Webware raises $2 million CAD following brick-and-mortar partnership with Staples
Webware.io, a Toronto-based website platform for small businesses, today announced that it has received $2 million in strategic…
Pangaea announces final close of fourth fund at $95 million CAD
Pangaea Ventures, which invests in advanced materials, announced it has completed the final close of Pangaea Ventures Fund…
Disruption Ventures cuts first cheque to women-led Hostfully
Disruption Ventures, a Canadian female-founded venture capital fund investing in women-led businesses, has deployed its first…
Collision sells out showcase floor, surpassing size of Web Summit
Collision has reached maximum exhibition floor capacity for this year’s conference, being held in Toronto’s Enercare…
Startup Edmonton receiving $250,000 to retain student talent
The Edmonton Economic Development Corporation (EEDC), which runs Startup Edmonton, is receiving $250,000 from the City of Edmonton…
Hootsuite lays off 100 employees, 10 percent of its staff
Hootsuite, the Vancouver-based social media management unicorn, laid off more than 100 employees, or about 10 percent of its…
Cybersecurity startup Kobalt closes $1 million CAD founders round
Cybersecurity startup Kobalt has raised a $1 million CAD founders round, led by its co-founders, Pankaj Agarwal and Boris Wert,…
RBC adds AI-powered budgeting tool to its digital app
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recently launched NOMI Budgets, a new AI-powered solution available through its mobile app, designed…
Uniting The Prairies conference kicks off this week
Uniting The Prairies, a tech conference looking to showcase the best of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan’s tech startup…
Microsoft for Startups, MaRS partner to open new space for startups
Microsoft for Startups and MaRS have announced plans to open a new space for startups to receive personalized business and…
BMO makes startup funding play, launches innovation banking group
Bank of Montreal (BMO) has announced the launch of its Technology & Innovation Banking Group, intended to provide advice…
Toronto startup Thinkwire wins Josef Umdasch Research Prize
Toronto-based software engineering startup Thinkwire Inc. was named the winner of Josef Umdasch Research Prize at the 2019…
Shopify reports $320.5 million revenue in first quarter of 2019
Shopify today released the results for its first quarter of 2019, which ended on March 31, bringing in total revenue of $320.5…
Propel reveals 30 Atlantic Canada startups in spring cohort
Atlantic Canada accelerator Propel has announced the 30 companies accepted to participate in its spring cohort of Phase 1 for…
Today in government funding: cleantech, healthtech, AgTech
Last week, several organizations received government funding for initiatives in cleantech, agri-tech, and healthtech, in all…