Federal government extends 75% emergency wage subsidy beyond June
The federal government has extended the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program beyond June. The extension is aimed to…
Bliinx raises $1 million CAD pre-seed round to help map business relationships digitally
Bliinx, a Montréal-based startup that aims to map out interactions with contacts for professional teams, has raised a $1 million…
Collision to give 1,000 laid-off Toronto residents free access to virtual conference
Collision from Home is launching an “employment initiative” aimed to give 1,000 people who have lost employment due to…
SAM raises $3.6 million for platform that helps spot global crises
Edmonton-founded artificial intelligence (AI) startup Social Asset Management (SAM), which analyzes open and connected data…
Canadian VCs launch initiative to provide one-on-one support to startups during pandemic
A group of Canadian venture capital (VC) investors is launching an initiative aimed to support Canadian startups during the…
Sidewalk Labs announces it will “no longer pursue” Quayside project
Sidewalk Labs has announced it will no longer pursue its project at Quayside in Toronto. The company noted the decision was…
Fredericton’s Potential Motors raises $2.5 million seed round
Potential Motors, a startup based in Fredericton, New Brunswick that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to boost vehicle safety…
Industry group presses for strong federal procurement strategy for Canada’s tech sector
Canadian technology industry association Technation is urging the federal government to dedicate a strong procurement strategy…
AlayaCare, Dialogue among projects receiving $3.4 million from Scale AI supercluster
Quebec-based artificial intelligence (AI) supercluster Scale AI has invested $3.4 million into eight projects that are focused…
Proptech startup Doorr raises $1.75 million seed round
Toronto-based proptech startup Doorr, which offers a mortgage platform for brokers and financial institutions, has raised $1.75…
Tehama raises $14 million CAD as it looks to address demand for remote working solutions
Tehama, an Ottawa-based startup that provides a cloud-based software solution for remote teams, has raised a $14 million CAD…
PointClickCare acquires analytics solution Co-Pilot from Consonus Healthcare
PointClickCare, which provides software solutions for the post-acute care and senior care markets, has acquired Co-Pilot, an…
Online grocery startup Goodfood to open new fulfillment centre in Toronto
Montréal-based Goodfood Market, an online grocery and meal-kit startup, has signed a lease for a new first fulfillment centre…
Silicon Valley Bank appoints former PayPal president Paul Parisi as new head of Canada
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a United States-based commercial bank that helps fund tech startups, has appointed Paul Parisias…
Boosted.ai raises $11.2 million CAD Series A led by Portag3 Ventures
Boosted.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for the investment sector, has closed an $11.2 million CAD ($8 million…