Redbrick Acquires Animoto

Yellowbrick Acquires Animation Mentor

August 24, 2021

Education

Yellowbrick, a New York–based online education platform focused on the Creative Economy, acquired Animation Mentor, a leading online animation school. At the same time Yellowbrick secured an investment from Sony Innovation Fund by IGV to support the company's expansion into film, television and other creative industries.

Redbrick Acquires Leadpages

March 2, 2020

Software

Redbrick, a Victoria, British Columbia-based parent organization of digital companies, has acquired Leadpages, a Minneapolis-based marketing-focused no-code website builder. Leadpages — a subscription-based SaaS with over 40,000 users, roughly $18M USD in annual revenue and a ~40-person team — will operate under Redbrick's portfolio and shared-services model to support further growth.

Redbrick Acquires Delivra

January 5, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Victoria, British Columbia–based Redbrick has acquired Delivra, an Indianapolis/Carmel, Indiana–based provider of email and marketing automation. The acquisition adds Delivra’s email and SMS marketing capabilities to Redbrick’s portfolio (including Leadpages) to expand its suite of digital marketing and conversion tools for entrepreneurs and SMBs.

Redbrick Acquires Newsletter Advertising Platform Paved

March 11, 2025

Marketing & Advertising

Redbrick, a Victoria-based company that builds and operates a portfolio of digital businesses, has acquired Paved, a New York–based newsletter advertising marketplace. Paved connects advertisers and publishers (3,000+ publishers and 253 million subscribers) and will be integrated into Redbrick's portfolio to expand its newsletter advertising and ad-technology capabilities.

Canva Acquires Leonardo.ai to Bolster Generative AI Capabilities

July 29, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Canva has acquired Sydney-based generative AI startup Leonardo.ai in a cash-and-stock deal, with all ~120 Leonardo.ai employees joining Canva. The acquisition will keep Leonardo.ai operating independently while integrating its technology into Canva’s Magic Studio to expand API offerings, model R&D and accelerate generative AI product development.

Animoca Brands Takes Majority Stake in PIXELYNX

December 6, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited has acquired a majority stake in PIXELYNX, a Los Angeles–based music metaverse and gaming platform founded by deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin. The deal is intended to integrate PIXELYNX's music/gaming/Web3 capabilities into Animoca Brands' broader metaverse ecosystem to develop new music-focused gaming products and monetization formats.