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Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle Kirkwood

Isabelle is a Vancouver-based writer with 5+ years of experience in communications and journalism and a lifelong passion for telling stories. For over two years, she has reported on all sides of the Canadian startup ecosystem, from landmark venture deals to public policy, telling the stories of the founders putting Canadian tech on the map.

FundThrough

FundThrough commits $10 million to help small businesses after federal government rejects FinTech COVID-19 relief proposals

June 26, 2020

Last week, it was revealed that the federal government had rejected several proposals for FinTech organizations to help distribute…

entreprenorth

Shopify partners with four Indigenous-led organizations to offer e-commerce education

June 26, 2020

Shopify has partnered with four Indigenous-led organizations to explore approaches to Indigenous entrepreneurship education…

Collision from Home

Trudeau highlights importance of Canadian tech in COVID-19 response at Collision from Home

June 25, 2020

Thursday was the final day of Collision from Home, the virtual tech summit held in place of Collision Conference due to the…

startupfest

Montréal makes Startup Genome’s top 30 as Toronto, Vancouver ecosystems drop in rankings

June 25, 2020

Montréal is Canada’s newest entrant to the top 30 of Startup Genome’s 2020 global ecosystem rankings, while Toronto-Waterloo…

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Montréal tech saw five-quarter high in venture deals prior to COVID-19 crisis

June 25, 2020

Montréal’s tech sector saw $204 million in VC funding in the first quarter of 2020, up 47 percent over the last quarter,…

Startupfest

Startupfest to host 2020 festival through hybrid in-person and online model

June 24, 2020

Startupfest has announced it will be hosting its 10th-annual festival via a live broadcast with a studio audience in Old Montréal.…

woc in tech

Ryerson’s DMZ reaches $400,000 of $1 million goal to expand Black Innovation Fellowship

June 24, 2020

The Black Innovation Fellowship (BIF), a program dedicated to providing Black tech founders with more equitable entrepreneurial…

e-commerce

Facebook commits $1 million in ad credits to ShopHERE initiative

June 24, 2020

Facebook has revealed it is committing $1 million to Digital Main Street’s ShopHERE powered by Google initiative, a program…

Librestream

Librestream raises $24 million Series D as it eyes new verticals for remote communication platform

June 24, 2020

Winnipeg-based Librestream, which has developed collaboration software and hardware for industrial sectors, has raised a $24…

As Trump suspends H-1B visa, Canadian tech looks to attract foreign talent (again)

June 23, 2020

Following United States President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily suspend the H-1B visa program, Canadian tech leaders…

Humi

Humi raises $15 million Series A to further develop HR, payroll software

June 23, 2020

Humi, a Toronto-based startup that develops human resources (HR), payroll, and benefits software for small and medium-sized…

Women entrepreneur

Vancity, Women’s Enterprise Centre launch loan program for women entrepreneurs

June 22, 2020

Credit union Vancity and the Women’s Enterprise Centre have launched the Unity Women Entrepreneurs Program to offer loans…

bench

Bench re-hires workers as sales rebound following shift to helping US businesses with COVID relief

June 22, 2020

Vancouver-based Bench was initially hit hard by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sudden drop in sales in March forced…

cleantech

Ten cleantech companies receive $41.8 million from federal government

June 19, 2020

Ten cleantech companies have received a collective $41.8 million from the federal government through Sustainable Development…

Stack

Toronto-based challenger bank Stack acquired by Credit Sesame

June 19, 2020

Toronto-based challenger bank Stack has been acquired by Credit Sesame, a United States-based credit and loan company. The…

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