White Star Capital closes $232 million CAD in second fund
White Star Capital, a global VC firm with an office in Montreal and a regional focus on North America and Europe, has announced…
Bains’ Silicon Valley trip latest in government’s efforts to sell Canada
Last month, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains travelled to Silicon Valley for a two-day…
Canadian government announces $50 million Smart Cities Challenge finalists
The Canadian government announced the finalist municipalities from the Smart Cities Challenge, which provides funding to communities…
Invest Ottawa launches business acceleration program
Invest Ottawa has launched a new program aimed at paving the way for more scaleups in Canada’s capital city. “It was…
Ontario tech companies: CCI releases Ontario election primer
The Council of Canadian Innovators has released a document outlining the positions of Ontario’s four major political…
ecobee raises $47 million and announces new exec hires
Toronto-based ecobee has raised $47 million in a round led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), AGL Energy,…
CVCA report: Q1 2018 sees $690 million invested in Canadian tech
According to a Q1 2018 report from the CVCA, $690 million was invested in 139 Canadian companies. The organization said that…
With Vector Institute co-founder as advisor, integrate.ai wants to lead ethical AI
With Vector Institute co-founder Richard Zemel joining as an advisor, integrate.AI is hoping to position itself as a leader…
WeWork opening new Vancouver location in Hootsuite tech hub
WeWork is planning a 43,000 square foot space at 2015 Main Street in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant area, according to several…
Today in crypto: OSC and BCSC crack down on unregistered cryptocurrencies, CryptoKitties gets sued
This week was not the best for cryptocurrency companies operating in Canada, with regulators turning their attention to the…
With $2 million in seed funding, NorthOne wants companies to understand their financial health
Toronto-based NorthOne has raised $2 million in seed funding to build out its mobile banking platform targeting small businesses.…
BC gov’t announces $125 million in tech investments at #BCTechSummit
During last week’s BC Tech Summit, the provincial government unveiled plans to invest in several initiatives aimed at…
BetaKit readers get 50% off TakeOver conference tickets until Friday
TribalScale has announced over 40 speakers for its Toronto-based TakeOver conference, which explores how emerging technologies…
Dooly.ai raises $2 million to automate admin tasks for sales teams
Vancouver-based Dooly.ai has raised $2 million to help sales professionals reduce time spent on administrative tasks using…
Terminal raises $13 million Series A, adds Clay Kellogg as CEO
Kitchener-based Terminal has raised a $13 million CAD Series A to scale its platform that helps companies build remote engineering…