| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Branded Entertainment & Advergaming & Services |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Key people | Mike Burns CEO Jeff Doiron Founding Partner Dave Ozipko Creative Director Brian Nesbitt CTO Rob Plowman Audio Director |
| Products | AdverGaming Immersive Web Experience Custom Application Development Video/Audio production |
| Employees | 85 (2007) |
| Website | www.fuelindustries.com |
Fuel Industries is an Ottawa, Ontario based online interactive and marketing agency. Founded in 1999 by Mike Burns, Jeff Doiron, Dave Ozipko and Brian Nesbitt, Fuel Industries employs over 85 people and has satellite offices in Los Angeles and Seattle.
Fuel Industries has won a number of awards including Digital Entertainment & Media Excellence Awards for Advergame of the year as well as numerous Digital Marketing Awards and Flash in the can awards. Fuel Entertainment is a division of Fuel Industries specializing in the development of Fuel's own entertainment properties, such as AllGirlArcade.com, a gaming portal and virtual world for preteen girls. Mike Burns had the idea of the site on his twin girls' birthday, as it said in the newspaper.
Fuel Industries revenues doubled in 2006 from the previous year, and has continued to grow into a custom production shop and creative studio. Its employee base is growing at a similar rate.[1].
Fuel Industries has received numerous awards for both its work in advergaming and branded entertainment. In 2008, Fuel won Gold at the London International Awards for its work on Sexy Subaru with Tribal DDB[2], as well as several FWA awards and three shortlists for Flash in the Can Awards [3].
In 2007, Fuel won Best Game, Best Canadian Studio and Best Convergence at Flash in the Can [4]. The same year, Fuel became a Webby Awards Honoree[5] for its work on the American Dad Vs. Family Guy Kung Fu advergame.
In 2006, CEO Mike Burns was a recipient of the Ottawa Business Journal's Forty under 40 award - recognizing him as one of silicon valley north's most noteworthy up and coming entrepreneurs[6].