Eight Saskatchewan, Ontario tech companies receive collective $4.4 million in federal funding
Eight tech companies based in Ontario and Saskatchewan are receiving a collective $4.4 million in funding and loans from the…
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Playmaker Capital begins trading on the TSX Venture Exchange
Toronto-based Playmaker Capital has officially commenced trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV). Playmaker is trading under…
Bench secures $73 million CAD, unveils new banking products
Vancouver-based FinTech startup Bench has raised almost $73 million CAD ($60 million USD) in Series C financing and announced…
AltaML makes new hires amid planned expansion in Ontario, eastern North America
Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) company AltaML has appointed two new Ontario-based team members as the…
Adeptmind raises $7.5 million CAD to bridge gap between e-commerce and physical retail
Toronto-based retail software startup Adeptmind, which leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to improve online search for…
Elevate to receive $6.15 million in government funding for underrepresented tech workers program
Elevate is receiving around $6.15 million from the Government of Canada and the City of Toronto to support the non-profit tech…
Today in funding: Clir Renewables, Stoko, Habit Forming Technologies
Three Canadian tech startups have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised money,…
Creative Destruction Lab launches neuroscience stream
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a Canadian science and tech startup accelerator program, has launched a new stream focused…
Nuvei filing indicates company may raise up to $1.8 billion USD in new issues, secondary offerings
Montréal-based payment processing company Nuvei indicated in a regulatory filing that it could raise up to a total of $1.8…
Toronto tech CEO vows to rebuild, grow team after Gaza office destroyed in airstrike
The Gaza team of Toronto-based startup Open Screenplay is determined to continue work following the destruction of their office…
Lazaridis ScaleUp program opens applications for seventh cohort
Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis Institute is looking for 10 Canadian companies for the seventh cohort of its ScaleUp…
How Canadian tech companies go public
The last time I checked in with a podcast programming update, it was March of last year, I was self-isolating at home, and…
Reports argue Canada’s IP lag only “part of the challenge” in scaling homegrown innovation
Two new reports released by the Innovation Economy Council (IEC) argue that Canada’s bemoaned lag in IP generation is just…
Mogo increases Coinsquare ownership stake for second time, gains ability to buy majority
Vancouver FinTech company Mogo has reached a deal to increase its ownership position in Coinsquare for the second time since…
Today in hires: Hootsuite, Goodfood, Thentia, HR4, more
Six Canadian organizations have brought on new team members to add to their teams, including Hootsuite, Goodfood, Thentia,…