Dfuse rebrands, secures $73.5 million CAD grant to develop blockchain infrastructure project
Montréal-based blockchain startup Dfuse has rebranded to StreamingFast and pivoted its business to supporting a blockchain…
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Google reveals first Canadian Cloud Accelerator cohort
Google Canada has revealed the list of startups joining the inaugural cohort of its 10-week cloud accelerator program for Canadian…
Browze announces $15.2 million CAD Series A round for factory-to-consumer e-commerce platform
Toronto-based retail startup Browze has announced $15.2 million CAD ($12.5 million USD) in Series A financing as it looks to…
Amplitude Ventures’ precision health fund exceeds $200 million target following final close
Montréal-headquartered healthtech investment firm Amplitude Ventures has completed the final close of its precision health-focused…
Lynsey Thornton latest Shopify leader to depart company
Shopify’s managing director of US West, Lynsey Thornton, has departed the e-commerce company. In a tweet shared Tuesday,…
Alberta organizations launch database for tech startup ecosystem
The A100, Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC), and the Venture Capital Association of Alberta (VCAA) have teamed up to launch…
After nearly doubling revenue during pandemic, Introhive raises $121.3 million CAD
Fredericton-based Introhive, which offers an artificial intelligence-powered sales and revenue acceleration platform, has closed…
Clearco adds chief growth officer to lead international expansion efforts
Clearco has expanded its leadership team, adding a new chief growth officer, Ruma Bose, to lead the company’s efforts to…
Shop Pay to be offered to non-Shopify merchants on Facebook, Google
Shopify is set to extend its online checkout offering, Shop Pay, beyond the Shopify merchant network. The company announced…
Employee wellness software firm LifeSpeak files for TSX IPO
Toronto-based employee wellness and software-as-a-service company LifeSpeak has officially filed to go public on the Toronto…
VerticalScope upsizes IPO to $125 million, begins trading on TSX
After increasing the size of its initial public offering (IPO) by $25 million CAD, Toronto-based VerticalScope began trading…
ApplyBoard raises $375 million CAD Series D at $4 billion valuation
Following a busy year, Kitchener-Waterloo’s ApplyBoard has secured $375 million CAD ($300 million USD) in Series D funding…
One year after joining RBC, Sid Paquette reveals his plans to disrupt innovation banking with RBCx
More than a year after joining the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Sid Paquette is finally ready to reveal the details behind his…
SkyWatch raises $21 million CAD Series B as private sector satellite interest skyrockets
Waterloo-based space tech startup SkyWatch Space Applications has raised a $21 million CAD ($17.2 million USD) Series B round…
AbCellera secondary deal sees senior leaders sell 11.9 million shares
Vancouver-based biotechnology firm AbCellera has announced a new secondary deal, which saw entities owned and controlled by…