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Why TD let its co-ops lead new product development

Stefan Palios January 27, 2021

In most student co-op placements, students shadow senior contributors and talk generally about career planning. At TD Lab,…

Meagan Simpson January 27, 2021

On Tuesday, FedDev Ontario announced funding for two separate projects meant to support healthtech innovation in the province.…

Katherine Regnier and Jordan Boesch January 27, 2021

Over the past couple of years, Sean O’Connor from Conexus Venture Capital has been putting together a list of Prairie tech…

Josh Scott January 27, 2021

TMX Group, which owns and operates the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), has launched TMX dealLINX,…

Meagan Simpson January 26, 2021

The Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (HASCAP), which will provide financial support to businesses hardest…

Josh Scott January 26, 2021

Amazon has partnered with Canada Learning Code, Kids Code Jeunesse, and TakingITGlobal to help equip Canadians to navigate…

Josh Scott January 26, 2021

Toronto-based data startup Tealbook has raised $18.2 million CAD ($14.4 million USD) in Series A financing as it looks to capitalize…

Douglas Soltys January 25, 2021

In 2020, we all stayed home. And nature was healing, right? Turns out 2020 tied for the hottest year on record. And, honestly,…

Kevin Sandhu January 25, 2021

Every January for the past few years, thanks to the team at BetaKit, I’ve had the opportunity to share my thoughts on some…

Meagan Simpson January 25, 2021

Kardium, a British Columbia-based medical device company, has secured $115 million USD from Fidelity Management and T. Rowe…

Josh Scott January 25, 2021

Five Canadian organizations have brought on new team members, including Tulip, Mogo, NexTech, Alida, and Bonjour Startup Montréal.…

Stefan Palios January 24, 2021

Despite the increased interest in telehealth brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, for healthtech startups in Canada, a key…

Meagan Simpson January 22, 2021

A group of Canadian tech CEOs are making a pledge to increase awareness around COVID-19 vaccination and encourage workers to…

Isabelle Kirkwood January 22, 2021

Over the past few weeks, six acquisitions involving Canadian tech companies have either closed or are underway. Here’s the…

Meagan Simpson January 21, 2021

The DMZ has made major changes to its startup programming, eliminating its “crown jewel” accelerator in favour of a new…