Google to double the size of its Kitchener-Waterloo engineering office
Google is reportedly gearing up to more than double the size of its engineering office in Kitchener-Waterloo. The Waterloo…
Microsoft, VCGA launch tech education lab in Vancouver’s Chinatown
Microsoft has teamed up with the Vancouver Computer Graphic Society (VCGA) to host tech programming, workshops, and mentor-led…
Vancouver cleantech Inventys closes Series C at $34 million CAD
Vancouver-based cleantech Inventys has officially closed its Series C round with an investment of $13 million CAD, bringing…
UWaterloo, Microsoft partner to use AI for socially-driven projects
Microsoft has partnered with the University of Waterloo’s Artificial Intelligence Institute, Waterloo.ai, to provide funding,…
Apollo launches service to digitize insurance buying for small businesses
Apollo Insurance Solutions, a Vancouver-based insurtech, has officially launched its small business insurance subscription…
BlackBerry QNX automotive footprint grows to 150 million vehicles
BlackBerry has announced that its QNX software is now currently integrated in more than 150 million cars, representing an increase…
Xanadu raises $32 million Series A for quantum cloud computing platform
Toronto-based Xanadu has raised a $32 million Series A round, led by OMERS Ventures, with participation from Georgian Partners,…
Lightspeed named CIX 2019 Innovator of the Year
The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX), a Canada-wide startup investment conference, has named Montreal-based POS software…
Wealthsimple snags former Netflix HR director Marina Harris
Wealthsimple has announced that Marina Harris will join as the new Chief People Officer to help manage and scale the Toronto-based…
Startup Train giving away 2 free tickets ahead of Startupfest
The Startup Train is back for its eighth year to bring attendees from Toronto to Startupfest in Montreal, and this year, it’s…
QuadrigaCX CEO moved customer funds into his own accounts
The late founder and CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange platform QuadrigaCX used customer funds to trade crypto for his own…
L-Spark Accelerator opens applications for sixth B2B SaaS cohort
Ottawa-based L-Spark Accelerator, has opened applications for its sixth cohort. Through participation in the accelerator, L-Spark…
Willful partners with Wealthsimple to launch RESP and will creation tool
Toronto-based FinTech Wealthsimple has partnered with online estate planning company Willful, to help users create a will and…
#TrueNorth19 speakers argue the future of privacy is the cloud
At day one of True North 2019, held by Communitech in Kitchener-Waterloo, MedStack CEO Balaji Gopalan and Ann Cavoukian, a…
Winners of Startup Canada’s regional awards
Startup Canada has announced all the regional winners of its annual awards at ceremonies that took place in Whitehorse, Vancouver,…