Bow Valley College nursing students assess virtual patients in new lab
A new lab at Bow Valley College in downtown Calgary allows nursing students to identify respiratory conditions using a virtual…
Canadian Startup News
Following $100 million raise, Semios receives $25 million from CIBC Innovation Banking
Semios, a Vancouver-based agri-tech company, has secured $25 million in growth capital financing from CIBC Innovation Banking.…
Mogo enters partnership, sells loan portfolio to goeasy for $31.9 million
Vancouver-based FinTech Mogo has announced a three-year lending partnership with alternative financing provider goeasy. The…
FinTech giant Brex opens first international office in Vancouver
San Francisco-based FinTech startup Brex, which offers business credit cards and cash management accounts to technology companies,…
Canada sees improvement from 2019 as eight Canadian startups appear on CB Insights’ AI 100
Eight Canadian artificial intelligence startups have made CB Insights’ AI 100, a marked difference from last year, which…
Techstars Startup Weekend gives Calgarians a taste of the startup life
Over 40 Calgarians spent this past weekend experiencing the twists and turns of entrepreneurship. The aptly-named Techstars…
Google’s new Kitchener-Waterloo accelerator reflects evolving commitment to Canada
Google has made a string of big bets on Canada in 2020. Last month, Google announced plans to expand and open three new offices…
Lightspeed hires company’s first chief people officer to help with international expansion
Montreal-based point-of-sale and e-commerce company Lightspeed has appointed Marty Reaume as its first chief people officer…
Today in funding: TickSmith, Worximity Technology
Two Montreal-based startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how…
Victoria-based Redbrick acquires website-building startup Leadpages
Victoria-based Redbrick, which acquires and builds innovative digital companies, has acquired Minneapolis, Minnesota-based…
Atlantic Canada focuses on healthtech, with pitch challenge, recent investments
Four Atlantic Canada organizations have formed a strategic partnership to present the Health Challenge, a series of five pitch…
Today in hires: Vena Solutions, FounderFuel, Sagard Holdings
Recently, three Canadian organizations have announced new members to their teams. Here’s a breakdown of who is joining and…
Velocity launches and announces first close of pre-seed healthtech fund
Velocity has launched a new healthtech fund for early-stage startups. In its first close, the fund has reached 80 percent of…
Startupfest announces first round of speakers for 2020 tech event
Startupfest is announcing the first round of speakers for the tenth year of its festival, set to take place in Montreal between…
RainStick Shower, HyIvy Health awarded collective $100,000 at Winter 2020 Fierce Founders Bootcamp
RainStick Shower and HyIvy Health have been named winners at Communitech’s Winter 2020 Fierce Founders Bootcamp. The bootcamp…