Pitchbook names four Canadian universities in 2021 list of top 50 colleges for founders
Four Canadian universities make 2021 Pitchbook list of top 50 colleges for founders Financial data and software company Pitchbook…
Tech4SickKids e-auction raises $50,000 towards $25 million goal to modernize SickKids hospital
Tech4SickKids, a grassroots campaign to raise $25 million for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), raised $50,000…
WELL Health raises $70 million of target $500 million from bought deal offering
Vancouver-based WELL Health Technologies has raised $70 million from a bought deal offering of convertible debentures. In a…
Versaterm to bolster next generation 9-1-1 calling tech with acquisition of Québec’s Komutel
Ottawa public safety tech firm Versaterm has acquired Komutel, a Saint-Georges, Québec-based communications solutions startup…
Previously bootstrapped, appointment booking solution Booxi raises $1.5 million
Montréal-based retail tech startup Booxi has received $1.5 million CAD in financing from Investissement Quebec and Business…
Coveo closes $215 million CAD in Toronto Stock Exchange debut
After making its debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange on November 18, trading under the symbol ‘CVO,’ Québec City-based…
Dapper Labs, Thinkific, AbCellera among 11 winners of 2021 BC Tech Awards
Large Vancouver companies Dapper Labs, Thinkific, and AbCellera were among the winners at last week’s 28th Technology Impact…
Unbounce’s Tamara Grominsky shares why companies need to develop a category alongside their product
Unbounce chief strategy officer Tamara Grominsky says developing a category alongside a product increases the odds of companies…
Trulioo’s Steve Munford says a unicorn valuation is part of the journey, not the destination
Although hitting a billion-dollar valuation is an important milestone for any company, Trulioo CEO Steve Munford says it is…
Plaid’s Irene Zhou on getting a ‘Yes’ faster from financial institutions
Working with financial institutions and large enterprises can be intimidating, but there are ways to get them to say ‘yes’…
Bessemer’s Alexandra Sukin shares best-in-class SaaS strategies
Metrics matter when assessing potential investments, but when it comes to assessing potential investments every company is…
L-SPARK’s Leo Lax: Canadian SaaS has “arrived”
The SaaS industry in Canada has “arrived,” according to L-SPARK managing director Leo Lax. In an interview with BetaKit…
Maturing Canadian tech ecosystem still dependent on government support: RBCx’s Anthony Mouchantaf
RBCx’s director of venture capital, Anthony Mouchantaf, said that rich valuations and a frothy market are signs that Canadian’s…
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke’s Thistledown Foundation donates $26 million to children’s hospitals
Thistledown Foundation, a philanthropic organization founded by Shopify CEO and founder Tobias Lütke, with his wife Fiona…
Ontario delays launch of digital ID program until 2022
The Ontario government has delayed the launch of its digital ID program until 2022. As reported by CTV News, the program was…