RateHub.ca receiving up to $495,000 from the National Research Council of Canada
RateHub, a search engine that allows users to compare prices on financial products, is receiving up to $495,000 from the National…
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Bank of Canada encouraging country’s banks to launch private fund for small businesses
According to a report from The Globe and Mail, the Bank of Canada wants the country’s banks to launch a national fund…
Telus Ventures and Techstars announce investment in workplace health startup Sprout
Just under a month after Telus Health announced its intent to acquire digital healthcare company Nightingale, Telus Ventures…
Sequence Bio raises $3 million in round led by Silicon Valley-based DCVC
St. John’s-based Sequence Bio has announced the close of a $3 million seed round, less than a year after the company…
Toronto-based Jiffy raises $1 million as it eyes Chicago expansion
Toronto-based Jiffy, which connects homeowners with vetted home professionals in real time, announced that it’s closed $1…
Nulogy raises $14 million to help manufacturers stay agile in the ‘me’ economy
Toronto-based Nulogy, which provides cloud solutions for enterprise, announced a $14 million raise from Tola Capital. According…
Federal and provincial government part of $189.8 million in new University of Toronto funding
At the University of Toronto today, members of the federal and provincial government — including Minister of Innovation,…
Halifax-based QRA Corp raises $3 million from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Halifax-based QRA Corp, which develops enterprise software tools for early-stage validation and verification of engineered…
Toronto-based Vena Solutions raises $30 million to continue global growth, product development
Toronto-based Vena Solutions, which provides cloud-based corporate performance management (CPM) software, has raised $30 million…
Grand Challenges Canada invests $5 million in six Canadian healthtech companies
Grand Challenges Canada, an organization funded by the Government of Canada that invests in global health companies, announced…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
BDC Capital and ATB Financial contributing $1 billion to Alberta-based small businesses
BDC Capital and ATB Financial have negotiated a $1 billion agreement to support Alberta-based small businesses. Each institution…