Xero appoints Chris O’Neill as company’s first chief growth officer
Chris O’Neill has held leadership roles at Portage, Evernote, Google.
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New report shares stories of the biases women entrepreneurs face raising capital
“He said, ‘well, don’t you just want to go get married and have babies now? Why are you fundraising?’”
Amid NFT boom, Liquid MarketPlace aims to turn physical sports and Pokémon cards into tokens
Logan Paul-led startup using blockchain to facilitate fractional ownership of physical assets.
With $7.1 million in SDTC funds, Spark Microsystems aims to make wireless tech more energy efficient
Spark is among seven Canadian companies that received a cumulative $27.2 million from SDTC.
Fintech Cadence receives $400,000 government grant to help Québec FinTechs scale
The FinTech incubator says the money will enable it to assist 125 entrepreneurs, startups.
Payments Canada announces global firm Tata Consultancy Services will lead the integration of the Real-Time Rail system
Real-Time Rail system is meant to modernize Canada’s payments infrastructure when completed.
Cognito Health secures $1.1 million for cross-Canada expansion of its mental health offering
Stumped over marketing, Cognito generated a big buzz on Instagram.
Cosm Medical raises $4.7 million CAD for its custom gynecological prosthetics
Cosm wants to change the standard of care for pelvic floor disorders.
Three Marketing, Sales, and Communications related roles available right now
Ada, IMAX, and WITS are hiring right now.
Our Lady Peace’s Raine Maida says creators can’t afford “not to take advantage” of Web3, NFTs
But as Axie Infinity reveals a massive hack, can the same be said for game developers?
Athlete Tech Group aims to demystify tech for Black youth with second Tech Summit Black
After “sparking curiosity” in 2021, second summit wanted to help Black youth build tech skills.
Emissions Reduction Alberta commits $50 million for challenge focused on transitioning to low-emissions economy
Applications are open to previously initiated projects that stalled “due to the current economic situation.”
Alberta proposes regulatory sandbox to attract FinTechs, crypto companies to the province
Company applications for the sandbox could start as soon as July 1.
Citylitics closes $6.2 million CAD to help companies spot public infrastructure sales opportunities
After building presence in transportation, Citylitics plans to move into new verticals like power.
CleanBC Industry Fund opens applications for round three of funding
BC aims to reduce emissions as much as removing 130,000 cars from the road.