Ritual cuts staff in half, reduces operations due to COVID-19
Toronto-based food ordering and mobile pickup app Ritual has laid off more than half of its employees and is set to reduce…
Canadian Startup News
Black Swan #2 – Performing layoffs in a pandemic
For two weeks, Canadian tech companies have been on pins and needles waiting for a support package from the federal government.…
Morneau provides more detail on government’s 75 percent wage subsidy for Canadian businesses
The 30 percent decline in revenue needed for businesses to be eligible for the federal government’s 75 percent wage subsidy…
Think Research, Ontario Psychological Association partner to offer virtual mental health services
Think Research, a developer of virtual care technology and clinical treatment protocols, has partnered with the Ontario Psychological…
Québec organizations rally residents to buy from local startups on April 2
A group of organizations is putting together an event on April 2 that encourages Québec residents to buy a product or service…
Dialogue enters partnership with Sun Life to offer virtual healthcare
Dialogue has partnered with Sun Life Financial to offer virtual healthcare services to the Canadian insurance provider’s…
Startupfest introduces Pitch from Home as 2020 event moves online
Montreal-based tech festival Startupfest is introducing Pitch from Home, a virtual substitution for Startupfest’s in-person…
Join BetaKit’s live AMA Thursday with Michael Hyatt on surviving a Black Swan
Every Canadian tech business knows right now that it’s not business as usual. As the world combats a global pandemic, entrepreneurs…
SVB payment deferrals during COVID-19 pandemic extend to Canadian companies
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has launched a relief initiative that will provide the bank’s venture debt borrowers with loans…
Jesse Rodgers out as CEO of Atlantic Canada hub Volta
Jesse Rodgers has departed from his role as CEO of Halifax-based innovation hub Volta. The hub’s COO, Martha Casey has been…
Government expands procurement deals with Canadian startups to aid with COVID-19
The Government of Canada has officially signed procurement deals with three Canadian healthtech companies that it had signed…
Ontario manufacturing Supercluster investing $50 million to support COVID-19 solutions
Ontario’s Next Generation Manufacturing (NGen) Supercluster is set to invest $50 million of its Supercluster initiative…
26 Vancouver hospitals adopt healthcare app designed by tech companies, BC government
BC Children’s Hospital and B.C. Women’s Hospital are among 26 Vancouver area healthcare facilities that have started…
Element AI creates platform to help researchers identify patterns in COVID-19 research
Montreal-based startup Element AI is offering a free AI-powered platform aimed to help scientific researchers, public health…
Techstars Toronto announces 10 startups joining 2020 cohort
Techstars Toronto has announced the 10 startup’s joining the accelerator program’s third cohort, which will now begin on…