#CollisionConf: Canada’s tech ecosystem is in hypergrowth, but it won’t last forever
Canada’s tech ecosystem has quickly become one of the tech world’s greatest success stories, but government, entrepreneurs,…
Northumberland CFDC receives $4.5 million FedDev investment
The Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), which powers the Cobourg, Ont.-based accelerator Venture13…
WeWork expands Startup Passport to Kitchener-Waterloo, Montreal, Ottawa
WeWork is partnering with the cities of Kitchener, Montreal, Ottawa, and Waterloo, and companies affiliated with their respective…
PocketPills raises $2 million seed round for virtual pharmacy software
PocketPills, a Vancouver-based tech-driven healthtech company that has been called the ‘UberEats” of pharmacies, has…
Sophia Damianou to lead Northleaf growth in Europe, Middle East, Africa
Toronto investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners has appointed Sophia Damianou as managing director of Business Development…
Uber launches in Regina, rolls out bike safety feature in Toronto
Uber began ride-sharing operations in Regina on Wednesday, and rolled out a new app feature in Toronto to notify riders when…
Power Financial now claims 89 percent stake in Wealthsimple following $30 million investment
Power Financial, a notable investor in the FinTech space and a backer of companies like Borrowell, Clearbanc, Koho, and League,…
Hinton, Bengio, Sutton participating in federal government AI advisory panel
The federal government has announced the creation of a new advisory council on artificial intelligence. The council will advise…
Nova Scotia, Nunavut projects among winners of government’s Smart Cities Challenge
Four Canadian cities have been named the winners of the federal government’s Smart Cities Challenge. The winners will…
WeWork to open two new co-working spaces in Montreal
US-based co-working space company WeWork has announced it will open two new locations in Montreal. These new spaces will mark…
Accellerate wants to connect Canadian female founders with Silicon Valley
Connection Silicon Valley, a Silicon Valley immersion program for Canadian female founders, is accepting applications from…
QuadrigaCX investigation recovers $28 million of missing assets
Efforts to recover more than $200 million in cash and cryptocurrency from the former trading platform QuadrigaCX have resulted…
Slack to go public June 20 via direct listing, releases preliminary estimates for Q1
Slack has announced that it plans to go public on June 20, and has also disclosed its estimated preliminary financial results…
Halifax-based Tranquility Online launches mental health platform
Tranquility Online, based out of Halifax, is launching its first online mental health platform for Canadians. The company’s…
CIFAR and OSMO partner to give women training opportunities in AI
Two Canadian non-profits, OSMO and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), are partnering to launch the AI For…