Digital Technology Supercluster investing in eight new projects through COVID-19 program
Eight new projects focused on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic are receiving investments from the British Columbia-based Digital…
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Digital pharmacy startup PocketPills tracks increased growth amid COVID-19
PocketPills, a Surrey, British Columbia-based digital pharmacy startup, is tracking increased interest and growth in its service…
BetaKit, Jobbio, and TalentMinded team up to help unemployed Canadian tech workers BounceBack
It’s BetaKit’s mission to be a useful resource for the Canadian tech ecosystem. That mission expresses itself in different…
Report: Canada ranked fourth startup ecosystem globally as Toronto, Vancouver drop for second year
Despite being ranked in the top four, Canada has fallen one spot in StartupBlink’s 2020 global startup ecosystem rankings,…
Greeneye Technology raises $7 million USD seed round with Panache Ventures, Techstars
Greeneye Technology, an AgTech startup that offers an artificial intelligence-powered platform to help farmers detect and spray…
Halal FinTech startup Manzil launches private placement offering on FrontFundr
Manzil, a Toronto-based FinTech startup that offers halal financial solutions including mortgages, is offering the public a…
Lumeca Health, SaskTel partner to provide residents of Cowessess First Nation virtual care
Lumeca Health, a Regina-based healthtech startup, has partnered with telecommunications company SaskTel to make virtual healthcare…
McRock Capital holds final close of Fund II at $112 million
McRock Capital, which invests exclusively in the Internet of Things (IoT) companies, has held the final close for its McRock…
Sylvain Carle on his departure from Real Ventures and “next chapter”
Climate change and social impact investing have been on the mind of Real Ventures’ Sylvain Carle for some time now. A few…
Fashion e-commerce startup BlackCart raises $2.8 million CAD to fast-track platform launch
BlackCart, a Toronto-based fashion and e-commerce startup, is coming out of beta with $2.8 million CAD ($2 million USD) in…
Canadians can now buy their own PPE direct from The Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield, a Kitchener-Waterloo-based personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturer that was spun out of EdTech…
Nesto raises $11.5 million Series A round as it looks to “simplify” the mortgage industry
Nesto, a startup focused on simplifying the mortgage financing experience, raised $11.5 million CAD in Series A financing.…
Ten members added to federal government’s Industry Strategy Council
The federal government has announced the members of its Industry Strategy Council, the initiative aimed to help with Canada’s…
Front Row Ventures relaunches women’s accelerator virtually after pausing amid pandemic
Front Row Ventures is making its pre-accelerator program, the Women Founders Project, virtual after pausing the program earlier…
Lack of VC activity caused by pandemic not reflected in Q1 2020, says CVCA’s Kim Furlong
The Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA) has released its detailed report for the first quarter of…