Today in Canadian Unicorns: Hootsuite written down, Slack raising at $4B USD valuation
Following Shopify’s successful IPO and strong growth, the Canadian tech community has kept its eye on the nation’s other…
Lending Loop halts new loan requests amidst talks with “securities regulatory authorities”
Toronto-based Lending Loop posted a notice on its website yesterday stating that the startup has suspended new loan requests…
F|T: The FinTech Times – The bank that FinTech built
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 6: Is Canadian tech a “branch-plant economy?”
This week’s episode of the CanCon podcast is filled with tough questions. Questions about the future of the Canadian…
Read the first 30 pages of The Growth Hacker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Jeff Goldenberg is a veteran of the Canadian startup space. A serial entrepreneur and committed Canadian startup mentor, he…
Grow and Conexus partner to bring consumer lending platform to Saskatchewan
Vancouver FinTech startup Grow (formerly Grouplend) announced another partnership with a financial institution this morning,…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Partnerships are the new black
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
CanCon Podcast Ep. 5: Startup frat bro culture and the pressure to scale
With Patrick in Barcelona to cover MWC, the CanCon podcast returns with a special guest star to discuss Canadian tech and tech…
Shopify revenue hits $70.2 million USD in Q4, 99% YoY growth
Ottawa-based Shopify announced its Q4 2015 financial results today, continuing a strong showing of post-IPO growth. In its…
CanCon Podcast Episode 4: The web is a Pokémon and how to save Twitter
Our fourth podcast! CanCon is officially a thing! To celebrate one full month of covering Canadian tech and tech from a Canadian…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Big Stakes
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
Halifax’s Clean Simple looks to grow beyond Atlantic Canada with new seed funding
It took a kick in the ass from Dan Martell to get Michael Brown out of Atlantic Canada. The Clean Simple CEO had been…
F|T: The FinTech Times – Founder Money
Welcome to the FinTech Times, a weekly newsletter covering the biggest FinTech news from around the globe. If you want to read…
CanCon Podcast Episode 3: What’s the deal with food tech?
All politics are local. To some degree, so is tech. This week’s episode of the CanCon podcast tackles how tech…
CareGuide makes strategic investment in fellow startup Qimple
Toronto’s CareGuide is known for making its own road. The care marketplace startup, which has a portfolio of sites like Sitter.com…