Google selects Canadian startups Node, Beam.city, HumanSquad for third Black Founders accelerator
All three startups hail from Toronto and have worked with the DMZ.
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Clearco hands overseas business to Outfund to focus on North American market
The market exit comes less than a year after Clearco began expanding its international operations.
LumiQ raises $5 million to expand CPA training podcast platform to US
LumiQ aims to build on “tremendous” pandemic growth since pivot to podcasts.
Plurilock completes acquisition of assets from India-based CloudCodes
CloudCodes marks another addition to Plurilock’s rapidly growing portfolio.
1Password shuffles C-suite, with CPO replaced and CMO to depart
Exec changes come as 1Password tracks slightly below its revenue growth targets.
Roblox acquires gamified employee engagement platform provider TriplePlay
TriplePlay was co-founded by two engineers from Facebook, Wealthsimple.
SureBright raises $3.2 million CAD to reinvent retail insurance
SureBright has integrated its insurance and warranty solution with Shopify vendors.
Three generational companies actively hiring for multiple roles
Canada Goose, Motion, and IMAX are all hiring for senior roles.
Bench taps current president and CFO, Jean-Philippe Durrios, as new CEO
Bench board called Durrios the “clear choice.”
Benevity’s platform surpasses $10 billion in donations, brings on 124 clients
Among Benevity’s new clients include Mondelēz International, LegalZoom.
Flow Ventures partner Bryan Watson lands at Venbridge as SVP of business development
Watson will use his expertise in SR&ED credits to attract more business.
Jombone closes $3.3 million to modernize the blue-collar staffing industry
Jombone aims to offer businesses an alternative to incumbent staffing agencies.
Vitalik Buterin fund gives financial booster shot to doctor’s startup assessing airborne COVID-19 risk
Raven Clean Air tracks carbon dioxide levels in order to assess COVID-19 risk.
CIO Strategy Council wants to establish a national standard for cybersecurity workers
The national standard is meant to lay out core requirements for the qualifications of cybersecurity workers.
BarrelWise secures $3.1 million CAD to modernize wine barrel management
The Vancouver startup aims to tackle thousands of years of winemaking tradition.