Founder Institute Montréal, MedStack launch digital health startup fellowship
Founder Institute’s Montréal branch has partnered with MedStack to offer a digital health startup fellowship for organizations…
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Three projects win $100,000 in prizes from Québec’s Post-COVID competition
The winners of Post-COVID, a virtual competition launched in April by Bonjour Startup Montréal, Desjardins, and Google Canada,…
Startup Canada Podcast: growing from grassroots with Sonya Satveit
Sometimes when you don’t fit the mould, you need to break it – just ask Sonya Satveit, founder and CEO, Qanik DX Inc. Satveit’s…
Today in funding: ICwhatUC, Emma
Two Canadian startups have announced fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much, from whom,…
Google for Startups Accelerator Canada to be held virtually in September
Google for Startups will host its Canadian accelerator program virtually. The original aim for the three-month program was…
Tech sector reiterates calls to expand wage subsidy as Canadian government asks for feedback
Canada’s Department of Finance recently held a consultation process on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), looking…
Federal government, Québec announce $50 million fund to support Montréal small businesses
The Government of Canada and the province of Québec on Monday announced a new $50 million fund meant to support small business…
Invixium raises $3 million amid growing demand for touchless biometrics fever detection
Invixium, a Toronto-based biometric security products manufacturer that focuses on access control and workforce digitalization…
The horrifying truth about being a Black woman founder in Canada
Of the thousands of Canadian venture deals produced from 2014 to 2019, so few Black women founders raised money that these…
Slack reports record customer growth as global workforces go remote
Vancouver-founded communications software company Slack has reported its financial results for the first quarter and provided…
L’Institut quantique becomes the first IBM Q Hub in Canada
L’Institut quantique (IQ), a research organization located at the University of Sherbrooke in Québec, is joining the IBM…
Digital Technology Supercluster investing in eight new projects through COVID-19 program
Eight new projects focused on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic are receiving investments from the British Columbia-based Digital…
Digital pharmacy startup PocketPills tracks increased growth amid COVID-19
PocketPills, a Surrey, British Columbia-based digital pharmacy startup, is tracking increased interest and growth in its service…
BetaKit, Jobbio, and TalentMinded team up to help unemployed Canadian tech workers BounceBack
It’s BetaKit’s mission to be a useful resource for the Canadian tech ecosystem. That mission expresses itself in different…
Report: Canada ranked fourth startup ecosystem globally as Toronto, Vancouver drop for second year
Despite being ranked in the top four, Canada has fallen one spot in StartupBlink’s 2020 global startup ecosystem rankings,…