Toronto Region Board of Trade launches program to help Ontario businesses go digital
The free, new online business support program is designed to help Ontario businesses adapt to a more digital world during and…
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Availability of expanded $40,000 CEBA small business loans delayed
Applications for the expanded Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA), which were set to open across the country Friday, have…
Google to launch Canada, US accelerator focused on women founders
Google is set to launch a new accelerator program focused on women founders in Canada and the United States. The program, called…
ModiFace, Amazon partnership allows Canadian shoppers to try on cosmetics virtually
Toronto-based ModiFace’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology, which allows customers to digitally test makeup…
ArcTern Ventures brings on new managing partner and investment director as it eyes international markets
ArcTern Ventures has brought on Marc Faucher as managing partner, as well as Kristin Aamodt as investment director in ArcTern’s…
S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Joining the unicorn club
The SaaS Weekly is a weekly newsletter covering major SaaS news from Canada and around the globe. Subscribe to S|W using the…
FounderFuel announces startups in virtual 2020 cohort
Montreal-based accelerator FounderFuel has announced the companies that will be joining its latest and 13th cohort for 2020,…
3D visualization software startup PreVu3D raises $2.5 million seed round
PreVu3D, a Montreal-based startup that has developed an interactive 3D visualization and modelling software solution, has raised…
Federal government launching national contact tracing app in collaboration with Shopify, BlackBerry
The Government of Canada is set to launch a national app for contact tracing that was developed in partnership with Canadian…
Waterloo software startup launches encrypted video conferencing platform
Tauria, a software encryption startup based in Kitchener-Waterloo, has launched a secure video conferencing tool and business…
Food-X Technologies brings on Attabotics to streamline its fulfillment operations
Food-X Technologies, a Vancouver-based e-grocery startup, has entered into a three-year partnership with Calgary-based Attabotics,…
CrowdRiff launches Localhood to help amplify small businesses during pandemic
Toronto-based marketing software startup CrowdRiff has launched Localhood, a free online platform intended to allow users to…
Sensibill to offer digital receipt management solution to Chase Bank customers
Toronto-based Sensibill has partnered with Chase Bank to provide the bank’s customers with its digital receipt management…
Federal government commits $492 million in grants for virus, AI research
The federal government is providing up to $492 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada…
How COVID-19 set the stage for a Canadian healthtech boom
For years, Canadians have bemoaned the country’s slow adoption of innovative health technologies. Disparate regulations,…