Oxio secures $25 million CAD to accelerate Canadian expansion
Québec-based telecommunications startup Oxio has secured $25 million CAD in Series A funding to fuel its expansion plans.…
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Accenture acquires Toronto consulting firm Cloudworks
Accenture has acquired Toronto-based consulting firm Cloudworks in order to increase its capabilities to deliver cloud-based…
How vulnerable is Canada to cyberattacks?
One of the benefits of my job is that I get to talk to a lot of ‘people in the know’. Connected people. People that keep…
Three startup jobs available in Halifax right now
Are you on the East Coast looking for a new job? Perhaps looking for an excuse to move to beautiful Halifax? One of the roles…
Think Research to acquire BioPharma Services for $44.6 million
Think Research has reached a deal to acquire fellow Toronto-based health company BioPharma Services for a total of about $44.6…
New report shows Montréal relies too much on the megadeal to compete with other Canadian tech hubs
Another megadeal gave Montréal’s tech ecosystem a solid start to 2021, but without it, venture funding would have sunk far…
B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy to launch in fall with $105 million in funding
The new B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy is set to launch in the fall with the backing of $105 million from the…
RBC joins as financial anchor partner for new Kanata tech hub
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has signed on to become the anchor financial sponsor for Hub350, a new technology park the Kanata…
Shopify launches new, centralized chat product for merchants
Shopify has officially launched Shopify Inbox, a free, new platform product that unifies the company’s existing chat tools,…
Latest CBRE report shows Canada has some of the fastest-growing tech talent pools in North America
Between 2015 and 2020, Toronto and Vancouver’s tech talent pools each experienced faster growth than any other large tech…
Swift Medical secures $44 million CAD in Series B financing
Wound care management startup Swift Medical has raised $43.9 million CAD ($35 million USD) as it looks to increase its customer…
Happin raises $1.2 million to fuel growth of its hybrid event platform
Toronto-based software startup Happin, which offers a platform for hybrid, virtual and in-person events, has secured $1.2 million…
Prairie Robotics secures $690,000 CAD to identify recycling contaminants
Regina-based cleantech startup Prairie Robotics has secured $690,000 CAD in seed funding to support its Internet of Things…
Great Hill Partners acquires majority stake in Auvik Networks for $312 million CAD
United States-based private equity firm Great Hill Partners has acquired a majority stake in Auvik Networks as the Waterloo-based…
Wealthsimple rolls out fractional shares trading in Canada, US companies
Wealthsimple has introduced fractional shares to make buying and selling large stocks more accessible for new investors. The…