Innovacorp’s CleanTech Accelerate Program accepting applications
Halifax’s Innovacorp, Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital association, is accepting applications from Nova…
Ontario government dedicating $1.2 million to Communitech expansion
Ontario is dedicating to $1.2 million to the expansion of Waterloo Region’s Communitech hub. The money will be used for…
Salient Energy receives $35,000 prize at Velocity Fund Finals
Salient Energy, which is creating batteries meant to lead the shift towards renewable energy, won big at the Velocity Fund…
Exact Media wants to be Toronto’s next big success story as it aggressively grows team
Despite being founded in 2013 and boasting clients like Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, and L’Oreal,…
LowestRates.ca the latest startup to join the MaRS FinTech cluster
Toronto-based LowestRates.ca, a platform that helps Canadians compare rates on car insurance, mortgage, credit cards, and insurance,…
Ontario’s Access to Justice Challenge selects six startups to compete for $25,000 top prize
After announcing the startup finalists for the Ontario Access to Justice Challenge last week, Ryerson University’s Legal…
BC-based Cowichan Tribes partners with McKesson Canada to improve electronic healthcare access
Cowichan Tribes and Mustimuhw Information Solutions — created by Cowichan Tribes to address unique First Nations health centres…
inkbox raises $1 million seed round from KGC Capital, Survivor host Jeff Probst
A year after brothers Tyler and Braden Handley launched a Kickstarter campaign for two-week tattoo company inkbox — raising…
LogDNA raises $1.6 million CAD to become “the Apple” of logging systems
After Ryerson University grads Chris Nguyen and Lee Liu snagged the chance to go to join Y Combinator as part of its Winter…
OpenText acquires San Francisco-based Recommind
Waterloo-based OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management systems, announced that it’s closed the acquisition…
As 500 Canada team grows nationally, focus is on fueling next generation of entrepreneurs
Sanjay Singhal’s start as the head of 500 Canada — 500 Startups’ $30 million fund dedicated to Canadian startups —…
Slack reveals that it’s invested $2 million into 14 Slackbot startups to date
Back in 2015, Slack announced the launch of an $80 million fund specifically for early stage companies building integrations…
Shopify-owned Kit launches chatbot on Facebook Messenger
According to a report from Venturebeat, Shopify has launched a chatbot on Facebook Messenger through Kit CRM. Shopify acquired…
Waterloo-based Tulip Retail hiring 100 employees this year
Waterloo-based Tulip Retail, a platform that allows retailers to access product information via phone or tablet, is expanding…
Canada’s first VR popup cinema opens in Toronto
Three Queens University grads have launched North America’s first VR popup cinema in Toronto, according to a report from…