo software.
Arsenal Media
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Arsenal Media is an online store, production studios for visual and sound content as well as information and entertainment platforms.
Ontario Media Development Corporation
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The OMDC is the central catalyst for Ontario’s cultural media cluster.
Toonbox Entertainment
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Toonbox Entertainment is a animation digital entertainment company located in Toronto.
vrCAVE
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VrCAVE is a virtual reality company that brings users the highest quality shared entertainment experiences.
All Play, No Work
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All Play, No Work create compelling digital experiences that focus on storytelling, gameplay, and interaction for both the web and mobile.
Metric Empire
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Metric Empire is an independent Montreal-based game development company.
Sim Post Production Business
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Sim is a content creation platform that provides camera equipment, dailies and post-production solutions.
Ritual Music
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Instant music licensing for digital video production.
Game On
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Game on focuses on the needs of yhe video game industry by providing motion capture and audio production services.
Pipeline Studios
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Pipeline Studios is a creative driven studio, with a focus on development, production, and distribution of award-winning kids.
RocketFire Labs
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|APP DEVELOPMENT| Fox Hole| Social platform to connect gamers and enhance their match making and communication. Esports Valuations
Peace Arch
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Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc.(“PAE”) produces and acquires feature films and television programs for worldwide distribution.
Edutelly
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EduTelly – Education Platform for Leaders of New Age. We teach Blockchain, Data Science, Big Data Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Imaging Dynamics Company
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A Canada-based medical technology company.
Insight Production Company
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Insight Production Company is a television networks production partners located in Toronto.
787 Networks
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787 Networks is a group of business entertainment networks.
Ahava Group Global
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Ahava Group Global is a women-led modern media parent company.
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