Biba Ventures

Biba Ventures is a Canadian playground technology company that describes itself as a "playground chain." Its core proposition is a family of mobile games that reorient children's screen fixation toward healthy outdoor play. Rather than having children stare at a device, Biba games are played with a parent holding the phone and acting as referee, while kids run, imagine and physically engage with the playground equipment around them. The company frames this as a solution to the challenge of excessive screen time for a "digital generation." The games are available on iOS and Android and are built around make-believe scenarios such as butterfly catching, driving, and raiding ancient temples. Gameplay is designed to be organic and to accommodate drop-in/drop-out participation, so children can join or leave the activity freely. Biba states that its design philosophy is rooted in years of research, user testing, field work and consultation with partners including the RAND Corporation and Simon Fraser University, and that peer-reviewed research in the Journal of Child Health Care confirms children are more active on playgrounds when using its games compared with standard playground play. Beyond the games themselves, Biba operates a network of playground locations. According to its website, there are 4,500 Biba locations across 10 countries. The company offers a playground finder for parents seeking the nearest Biba-enabled playground, and it works with park owners and community stakeholders to "upgrade" existing playgrounds into Biba playgrounds. This two-sided model — consumer mobile games plus playground partnerships — positions Biba at the intersection of digital entertainment, family health, and public play infrastructure. Biba Ventures is privately held and, based on available public information, is a Canadian company. Its brand identity centers on healthy family fun, physical activity, and parent-child co-play, with the playground serving as the physical platform for a digitally augmented experience.

Biba Ventures emerged as a Canadian venture focused on the intersection of digital play and physical activity for children. The company built its identity around a simple observation: children in a screen-saturated society spend too much time on devices and not enough time playing outdoors. Biba's response was to design mobile games that require a parent to hold the phone while children engage physically with playground equipment, effectively using the screen as a prompt for outdoor activity rather than a substitute for it. The company invested in research and validation from its early stages. According to its own account, Biba's design philosophy is rooted in years of research, user testing, field work and consultation with partners such as the RAND Corporation and Simon Fraser University. Peer-reviewed research published in the Journal of Child Health Care is cited by the company as confirming that children get more active on playgrounds when using Biba games compared with standard playground play. Biba's model extends beyond software. The company works with park owners and community stakeholders to upgrade existing playgrounds into Biba playgrounds, creating a network of physical locations where its games can be played. By the time of its current public communications, Biba reports 4,500 locations across 10 countries, with a playground finder tool to help parents locate the nearest site. The games themselves are distributed through the iOS App Store and Android platforms. As a privately held Canadian company, Biba Ventures has not disclosed detailed financial or corporate history publicly. Its growth strategy appears to combine consumer app distribution with partnerships in the public and community play space, positioning the brand as a bridge between digital entertainment and healthy outdoor family activity.

Healthy family fun for a digital generation — mobile games that turn screen time into outdoor family play.

• Biba mobile games

  Mobile games for iOS and Android played with a parent holding the phone while children engage in physical playground activity.

• Biba Drive!

  A Biba game in which a child plays as a car, cited as an example of the company's make-believe gameplay scenarios.

• Playground finder

  An online tool to help parents find the nearest of 4,500 Biba locations across 10 countries.

• Playground upgrade program

  A partnership program for park owners and community stakeholders to upgrade playgrounds into Biba playgrounds.

1. 1Biba official websiteplaybiba.com
2. 2About Biba — Bibaplaybiba.com
3. 3Biba Ventures — Wikidatawikidata.org