Financeit, BC government launch low-interest home energy financing program
Toronto-based lender Financeit has partnered with the Government of British Columbia (BC) to launch a new, low-interest financing…
Marketing analytics startup StrategyBox raises $2 million in seed funding
Vancouver-based StrategyBox has closed a $2 million seed round from Fuel Ventures to fund new marketing features and platforms.…
AccessNow wins $250,000 USD Novartis Prize for its accessibility platform
Toronto-based AccessNow recently won the Novartis Prize for Assistive Tech for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) beating over 150 submissions.…
Actua, Canadore College launch virtual Indigenous STEAM program
Actua has partnered with Canadore College to provide a free, virtual Indigenous science, technology, engineering, arts, and…
Behavox to increase Canadian presence with plans to open a 400-person Montreal office
New York-headquartered AI data analytics company Behavox has significantly boosted its Canadian presence, expanding its existing…
Canadian tech and innovation leaders launch new anti-racism coalition
Senior leaders in Canada’s tech and innovation sectors have launched a new anti-racism initiative, the Coalition of Innovation…
Applications open for expanded $40,000 CEBA small business loans
Applications for the expanded federal Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan program have opened, and are now available…
Terramera leading project to predict future strains of COVID-19 with AI
Vancouver-based agricultural technology company Terramera is leading a new research project that hopes to use machine learning…
Velocity announces winners of its first virtual pitch competition
University of Waterloo-based incubator Velocity recently hosted its first virtual Velocity Fund Pitch Competition (VFPC), investing…
Adaptiiv wins $100,000 in Atlantic Canada’s first Health Challenge Pitch Event
Halifax-based healthtech startup Adaptiiv Medical Technologies won Atlantic Canada’s first Health Challenge Pitch Event,…
Montréal startup Carebook partners with Rexall to launch Be Well pharmacy app
Montréal-based healthtech startup Carebook has partnered with pharmacy chain Rexall to provide its free, patient-facing digital…
Bonjour Startup Montréal launches tool to help track city’s startup ecosystem
Bonjour Startup Montréal has launched a new tool in the hope of housing Montréal’s startup ecosystem under one, digital…
Web Summit to be held in-person and online using event software demoed at Collision
Web Summit will go ahead as organizers had promised earlier this month. The event is now set to be held in December and will…
CDL-Rockies introduces new agriculture stream
Creative Destruction Lab’s Calgary accelerator, CDL-Rockies, has launched an agriculture stream to help seed-stage science…
Peer-to-peer car-sharing company Turo launches in British Columbia
San Francisco-based Turo, which enables private car owners to rent their vehicles through its online platform, has expanded…