Availability of expanded $40,000 CEBA small business loans delayed
Applications for the expanded Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA), which were set to open across the country Friday, have…
ArcTern Ventures brings on new managing partner and investment director as it eyes international markets
ArcTern Ventures has brought on Marc Faucher as managing partner, as well as Kristin Aamodt as investment director in ArcTern’s…
FounderFuel announces startups in virtual 2020 cohort
Montreal-based accelerator FounderFuel has announced the companies that will be joining its latest and 13th cohort for 2020,…
3D visualization software startup PreVu3D raises $2.5 million seed round
PreVu3D, a Montreal-based startup that has developed an interactive 3D visualization and modelling software solution, has raised…
Waterloo software startup launches encrypted video conferencing platform
Tauria, a software encryption startup based in Kitchener-Waterloo, has launched a secure video conferencing tool and business…
Food-X Technologies brings on Attabotics to streamline its fulfillment operations
Food-X Technologies, a Vancouver-based e-grocery startup, has entered into a three-year partnership with Calgary-based Attabotics,…
CrowdRiff launches Localhood to help amplify small businesses during pandemic
Toronto-based marketing software startup CrowdRiff has launched Localhood, a free online platform intended to allow users to…
Sensibill to offer digital receipt management solution to Chase Bank customers
Toronto-based Sensibill has partnered with Chase Bank to provide the bank’s customers with its digital receipt management…
Federal government commits $492 million in grants for virus, AI research
The federal government is providing up to $492 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada…
How COVID-19 set the stage for a Canadian healthtech boom
For years, Canadians have bemoaned the country’s slow adoption of innovative health technologies. Disparate regulations,…
Construction delivery startup GoFor Industries raises $9.8 million seed round
Ottawa-based startup GoFor Industries, which provides logistics solutions and delivery services for the home improvement and…
Facedrive opens private placement as it launches Foods platform, gears up for expansion
Facedrive, an eco-conscious ridesharing startup based in Toronto, announced plans to conduct a private placement offering as…
EDC prepared to commit $250 million to investment matching program
Export Development Canada (EDC) has begun deploying funds into Canadian companies through its newly launched investment matching…
Nicoya to receive funding, advisory services through NRC IRAP to develop COVID-19 test
Kitchener-Waterloo-based healthtech startup Nicoya has been selected to receive advisory services and up to approximately $299,000…
OMERS’ Laura Lenz, Information Venture Partners among winners of the 2020 CVCA Awards
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) has announced the winners of the 2020 CVCA Awards, ahead…