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Salesforce set to acquire Toronto-based LevelJump.io

Silicon Valley-based Salesforce has entered an agreement to acquire Toronto SaaS startup LevelJump.io. LevelJump was founded in 2014 by founder and CEO David Bloom….

Toronto-Waterloo rises in Startup Genome’s 2021 global ecosystem rankings, as Vancouver falls

Toronto-Waterloo has jumped four spots in Startup Genome’s annual global startup ecosystem report since 2020, as Canada’s top ranked startup ecosystem. According to Startup…

Techstars Toronto tapped for second cohort as early-stage accelerator expands

In an effort to expand the capacity of its early-stage startup accelerator program, Techstars Toronto is increasing the size and frequency of its cohorts….

Toronto-based Private AI’s language redaction tool attracts $3.15 million in seed funding

M12 Ventures, the venture capital arm of Microsoft, and astronaut Chris Hadfield are among the diverse investors in Private AI, a developer of privacy-preserving…

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Opendoor acquires team from Toronto-based Skylight amid hiring expansion in Canada

Real-estate tech company Opendoor has acquired Toronto-based startup Skylight, a digital home-remodeling company, and Pro.com, a construction services company based in the United States….

Toronto tech smashed venture funding records in Q2 with $1.46 billion raised

Toronto tech set a new record for venture funding during the second quarter of 2021, one of several milestones smashed according to the latest…

Toronto entrepreneur helps raise over $350,000 CAD in support of Afghan refugees

In five days, a Toronto tech entrepreneur raised $354,035.93 CAD for two charities supporting Afghan refugees. Serial entrepreneur Sol Orwell, co-founder and director of…

theScore bets big on new office space in downtown Toronto

Canadian digital media and sports betting company theScore is leasing an 80,000 square foot space in downtown Toronto. The company announced the move on…

Toronto-based Mommy Monitor selected for Google’s Black Founders accelerator

Google has announced the 11 early-stage tech startups set to join the company’s second Google for Startups Accelerator for Black Founders cohort. The cohort…

Accenture acquires Toronto consulting firm Cloudworks

Accenture has acquired Toronto-based consulting firm Cloudworks in order to increase its capabilities to deliver cloud-based Oracle solutions to its clients. Cloudworks was founded…

BC venture funding matches Toronto with over $1 billion raised in Q1 2021

With over $1 billion invested into British Columbia’s tech startups in the first quarter of this year, venture funding in the province nearly matched…

Toronto venture funding in Q1 2021 nearly matched all dollars raised across 2020

Tech startups in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) raised more than $1 billion in venture funding over the first quarter of this year, nearly…

3 Healthtech jobs available in Toronto right now

Toronto is home to many incredible tech companies across sectors. However, one sector is seeing a massive boom following COVID-19: Healthtech. Here are just…