Spin-off Companies

UBC Computer Science has been a hub for many spin-off companies. With access to on-campus resources and collaboration, many go on to have great success. If you're interested in entrepreneurship, see our Spin-off Guide on how to build a company from your UBC research.

Check out some of the spin-offs that have arisen from UBC in past years:

Startup company

BBTV: a global media company with the world's only comprehensive tech-powered solution for creators, brands and media companies
Brightside Technologies: high-dynamic range display hardware company, acquired by Dolby Laboratories in 2007
Canexia Health: pairs the latest advances in oncology with machine learning to provide cancer professionals with the insights needed to make targeted treatment decisions for their patients. Founded in 2012
Cloudburst Research: a computer vision start-up to produce AutoStitch, acquired by Google in 2015
Curatio.me: helps private social health networks connect and empower patients, increase adherence and improve outcomes, founded in 2013, merged to become RxPx in 2022.
Exotic Matter: computer graphics company which made physical stimulation software for the film industry; acquired by Autodesk in 2012
Gaze: an AI startup that offers visual recognition technologies for online transactions; launched in 2018
Hemisphere Games: an indie game studio with a penchant for physics, audio and uniquely compelling gameplay. "Games for both sides of your brain." Creators of Osmos, and co-founded 2009
HomeCourt (NEX Team): a mobile artificial intelligence company focused on bringing utility and joy to millions of basketball players worldwide, founded in 2017
Inverted AI applies predictive modelling to map human behavior 3 seconds into the future, with particular focus on self-driving vehicles. Founded 2018
Mobify: co-founded in 2007, and acquired by SalesForce in 2020 for $60M
NEX Team Inc.
Nytilus Inc. makes it possible to convert a smartphone to an industrial camera. Created in 2017
Pixile Studios: creator of multiplayer games, including Super Animal Royale
Plot + Scatter: data analysis, UX, & UI
PocketPixels: creator of Colour Splash, a digital retouch app selected by Apple for the App Store Hall of Fame
Point Grey Research: computer vision-sensing hardware company acquired by FLIR in 2016
Skylab Technologies: digital image retouching using Machine Learning, founded 2019
Slate: keyboard powered by AI, acquired by Neo in 2023.
Spare: mobility management platform
Tasktop: software development and delivery company, bought by Planview
Visier: recognized global leader in people analytics and on-demand answers for people-powered business
Vital Mechanics: patented technology simulates how the human body moves and interacts with physical objects using soft tissue biomechanics and high-performance computing
Webnames.ca: spinoff of Canada's .ca original domain registrar, owned and operated since 2000
Zite/Worio: personalized news aggregator, acquired by CNN in 2011