Toronto Retailer Platform Askuity Inc Raises $1.8 Million Seed Round
Toronto-based startup Askuity Inc. has raised a $1.8 million seed round led by dunnhumby Ventures. Askuity is the creator…
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Healthcare Access App iamsick.Ca Expands Nationwide
Iamsick.ca, the app that helps Canadians access healthcare, is extending its reach beyond Ontario with support from its crowdfunding…
Vancouver Home Owner-Contractor Marketplace Servicegems Raises $1.4 Million
Vancouver and Phoenix-based home owner and contractor marketplace ServiceGEMS has raised $1.4 million in angel funding. The…
Northleaf Capital Partners Has Raised a $255 Million Private Equity Fund
Toronto, Menlo Park and London, UK-based private fund manager Northleaf Capital Partners have closed on a $255 million fund,…
Lethbridge’s BlackBridge Raises $22 Million from BMO and BDC
Canadian-German satellite operation and imagery group BlackBridge has raised $22 million in funding by the Bank of Montreal…
MasterCard-Commissioned Report Urges Gov’t to Encourage Credit Card Use Among Small Businesses
A new report commissioned by MasterCard and put together by Walid Hejazi, an associate professor and the Rotman school of…
Shad Valley, Pathways to Education and More Win 2015 Youthspark Grants from Microsoft
Four programs in Canada that foster youth development in science and technology have been awarded 2015 Microsoft Canada Youthspark…
Toronto’s ExpertFile Raises $1 Million to Help Companies Promote Their Experts
Toronto-based startup ExpertFile, which provides content marketing solutions for organizations, today announced a $1 million…
DNA Data Startup Cofounded by Montrealers Raises $2 Million from A16Z, Others
New York City’s SolveBio, a new startup that helps format DNA reference data for hospitals and other organizations,…
Government of Canada Invests $1.7 Million in Montreal Incubator
The government of Canada has invested $1.7 million in the Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montreal. Industry…
Former NHLers, Hootsuite Cofounder All Invest in Vancouver’s RosterBot
Former NHLers and current entrepreneur/investors Paul Reinhart and Bret Hedican have both invested in Vancouver startup RosterBot,…
Mobile-First Sports Network theScore Closes $17.25 Million Financing
They might not be your traditional web startup, but once upon a time in 1994, theScore (then known as Headline Sports) was…
Toronto’s Top Hat Gets $10 Million in Series B Money
Toronto’s Top Hat has raised a $10 million series B round from Georgian Partners. Funny, we just wrote about the guy…
The Vanhawks Valour SmartBike Blows By Kickstarter Target, Passes $200K
The Vanhawks Valour smartbike has officially blown by its initial crowdfunding goal, doubling up on its $100,000 target on…
Shop.ca Raises Healthy $31 Million Series B Funding Round
Drew Green’s Shop.ca has raised $31 million in venture capital from Shaw Ventures, an affiliate of Shaw Communications…