Wattpad Books partnership with Penguin Random House marks first expansion into Europe
Toronto-based Wattpad has announced is Books arm is partnering with publishing giant Penguin Random House UK to bring the platform’s…
Kids Code Jeunesse receives $8.1 million CanCode investment
Kids Code Jeunesse, a Montreal-founded non-profit teaching children to code, has received an $8.1 million investment from the…
HalTech receives $307,000 to create accelerator for women entrepreneurs
HalTech Regional Innovation Centre, based in Burlington, Ont., will receive around $307,000 from the federal government to…
Wholesale local food platform FreshSpoke raises $550,000 seed round
FreshSpoke, a wholesale local food software platform provider based in Barrie, Ont., has raised a $550,000 seed round. The…
Four Manitoba-based life sciences projects receive $5.9 million from federal government
Four Manitoba-based startups are receiving a combined $5.9 million from the federal government to support future growth opportunities…
Canadians want innovative healthtech, but worry about slow adoption
The majority of Canadians are wanting a more tech-driven healthcare system, but not all of them are confident about Canada’s…
Lightspeed reports 38 percent revenue growth in Q1 2019
Montreal-based Lightspeed has released its financial results for the fiscal first quarter, ending June 30, 2019. The now-public…
VentureLAB receives $1.7 million from FedDev Ontario to boost women representation in tech
Markham-based tech incubator VentureLAB has received a $1.7 million investment from the federal government through FedDev Ontario.…
Seven Manitoba tech companies receive $7.4 million in loans from federal government
Seven organizations based in the province of Manitoba have received a collective $7.4 million in loans from the federal government.…
FreshBooks raises “most significant investment so far” from JPMorgan Chase
Toronto-based cloud accounting software FreshBooks has announced that JPMorgan Chase & Co. has made a strategic investment…
BlueDot announces second Series A round, this time worth $9.2 million CAD
Toronto-based healthtech startup, BlueDot, which builds solutions that aim to track, contextualize, and anticipate infectious…
Kruger Biomaterials to upgrade plant with $2 million from federal government
Kruger Biomaterials, a company that generates cellulose filaments from wood fibres for industrial applications, has received…
Edge computing startup Ormuco receives $4 million from Province of Quebec
Edge computing startup Ormuco has received a $4 million investment from the Quebec Ministry of Economy and Innovation. “Ormuco…
DNAstack to develop precision health platform through Digital Technology Supercluster
DNAstack, a Toronto-based startup that develops technologies for scientists to more efficiently find, access, and analyze genomic…
Shopify to host program for developers reentering tech industry after extended leaves
With the talent shortage reportedly being an enduring hindrance of growth in the Canadian tech ecosystem, Shopify has created…