CareGuide continues to break the rules as it gobbles up Canadian competitor
The other shoe has dropped on CareGuide’s recent $1 million debt financing from RBC. At the time, the care marketplace’s…
Halifax’s Eyeball raises $1 million seed round to help facilitate amateur sports
Halifax-based startup Eyeball announced this week the close of a $1 million seed round, led by Clearwater Fine Foods, makers…
Canada gets a “C” for innovation in latest report card
The Conference Board of Canada has released the latest instalment of its How Canada Performs: Innovation report card, and the…
University of Toronto helps put the M back in MaRS with massive health tech expansion
MaRS Discovery District has a renewed focus on the health and biotech sectors, as the innovation hub announced today a major…
Bubl raises $4.6 million seed round, Sean Ramsay steps down as CEO
Toronto’s Bubl Technology announced the close of a $4.6 million seed round today, led by Samsung Ventures, J-Tech Capital,…
Manulife adds biometric tech in attempt to modernize customer service
Manulife unveiled a new customer service initiative today that surprisingly puts it at the cutting edge of biometric technology…
Communitech Tech Jam will help you find your next startup job this September
Fall is here, and as the seasons change, so too is it a perfect time to make a career change. Hunting for the perfect job or…
Happy Birthday, #ProductHuntTO
Last night, over 400 people piled into the MaRS Discovery District to commemorate the one year anniversary of Product Hunt…
Four Canadian companies up for International Startup of the Year award
Tech.Co (formerly Tech Cocktail) has posted the finalists for its International Startup of the Year competition, as part of…
Barrie’s gShift to acquire Austin developer SiteCondor
Barrie-based web presence analytics software provider gShift announced this week that it has entered into a definitive agreement…
Rho Canada Ventures leads AirVM’s $8 million Series A
Ottawa-based AirVM announced today the close of an $8 million Series A round, led by Rho Canada Ventures, with participation…
Real Ventures raises $89 million for “a more national fund”
The Globe and Mail is reporting that VC firm Real Ventures has raised $89 million for its third fund. Real Ventures Fund III…
Female Funders launches with mission to create 1000 new female angel investors
Katherine Hague has a strong connection with angel investment. The entrepreneur began angel investing after selling her company…
OMERS snapshot shows how much Canadian FinTech sector has grown in six months
As part of the MaRS FinTech cluster launch in February, Toronto-based VC firm Information Venture Partners released an infographic…
Hurrier expanding food delivery to Montreal and Vancouver this fall
Toronto-based Hurrier, an online bike delivery startup that transports fresh eats on demand from top restaurants, announced…