Health Canada expedites approval of 1QBit chest radiography AI tool to help fight COVID-19
Health Canada has expedited the approval of an artificial intelligence-powered chest radiography tool, developed by Vancouver-based…
Canadian Startup News
What your startup can learn from the Navy SEALs
In these unprecedented times, entrepreneurs need all the help they can get. BetaKit has teamed up with Microsoft for Startups…
BDC exploring matching investments for angel-backed startups amid COVID-19
BDC Capital is considering extending its investment matching efforts to include angel investors and angel-backed startups that…
Startup Canada Podcast: empowering by including with Darrell Schuurman
It’s never been more important to help every Canadian through times like these; just ask Darrell Schuurman, CEO of the Canadian…
Q4 Inc. secures $25 million CAD from CIBC Innovation Banking
Toronto-based investor relations (IR) software company Q4 Inc. has received a $25 million credit facility from CIBC Innovation…
Atomic Loans raises $3.4 million CAD as it looks to bring decentralized finance to bitcoin market
Toronto-based Atomic Loans, which is creating a platform that facilitates peer-to-peer bitcoin lending, has raised $3.4 million…
Blue J Legal receives $2 million for legal-tech platform
Toronto-based Blue J Legal has received $2 million CAD in growth capital financing from CIBC Innovation Banking. Blue J has…
Tech entrepreneurs launch donation platform to help Canadian local businesses affected by COVID-19
Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced the launch of an online donation platform created by a group of tech entrepreneurs allowing…
TouchBistro furloughs 131 employees as restaurants hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic
Toronto-based TouchBistro temporarily laid off 131 employees today, noting that COVID-19 has had a “devastating impact”…
Shopify’s email marketing tool Shopify Email launches globally
Today, Shopify announced the global launch of its email marketing tool Shopify Email. The Ottawa-based e-commerce company originally…
“Hope is not a strategy”: Michael Hyatt on how to survive a Black Swan
COVID-19 is disrupting Canadian business in ways many of today’s founders have never experienced. Startups across the country…
SR&ED payments beginning to flow to Canadian tech following delay caused by COVID-19
Funds from the federal government’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program that…
Here are the final details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy
After being passed by Parliament and receiving Royal Assent over the weekend, the government has shared additional details…
Clearbanc tightens belt following new cashflow product for COVID-impacted companies
Toronto-based revenue share investor Clearbanc has launched a new product to support entrepreneurs facing a finance crunch…
Inkblot Therapy raises additional $700,000, bringing private placement to $1.7 million CAD
Toronto-based Inkblot Therapy, which uses matching algorithms to connect clients with mental health counsellors, has raised…