MappedIn raises $1.51 million seed round to chart a global course
Waterloo-based MappedIn announced the close of a $1.51 million seed round today, led by Amolino with participation from select…
Next generation of Velocity startups shows great promise at Fund Finals
“I feel sorry for our judges,” said Mike Kirkup, upon addressing the crowd at Velocity‘s Fund Finals pitch…
Sensibill raises $2 million seed round from Impression, Six Squared + Ryerson Futures
Toronto-based Sensibill announced today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding, led by Impression Ventures with participation…
BDC earmarks $700 million to fund women-owned businesses
Earlier this week at the Women Entrepreneurs Forum in Ottawa, Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Status of Women,…
Vancouver’s Vision Critical expands customer insight portfolio with Retail Intelligence Suite
Vancouver-based Vision Critical announced today a new product targeted towards retail. Built off the company’s cloud-based…
Today in funding: Mojio, Corsa + FedDev Ontario & BC CleanTech
FedDev and CleanTech funding dominate this edition of ‘Today in Funding’. Here’s the latest on who raised how…
Slack approaches $2.6B valuation with rumours of Butterfield stepping aside as CEO
Multiple tech publications pounced on rumours last night that Slack is looking to raise a new round of funding, six months…
Square partners with Edmonton’s Jobber as App Marketplace launches in Canada
Edmonton-based Jobber announced today that it has integrated its cloud-based service software with global payments company…
Today in Ryerson University: new fashion innovation centre & incubator network
It’s been a big week for Ryerson University, with a slew of major partnership announcements. We’ve compiled the…
FreshBooks talks Lean UX at Product Hunt Toronto this week
Formed over a tweet, Product Hunt Toronto has quickly integrated itself into the city’s portfolio of worthwhile events.…
Startupbootcamp FinTech hosting FastTrack pitch event at MaRS May 28th
Global accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech has partnered with MaRS to bring its FastTrack tour to the innovation hub on May…
CB Insights: Canadian seed deals are growing
Venture capital analytics platform CB Insights has published a new blog post with a Canadian focus, this time tackling the…
#DEC_TECH kicks off with a bang as Decentral Toronto goes beyond Bitcoin
Hosted in the MaRS Discovery District this week, DEC_TECH was the first financial technology event put on by the innovation…
Andreas Antonopoulos doesn’t know what happens next
Our title is slightly misleading. Speaking at #Dec_Tech, MaRS’ first event since it launched its FinTech cluster in February,…
Clearpath Robotics raises $14 million Series A from RRE & iNovia
Kitchener-Waterloo based Clearpath Robotics announced today that it has raised a $14 million CAD Series A round from RRE Ventures,…