BC 2021 budget includes funding for businesses, cleantech sector to support pandemic recovery
British Columbia’s 2021 fiscal budget sets out a path for the province’s economic recovery from COVID-19, including new…
City of Brampton launches incubator for international startups
Applications are now open for a new incubation program launched in Brampton, Ontario this week. The new incubator, called BHive…
Report: Canadian VC funding reached new record in Q1 2021
Canadian venture funding hit a record high of $2.49 billion USD in the first quarter of this year, breaking the previous record…
Federal government looks to “punch our way out of the COVID recession” with #Budget2021
The federal government has published its Budget 2021, which focuses on addressing the third wave of the pandemic and economic…
CarbonCure wins global Carbon XPRIZE competition
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia-based cleantech startup CarbonCure Technologies has taken home $7.5 million USD after winning the grand…
Facedrive provides new information on company operations following OSC request
Toronto-based ride-sharing company Facedrive recently provided what it called “clarifying information” on its acquisitions…
Kitchener-Waterloo’s Magnet Forensics looks to raise $90 million CAD in IPO
Kitchener-Waterloo startup Magnet Forensics, which develops digital investigation software for forensic professionals, plans…
Indigenous Growth Fund raises $150 million in first close to support Indigenous entrepreneurs
A social impact fund dedicated to Indigenous entrepreneurs has raised $150 million in its first close. The fund, called the…
Following a year of growth, healthtech startup My Intelligent Machines raises $5 million
My Intelligent Machines (MIMs), a healthtech and artificial intelligence startup based in Montréal, has raised $5 million…
Shopify CTO Jean-Michel Lemieux one of three execs to depart company
Three Shopify executives are set to depart their roles from the company. Jean-Michel Lemieux, the chief technology officer…
OKR Financial launches $150 million fund to help early-stage startups access funding, loans, grants
Calgary-based debt and financing advisor OKR Financial has launched a $150 million fund aimed to support early-stage technology…
goeasy to acquire LendCare for $320 million
Toronto-based FinTech company LendCare, which offers financial services and point-of-sale solutions for businesses, is set…
Content creation platform ContentFly raises $11.2 million CAD Series A round
Toronto-based ContentFly, which offers an on-demand content creation platform, has closed an $11.2 million CAD ($9 million…
Deeplite raises $7.5 million CAD seed round to optimize deep neural networks
Montréal-based Deeplite has raised $7.5 million CAD ($6 million USD) in seed funding as the startup looks to accelerate its…
Shopify, Ledger named in new class-action lawsuit following 2020 data breach
Shopify and cryptocurrency hard wallet company Ledger have been hit with a class-action lawsuit in relation to a 2020 data…