Startup Slam goes virtual to showcase Victoria tech ecosystem
Startup Slam, a one-day regional event aimed to showcase and connect the Victoria tech community, is the latest Canadian tech…
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Victoria-based cybersecurity startup Plurilock begins trading on TSXV
Plurilock Security, a Victoria-based startup focused on behavioural-biometric cybersecurity tools has launched on the TSX Venture…
14 U of T students, alumni named recipients of social impact fund financing
The University of Toronto has announced the 2020 winners of the Lo Social Venture Fund, which awards students and recent graduates…
BC venture funding keeps pace in Q2 2020 as deal volume continues downward trend
Tech companies in British Columbia (BC) continued to see consistent venture funding in the second quarter of 2020, despite…
U of T to use portion of new $250 million donation to build medical AI research centre
Following a record-setting $250 million donation to its faculty of medicine, the University of Toronto has revealed plans to…
Hootsuite initially agreed to ICE deal before pulling out, documents reveal
Hootsuite made the decision to pull out of a customer contract involving the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after…
Lilia CEO Alyssa Atkins on how COVID-19 changed her Y Combinator demo day
While some people are embracing back to school, in Canadian tech, it’s accelerator graduation season (yes, that’s a…
Omnirobotic raises $6.5 million CAD as it looks to develop industrial autonomous robots
Laval, Quebec-based Omnirobotic, a startup specializing in robotics automation for industrial and factory applications, has…
Trudeau government promises wage subsidy extension, changes to CEBA, BCAP in throne speech
The Liberal government has made some commitments to extending and expanding its COVID-19 relief efforts for businesses. The…
MaRS in talks with University of Calgary to bring new innovation hub to Alberta
Toronto-based MaRS is in exploratory talks with the University of Calgary to bring a new innovation hub to Western Canada.…
Symend, Drop, ApplyBoard named among LinkedIn’s top startups to work for in 2020
LinkedIn has published the Canadian edition of its 2020 Top Startups list, featuring emerging startups to work for in Canada.…
Tiny Capital takes majority stake in Victoria-based software startup Button
Victoria-based tech holding company Tiny Capital has invested and acquired a majority stake in government software startup…
FreshBooks acquires Mexican invoicing company Facturama
Accounting software company Freshbooks has acquired Facturama, a San Luis Potosi, Mexico-based company that offers electronic…
SkipTheDishes co-founders look to shake up banking as Neo Financial hits the market
Neo Financial, the new Canadian FinTech startup focused on challenging the status quo in banking, has begun rolling out its…
Shopify reveals data breach that affected “less than 200” merchants
Following an investigation, e-commerce company Shopify has announced two employees were behind a data breach that has affected…