WeCommerce going public to further strategy of buying Shopify ecosystem companies
WeCommerce, the holding company controlled by Andrew Wilkinson’s Tiny Capital, is set to go public on the TSX Venture…
Canadian Startup News
Boast.ai raises $30 million from Radian Capital to ârevolutionizeâ R&D tax credit market
Vancouver-based software startup Boast.ai has secured $30 million CAD in Series A financing from growth equity firm Radian…
AppDirect megadeal casts long shadow over Montréal startup funding in Q3 2020
Following a record-setting Q2, total tech funding in MontrĂ©al was propped up by one megadeal into a locally-born but now US-headquartered…
Platform Calgary to take over Startup Calgary in 2021
Platform Calgary is set to take over the operation of innovation organization Startup Calgary from Calgary Economic Development…
Carrot Rewards program and app re-launches as Optimity
As of Tuesday, the Carrot Rewards app has officially been re-launched as Optimity, after the Toronto-based health and wellness…
PointClickCare to acquire Utah-based Collective Medical
Mississauga-based PointClickCare is set to make its largest acquisition to date as the healthtech company has announced its…
Mental health startup MindBeacon files for public offering on TSX
Toronto-based MindBeacon, which has created a digital mental health treatment platform, has officially filed to list on the…
Former Koho CTO, head of Uber Money launch new FinTech startup with $15.8 million CAD seed round
The FinTech sector in North American is a tale of partnerships; startups having to find banking partners due to extensive regulations,…
Today in Hires: Xero, Wealthsimple, Alida, Tucows & Ting Internet, AppDynamics
Five organizations have brought on new team members, including AppDynamics, Alida, Wealthsimple, Tucows and Ting Internet,…
What Canada’s healthcare system learned from the pandemic
Regular listeners of the Black Swan podcast know that its focus is on the entire Canadian innovation ecosystem, from startups…
PayBright, Coveo, Attabotics, Bold Commerce in CB Insightsâ Retail Tech 100
Four Canadian retail tech startups have been named on CB Insightsâ first annual Retail Tech 100, a list that recognizes global…
Telus L-Spark Medtech accelerator reveals eight startups in first cohort
L-Spark has revealed the eight startups participating in its new medical technology accelerator program, which is being launched…
Additional $20,000 in CEBA loans now available to small businesses
The federal government has officially expanded the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA). Starting today, eligible small…
Shopify Balance to be powered by Stripe, Evolve Bancorp
On Thursday, it was revealed that payment processing giant Stripe and Evolve Bancorp will power two products within Shopify…
Drone startup Skygauge closes $3.3 million seed as demand increases amid pandemic
Skygauge Robotics has closed a $3.3 million CAD seed round and the Toronto and Hamilton-based drone startup is immediately…