Lazaridis ScaleUp Program reveals 13 companies joining virtual cohort
Thirteen Canadian tech startups have been accepted into the Lazaridis Institute’s ScaleUp Program, representing the program’s…
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Report: Underrepresented workers disproportionately impacted by layoffs amid COVID-19
Underrepresented workers at Canadian startups are significantly overrepresented in the pool of talent left unemployed due to…
Provision extends food tech software reach through acquisition of Crop Boss
Calgary-based food safety software startup, Provision, has acquired Crop Boss farm management software from Platinum Agriculture…
Chronometriq rebrands to Pomelo Health, raises $5 million in debt financing
Montréal-based Chronometriq, which offers a platform to help health professionals book appointments and manage patients, has…
Wealthsimple announces $114 million investment led by TCV, claims $1.4 billion valuation
Toronto-based FinTech startup Wealthsimple has raised $114 million CAD in equity financing. Following the raise, Wealthsimple…
Felix & Paul Studios delivers space camera to ISS as part of upcoming series
Felix & Paul Studios, a film studio that specializes in virtual reality, has delivered its customized space camera to…
Today in hires: Traction Guest, TextNow, Deep Genomics, Perk Labs
Four Canadian companies have filled positions on their leadership teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining and what they…
Invest Ottawa receives $17 million to expand autonomous vehicle test facility
Economic development agency Invest Ottawa is expanding its autonomous vehicle test facility, Ottawa L5, and rebranding the…
Praemo raises $4.5 million CAD in Series A follow-on financing
Kitchener-Waterloo-based Praemo, which uses industrial IoT data to provide insights to enterprises, has raised $4.5 million…
How to scale in a pandemic
About four months ago, Black Swan had Jordan Dutchack on the podcast talking about the difficulties of cancelling his Uniting…
Shopify working with Google on YouTube e-commerce trials
Shopify is reportedly working on an integration with YouTube that could see the video-sharing platform become an e-commerce…
BroadbandTV looking to go public on TSX through $172 million IPO
BBTV Holdings, the holding company of Vancouver-based media and technology company BroadbandTV, has filed for an initial public…
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy extended to June 2021, as CEBA small business loans expanded
The federal government of Canada announced on Friday a number of expansions for COVID-19 relief programs for business, including…
Federal government doles out cumulative $13.4 million to four healthtech organizations
Four Toronto-based healthtech businesses and organizations have received a cumulative $13.4 million in loans and grants from…
New federal COVID-19 rent relief subsidy allows businesses to directly apply
The Government of Canada is launching a new federal rent relief program for businesses amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…