TouchBistro acquires TableUp to launch new loyalty solution for restaurants
Toronto-based TouchBistro has acquired TableUp, a Boston-based startup that provides loyalty and marketing solutions for the…
Canadian Startup News
BusPatrol opens Montreal R&D centre, plans to create 150 jobs over two years
US-based startup BusPatrol, which specializes in school transportation safety, has announced the official opening of its downtown…
Clean Works Medical, Pure Life Machinery receive $2 million from Ontario’s COVID-19 fund to sanitize PPE
Beamsville, Ontario-based Clean Works Medical and Pure Life Machinery have received a $2 million investment from the province…
Two Canadian startups among Holt FinTech Accelerator’s 2020 cohort
Montreal-based Holt FinTech Accelerator has revealed the startups part of its 2020 cohort. The third in its history, the accelerator…
How Startupfest pivoted from Canadian tech summer camp to a ‘hybrid’ event
Unlike other major tech events in Canada, which look to attract the world’s attention (RIP Elevate), Startupfest has a unique…
Today in funding: Medzy, Rapid Novor, Byta, VodaSafe
Four Canadian startups have announced fresh funding rounds to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…
Trudeau reveals plans to end CERB, transition recipients to EI in September
The federal government has announced its intention to shift recipients of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to the…
Federal government extends commercial rent relief program through August
The federal government has announced it is extending the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program through…
Canadian government officially launches COVID-19 “exposure notification” app
The Government of Canada announced the official launch of its national COVID-19 “exposure notification” app on Friday.…
Top Hat launches new communication tool to help students, professors adapt to virtual education
Toronto-based EdTech startup Top Hat has launched Slate, a new free communication tool that allows students and educators at…
VC deal volume sees slump in first half of 2020 amid COVID-19, CVCA finds
Venture capital and private equity deal volume fell in Canada during the second quarter of this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic…
L-Spark launches new accelerator program for connected medical device ventures
Ottawa-based L-Spark has opened applications for a new MedTech accelerator program in partnership with Telus, BlackBerry, Solace,…
Report: Canadian angel investment reached record-breaking $163.9 million in 2019
Angel investment reached a new record of $163.9 million in 2019, bringing angel activity to more than $1 billion in Canada…
Black Professionals in Tech Network partners with Canadian companies to support Black tech workers
The Black Professionals in Tech Network (BPTN) has partnered with eight Canadian companies, including TD Bank, Bell Canada,…
OSC introduces interim order to help facilitate startup securities crowdfunding
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has introduced an interim local order that adopts a startup crowdfunding “regime”…