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…
Canadian Startup News
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…
Shopify cancels annual developer conference Unite amid concerns over COVID-19
On Friday, Shopify announced it is cancelling the “in-person elements” of Shopify Unite, its annual conference…
Alberta Budget 2020 strikes similar chord for provinces’ tech sector
On Thursday, The Government of Alberta tabled its budget for 2020, with its commitments staying much the same for the provinces’…
Waterfront Toronto endorses most Sidewalk Labs innovations, as expert panel highlights challenges
The panel advising Waterfront Toronto on the development of Quayside says there are still challenges with Sidewalk Labs’s…
Inside Planswell’s messy relaunch, three months after bankruptcy
In an email to investors and former employees obtained by BetaKit, Planswell co-founder and CEO Eric Arnold said he is “launching…
Report suggests making 407 autonomous vehicle highway, other ways prepare Toronto area for autonomous future
As Canada prepares for an autonomous future, Toronto will need to scale its deployment of autonomous vehicles (AV), according…
Futurpreneur Canada, NACCA partner to support Indigenous entrepreneurs
On Tuesday, Futurpreneur Canada announced that it is partnering with the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association…
Georgian Partners raises first Canadian venture fund valued at over $1 billion CAD
Toronto-based Georgian Partners has secured $1.1 billion CAD ($850 million USD) for its fifth fund, making the private venture…
Toronto biotech startup plays role in “critical breakthrough” in coronavirus research
Toronto-based Structura Biotechnology, which develops machine learning algorithms and scientific software for biology research…