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TransGaming Inc.

Findev Inc.
Public
Traded as TSX-VFDI
Industry Real estate financing
Founded 2001
Founders Gavriel State
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people
Sruli Weinreb, CEO
Revenue Increase $2 million USD
Decrease $0.25 million USD
Decrease $0.5 million USD
Website findev.ca

Findev Inc. (formerly TransGaming Inc.) is a real estate financing company, and former technology company, with its head office in Toronto. It was founded by Gavriel State, who ran the Linux product division at Corel. The current CEO is Sruli Weinreb. TransGaming's Graphics and Portability Group was acquired by NVIDIA in 2015, paving way to NVIDIA's first office in Canada, located in Toronto.

In 2016, TransGaming Inc. decided to change its business focus from technology and gaming to real estate financing. In August 2016 its last remaining gaming division, GameTree TV, together with its subsidiaries and offices in Tel Aviv and Kiev, were sold to TransGaming Interactive UK Limited, a subsidiary of General Media Ventures based in the United Kingdom. This company now carries on the GameTree TV business under the TransGaming name.

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