Ontario reveals investment agency in 2020 budget, as economic development ministry sees second year of cuts
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government delivered its 2020-2021 budget on Thursday, the second budget of Premier Doug…
Canadian Startup News
With a PPE marketplace for businesses, Supply+Protect among latest startups born out of COVID-19
Last week, a startup in the Kitchener-Waterloo region launched to offer Canadian businesses a resource to secure sanitization…
Toronto Founder Institute accepting applications for virtual accelerator program until November 8
Pre-seed startup accelerator Founder Institute has opened applications for its Toronto Tech Corridor 2021 accelerator program,…
Lightspeed to acquire ShopKeep for $440 million USD, reports strong Q2 results
MontrĂ©al-based Lightspeed announced Thursday it is set to acquire ShopKeep, a New York City-based leading cloud commerce platform…
Following delay, federal government to reopen virtual consultations on open banking
Canada’s Department of Finance has reopened its consultations on open banking with industry stakeholders, according to an…
Five cleantech startups win $15,000 at Earth Tech demo night
Five Canadian ventures offering cleantech solutions have taken home a cumulative $15,000 at Climate Ventures’ Earth Tech…
Today in acquisitions: Kindred Systems, DoctorCare, Rover Parking, Lex Cortex
Over the past week, five Canadian tech startups have been acquired, including DoctorCare, Rover Parking, CoHealth, Kindred…
NACO looks to push into Yukon, releases recommendations for the region
As part of a broader national expansion plan this year, the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) is now looking to increase…
Canadian universities offer new program to help commercialize deep tech research
A new program aimed to help researchers validate and find commercial value in their ideas has officially launched at three…
Accelerator Centre expands cleantech program to align with UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Kitchener-Waterloo-based Accelerator Centre (AC) has expanded its cleantech program to support companies aligned with the…
Government making changes to CanExport SME program to cover COVID-related costs
The federal government is set to announce changes to its CanExport SMEs program aimed to help Canadian businesses amid the…
Wealthsimple set to launch new ETF for Muslim investors in 2021
Toronto-based Wealthsimple has revealed plans to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which the startup says will offer investors…
Bessemer Venture Partners shares the six things every SaaS finance leader needs to know
Whether fundraising or spending for scale, startup finance leaders are critical members of the team. While titles might be…
Why 7shifts founder Jordan Boesch fired the majority of his customers
Jordan Boesch wants his customers to absolutely love what he builds for them. When he launched 7shifts in 2014, it was to help…
Terramera looking to build $730 million centre focused on fighting climate change through Agtech
Vancouver-based Agtech startup Terramera has revealed plans to create a new $730 million global centre focused on fighting…