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Today in Hires: Alida, Medical Innovation Xchange, Nuvei

Scott McLean January 5, 2021

Three Canadian organizations have brought on new team members, including Alida, Medical Innovation Xchange, and Nuvei. Here’s…

Alberta Innovates tops up COVID-19 relief program for small businesses with $350,000

Isabelle Kirkwood January 5, 2021

At the end of December, Alberta Innovates extended its Innovation Relief and Recovery Program with $350,000, in an effort to…

Converge Technology Solutions acquires three North American software companies

Isabelle Kirkwood January 4, 2021

Toronto-based Converge Technology Solutions has acquired three software companies over the last two weeks. The newly-acquired…

Following TSXV debut, Emerge Commerce acquires truLOCAL

Isabelle Kirkwood January 4, 2021

Toronto-based Emerge Commerce has acquired Kitchener-Waterloo-based food tech startup truLOCAL for up to $16.8 million CAD.…

PointClickCare closes acquisition of Utah-based Collective Medical

Scott McLean December 31, 2020

Mississauga-based healthtech company PointClickCare has closed its acquisition of Utah-based Collective Medical, its largest…

Wave’s decision to shift focus to Canada, US, prompts competitor to publicly stir the pot

Scott McLean December 30, 2020

Toronto-based FinTech company Wave is leaving international markets, as the small business-focused service provider pares down…

The perils of bad design

Douglas Soltys December 29, 2020

We’ve all experienced it at some point in the pandemic. COVID-19 has forced us to change our way of doing things, and that…

Haivision, Abaxx highlight new tech listings on TSX, NEO Exchange

Scott McLean December 29, 2020

Two Canadian-headquartered tech companies, Haivision Systems and Abaxx Technologies, have begun trading on the TSX and NEO…

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Vaccination inequality

Caitlin Hotchkiss December 25, 2020

The Healthtech Times is a weekly newsletter covering healthtech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to H|T using…

R|T: The Retail Times – An army of TikTokers

Caitlin Hotchkiss December 24, 2020

The Retail Times is a weekly newsletter covering retail tech news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to R|T using…

Coinbase to open Canadian office, launches hiring initiative

Scott McLean December 23, 2020

San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Coinbase will open a Canadian office in 2021 and has announced it will begin…

A|I: The AI Times – Wiped out

Caitlin Hotchkiss December 23, 2020

The AI Times is a weekly newsletter covering the biggest AI, machine learning, big data, and automation news from around the…

Year from Hell, year in review

Douglas Soltys December 22, 2020

We didn’t want to do a 2020 clip show. Everyone does a clip show at the end of the year. Why the hell would we do a clip…

Ottawa’s You.i TV acquired by WarnerMedia

Scott McLean December 22, 2020

Ottawa-based startup You.i TV, a software company that assists streaming services to present their programming across multiple…

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Don’t believe the hype

Caitlin Hotchkiss December 22, 2020

The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…

It’s ‘Valley or Bust’ for Canada’s young entrepreneurs

Questrade doubles down on tools for advanced traders at first product showcase

“We are now in the big leagues”: Manzil launches halal ETF on Nasdaq exchange

New Life Sciences Fund and leadership churn reveal continued reset at BDC

Dominion Dynamics’ CEO thinks defence is a “generational opportunity” for Canadian entrepreneurs

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