Traction on Demand acquires New Zealand’s Trineo to create 24-hour work cycle
Vancouver-based Traction on Demand (ToD) has come a long way since it was first launched in 2006 out of an apartment in Port…
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Facedrive co-founder claims company considering insolvency amid face off with former CEO
The former president and the former CEO of the embattled ride-sharing company Facedrive both issued news releases – September…
Michael Peters to replace Pascale Audette as CEO of Carebook
Montréal-based healthtech company Carebook Technologies has announced the appointment of Canadian healthcare executive Michael…
Facebook makes payments product available off platform, starting with US Shopify merchants
Last week, Facebook began rolling out Facebook Pay for merchants beyond its own platforms for the first time, beginning with…
BMO and Riskfuel collaborate on AI for financial transactions
BMO Financial Group continues to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) in its operations with the recent announcement that…
How Canadian tech took over the TSX
Canadian tech has seen an explosion in venture funding over the last six months. What about the other side of the coin? “We…
ShopperPlus secures $20 million to expand online marketplace
Québec-based startup ShopperPlus has raised $20 million CAD in Series A financing to bring its e-commerce platform and delivery…
BC set a new venture funding record in Q2 as total investment eclipsed previous quarter
Tech startups in British Columbia raised over $1 billion in the second quarter of 2021, slightly eclipsing total investment…
PLATO Testing to bring Indigenous software tester training program to Victoria
Fredericton-based company PLATO Testing has announced plans to bring its program to Victoria this fall, where it hopes to help…
FedDev Ontario commits combined $12 million to OneEleven and new Waterloo-London healthtech hub
In August, the Government of Canada made some investments, through FedDev Ontario, in the province’s innovation and startup…
New York teledentistry platform Grin enters Canadian market
New York-based teledentistry company Grin is taking a bite out of the Canadian market. The digital orthodontic platform announced…
Fresh Prep raises $21 million Series B round to bring its meal kits to new markets
Vancouver-based startup Fresh Prep has secured $21 million CAD in Series B financing to expand its meal kit delivery service…
Lack of late-stage deals in Q2 deflated Calgary venture funding to two-year low
With no late-stage deals, the second quarter of 2021 marked the Calgary tech ecosystem’s lowest quarter for venture funding…
New York-based FinTech startup Jeeves announces $71.6 million CAD, expansion into Canada
Armed with a major round of funding, New York-based Jeeves announced September 2 it’s expanding within Canada as well as…
New interactive database examines attention candidates give to Indigenous matters during the federal election
When it comes to Tweeting about indigenous matters, the NDP are outstripping every other political party as the 2021 election…